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The Spanish and Catalan economies expanded again last year at an unusual rate among large advanced economies. Catalonia, specifically, expanded by 2.7%, well above the euro zone as a whole. And he did it in a healthier way, according to the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. The entity warns that a “sectoral recomposition” is taking place towards higher quality activities and anticipates that productivity will increase after investment per worker in 2025 reached historical highs. Now, the well-being of households is increasingly burdened by the serious housing crisis that the Chamber of Commerce attributes to an accommodation deficit that in the…
According to a new legal opinion, the AfD is unconstitutional. A double earthquake shakes Venezuela. And the female surprise star of this World Cup will be in charge of the German game against Ecuador this evening. This is the situation on Thursday evening.
“For me it is important to first understand and then change,” says Wilfried von Rath. In 2025, he took over the position of labor director and human resources director of Thyssenkrupp and Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (proper spelling thyssenkrupp). The long-standing CHRO Oliver Burkhard left his post at the end of January 2025, and von Rath followed in April – in the middle of a transformation phase. “The challenge for me was less about taking on a position that my predecessor had shaped for twelve years, but rather the situation in which Thyssenkrupp finds itself,” remembers the qualified psychologist and MBA.…
The Government of Aragon has activated this Thursday level 1 of the Special Civil Protection Plan for Emergencies for Forest Fires (Procinfo) in the Emergency phase, due to the forest fire declared between the areas of Tamarite de Litera and Alcampell (Huesca), which has forced to order the preventive evacuation of the towns of Azanuy and Alins due to the proximity of the flames. Continue reading
His works include “Return to Lemberg” and “The Rat Line”: The international law expert Philippe Sands is awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The jury particularly praised Sands’ commitment to human rights.
The fruit basket in the employee kitchen is a well-known benefit. But a new analysis by the Index Group shows that he is no longer that popular in job advertisements. Only 0.3 percent of all job offers mentioned it in May 2026. An unsurprising development and some job seekers will breathe a sigh of relief. Because they are likely to be quite frustrated if, during the laborious job search, they also have to sort out those advertisements that advertise benefits that are long past their peak. Nothing says “we’re not keeping up with the times” more clearly than mentioning a…
In-house or outsourcing? Software or service? Control or relief? In payroll accounting, these contrasts are often still considered fundamental strategic decisions. But modern companies today need more flexibility than rigid either/or models can offer. In this webinar, Philipp Hoffmann and Mandy Hopfe from Paychex Europe show why traditional ways of thinking in payroll are increasingly reaching their limits – and how modern payroll platforms intelligently combine apparent opposites. Using practical examples and live demos, you will learn how companies can combine efficiency and resilience, maintain transparency and control despite outsourcing, or combine digital self-services with personal expert support. The focus…
This Thursday, the PP rejected the proposal launched by Junts in Congress for the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, to “step aside” and make way for another candidate for the presidency, without calling elections. According to the PP Deputy Secretary of Health and Social Policy, Carmen Fúnez, it is nothing more than “a kick forward” to not “face the reality” of the corruption cases that affect the Government and the PSOE. Meanwhile, Congress is holding the last ordinary plenary session of the session this Thursday, in which deputies will vote on the PP motion to ask the Government to…
Vox has filed a lawsuit in court for the State to pay the exorbitant interest it has paid to the Hungarian side MBH, close to former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This is announced in its accounts for last year, which will be formally approved at the annual meeting to be held next Saturday in Madrid.Continue reading
The Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) plans to grant company doctors access to all data in the electronic patient record (ePA) without the consent of the insured employees being necessary. This emerges from a draft bill for the law for data and digital innovation in healthcare (GeDIG), which was presented at the beginning of May 2026. We show what the draft bill specifically envisages, what associations think of the plans and what health data company doctors are currently allowed to view. What are the plans for ePA access for company doctors? With the GeDIG, the Federal Ministry of Health is…