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Update from June 26, 2026: Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume is massively tightening austerity measures. According to Manager Magazin, up to 100,000 of the current 657,000 jobs will be eliminated worldwide in the next few years. This corresponds to twice the level of the previous reduction program. In the medium term, four German plants are also to be closed: the VW locations in Hanover, Zwickau and Emden as well as the Audi plant in Neckarsulm. In total, around 40,000 people are employed there. Those familiar with the paper also speak of a far-reaching reorganization of the core brand: As a result,…

Two men have been injured, one of them seriously, in a shooting that occurred this Saturday in Barcelona during an argument on a public street, an event for which a search is underway for the perpetrator of the shooting, who has fled the scene, the Mossos d’Esquadra have reported. The event took place around three-thirty in the afternoon for reasons that are now being investigated on Sant Adrià street, in the Sant Andreu district of the Catalan capital, the Catalan police have explained.Continue reading

Wehrmacht stickers in vocational schools, racist slogans in construction: the “Trainees Against the Right” want to defend themselves against such incidents. They are often alone in their companies. What good is engagement under these conditions?

Volker Steuer, Global Head of Human Resources at Deutsche Bank, presented his vision for HR work of the future at the HR Forum Banking. He explained why it is in the hands of HR professionals whether they are perceived as strategic partners within the company. “The key success factor for the banks of the future will be to combine people, leadership, learning, culture and artificial intelligence in such a way that sustainable performance emerges.” With this core thesis, Volker Steuer made it clear in his keynote speech at the HR Forum Banking: HR not only has a supporting function in…

Nobody wanted to point themselves out, beyond those who are already pointed out. At a very delicate moment for Pedro Sánchez, any false step can be interpreted by the PSOE bases as a betrayal of the socialist leader, who is trying to redirect the agenda and prepare the ground for the electoral cycle. Nobody in the federal committee of the PSOE, except Emiliano García-Page and the mayor of Palencia, has wanted to risk being portrayed on the side of the right that calls for elections, a question of confidence or the resignation of the President of the Government. The spectacular…

The president of the Generalitat of Catalonia and secretary of the PSC, Salvador Illa, has firmly closed ranks with Pedro Sánchez in the federal committee of the PSOE that is being held in Madrid. “We socialists are neither bent nor silenced. And we still have a lot to do,” he stated. “I am in favor of moving forward, I have hope in the future and we have acted forcefully,” he stressed. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has spoken out about the corruption that affects the party in his speech. “We ask justice to be fair,” he stated about…

To make the rescue work more efficient, Venezuela’s government has placed the state of La Guaira under military control and closed access roads. The interim president was booed in an earthquake zone.

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