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Update from June 26, 2026: The pension commission of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) published its recommendations for an alternative concept for old age security on Friday. It was appointed in January of this year to present a counter-proposal to the State Pension Commission. This had already published its recommendations on Tuesday. The DGB, led by Yasmin Fahimi, therefore envisages a significantly higher pension level. Today it is 48 percent and will initially be increased to 50 and later to 53 percent. In addition, the statutory pension should be supplemented by a mandatory company pension scheme for all…
Employees can participate in the success of the company. This can strengthen the bond with the employer and become a financial source of support for employees. However, the desired forms of participation are as different and tax-challenging as the paths that can lead to success. An overview: The traditional employee participation These models are aimed at the entire workforce and allow limited amounts to be contributed to the participation model each year. The big advantage for employers and employees: up to an annual allowance of 2,000 euros, according to Section 3 No. 39 EStG (Income Tax Act), the granting of…
Two weeks before the NATO summit in Ankara (Türkiye), US President Donald Trump once again attacked Spain this Wednesday. He did so in the presence of the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Mark Rutte, visiting the White House. “Spain is a horror show. Spain is terrible. That is to say, they don’t want to pay anything. They think they are going to receive favored treatment. Spain is not in a good group, it is not a good group at all,” he said.Continue reading
The US President speaks of a “foolish violation of our agreement”: Donald Trump accuses Iran of carrying out several drone attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, but does not specify his allegations.
The Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) has ordered the City Council of the Almería municipality of Carboneras – where the El Agarrobico hotel, illegally built in the Cabo de Gata Natural Park, is located – to issue a resolution within 20 days to annul the building license that authorized the construction of that building in 2003, a symbol of speculation on the coast. The Andalusian high court warns that, if the City Council does not comply with its request, the TSJA itself may annul it directly, as stipulated in the Administrative Litigation Law.Continue reading
The case involved a machine setter and operator who has been working for a key manufacturer and machine builder since 2016. The company produced and sold, among other things, key blanks, locking cylinders, locking systems and key cutting machines, but had to file for insolvency at the beginning of November 2024. The later defendant was appointed as insolvency administrator. He informed the three-member works council “about his intention to close the company and lay off all remaining employees,” according to a press release. Wrong number in mass layoff notice… After the parties agreed on a reconciliation of interests on February…
The Government of Spain has estimated the total amount executed after the damage of October 29, 2024, which left 230 fatalities, at €9.6 billion, of which €8 billion is non-refundable aid. However, the Generalitat Valenciana, although it has refused to “enter into controversies”, has accused the central Executive of “telling tailored truths” and of “selling as aid something that we all pay for with our pockets.” This has been revealed by both administrations after the meeting of the Joint Commission for the reconstruction and recovery after the damage caused in the Valencian Community by the dana.Continue reading
The oak processionary moth is becoming a health problem in more and more areas. But poison has so far only rarely been used to combat it. According to the Ministry of the Environment, this would be legally justifiable.
“Think that Barrabés is the good one and the others have to go down no matter what.” This is one of the messages analyzed by the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard in a report that it delivered last February to the European Prosecutor’s Office and that is now in the hands of Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, who on June 19 clarified that the businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés is the only one accused of alleged prevarication and fraud against the interests of the European Union in this branch of the investigation of the Begoña Gómez case. The agents…
The AfD is holding a congress on, of all things, democracy. Cem Özdemir is worried about democracy because of the AfD. And the Minister of Health is quick – but not much more. This is the situation on Friday morning.