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Illa puts out fires to have budgets

The Catalan Government has decided to go ahead and have its first budgets approved in a few days. It has not been easy and the path is not yet clear. For this reason, the executive of Salvador Illa has identified the fronts that are holding back the agreement, especially with his partners from Esquerra Republicana. And the conclusion is clear: a budget agreement cannot be reached if the three major crises that Catalonia is currently facing are not closed – or at least unclogged -: the educational fire, the Mossos d’Esquadra and Rodalies.Continue reading

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Susana Díaz vindicates herself in her debut in the campaign: “We were pioneers”

Absent from the 2022 Andalusian campaign, the last socialist president of the Junta de Andalucía, Susana Díaz, reappeared this Wednesday in Seville at an electoral event for the Andalusian PSOE in the campaign. It was in their neighborhood, Tardón, and in the Cerámicas Mensaque square, where a hanging with an image of the Virgin of Macarena still stood on a balcony, in a territory of Esperanza de Triana.Continue reading

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The Economy That Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve’s New Chair, Is Inheriting

The Federal Reserve’s board of governors Kevin M. Warsh takes the reins of the Federal Reserve at a critical juncture for the economy, and for the central bank itself.As Fed chair, a role he will soon assume, Mr. Warsh will need to navigate a delicate economic moment, a president who demands lower interest rates and an increasingly divided leadership committee — one whose members will now include Jerome H. Powell, the departing Fed chair.An unusual transitionFor the first time since 1948, a former Fed chair will remain with the central bank past the end of his term. Mr. Powell’s decision…

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The end of the Venezuelan exception: on June 12, Spain closes the route that regularized 240,000 people in eight years

In just one month, Spain will end the express route that since 2018 has allowed tens of thousands of Venezuelans to regularize their situation almost automatically. As EL PAÍS reported, the Ministry of the Interior has formalized the decision in an internal letter in which it details the legal framework that supports the closure of permits for humanitarian reasons and sets the exact dates of the transition. As of June 12, 2026, these temporary residence authorizations cannot be granted or renewed, regardless of when the application was submitted.Continue reading

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HR job market 2026: Where the opportunities are now – and where they aren’t

Most positions for HR specialists in Germany are not publicly advertised by Volkswagen, Deutsche Telekom or another DAX group, but by personnel service providers such as temporary employment agencies, personnel consultancies and placement agencies. Between January and March of this year, almost every second HR position was published by them. But the decline in jobs is also evident among external recruiting professionals: In the first quarter of 2026, personnel service providers – which dominate the HR job market as external advertisers – placed almost a quarter fewer HR advertisements than in the first three months of last year – 7,479…

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ETRL: Germany misses the deadline – with consequences for companies

The EU member states must do so by June 7th EU Pay Transparency Directive (ETRL) have been incorporated into national law. That’s the plan. But many countries will not meet this deadline – including Germany. “The implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law will take place during this legislative period,” was recently stated in response to a request from our editorial team from the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Infringement proceedings: What threatens Germany if the deadline is missed? Should that ETRL If it is not written into national law in this…

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Latest political news, live | The PSOE presents the elections as a “referendum on public health”

The socialist candidate for the Andalusian presidency, María Jesús Montero, has presented the elections next Sunday the 17th as a referendum on public health. “What we are at stake is the defense of our public services, and very particularly health, because this service is the one that deteriorates the fastest and the one that has the greatest impact on people’s lives in the short term,” he said in an interview on Cadena Ser. For her part, the spokesperson for the PP in Congress, Ester Muñoz, has accused the PSOE of lying and waging a “dirty campaign” against the popular candidate,…

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