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The publicist was a director of the Barcelona club for 17 yearsFerran Martorell, with his photograph in the gallery of the Espanyol presidents, in an image from the club’s website.RCD EspanyolFerran Martorell, former president of RCD Espanyol, died this Monday at the age of 84, as reported by the Catalan entity in its official media. The publicist, a renowned parakeet, directed the blue and white entity in the second half of 1989 after the resignation of Antoni Baró: he was the twenty-second president of Espanyol. In addition to this position, he was a director of the club since 1975 and…
According to McKinsey, over 70 percent of companies do not feel adequately prepared for the dynamics of their environment. At the same time, the pace of change continues to increase: artificial intelligence is changing business models, geopolitical tensions are endangering supply chains and the shortage of skilled workers is increasing pressure from within. Requirements arise faster than organizations can react. Change is no longer a state of emergency. He is the new normal. Many companies still respond to this with the same means. Major transformation programs, comprehensive restructuring, long-term planning. But that’s exactly what falls short. These approaches are too…
Hundreds of Army Rangers and Navy Seals special forces have reached the Middle East, according to media reports. Iran plans to impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz. And: Trump should consider making Arab countries share in war costs. The News.
The White House has responded with disdain to Spain’s decision to close its airspace to flights involved in Operation Epic Fury. According to him, he does not need any other country to meet the objectives of the offensive, which both President Donald Trump and other senior officials of the Administration assure are almost achieved. At the same time, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has referred to the Spanish veto to point out that Washington could retaliate against NATO for what it considers the lack of support from member countries for the US-Israeli operation.In a statement to EL PAÍS, a…
The prices on the housing market are currently causing difficulties – also in recruiting, because moving for the job is becoming a challenge. Young people such as trainees in particular could possibly reject the job offer because they cannot afford a room or an apartment at the place of work. A current study by the German Economic Institute (IW) shows that employee housing can help here. The support offers from employers have doubled since 2023. Nevertheless, it is only almost one in ten companies. Most help indirectly, for example when looking for an apartment. One in five companies operates in…
In order to avoid speculation, the federal government wants to reduce the silver content in collector coins. This is probably good news for the federal budget, but rather bad news for collectors. There is already a historical model.
Human resources management: Ms. Lenke, the AI transformation depends on whether the employees participate? In your experience, what are the biggest obstacles here?Melanie Lenke: DKB (Deutsche Kreditbank, editor’s note) is an AI pioneer in the German banking market and is already using generative AI very broadly in the front end towards our customers and in our processes. My observation is that employees are generally open to AI when they personally experience the benefits in their work environment. Many people use AI tools almost every day and have numerous ideas about how AI can have a positive impact on their work.…
After remaining outside the entire process to repeat the Por Andalucía coalition, Podemos is now putting pressure on Izquierda Unida (IU) to join the alliance at the last minute. The state leadership of the purple party, through its spokesperson, Pablo Fernández, expressed this Monday morning “absolute support” for its candidate in Andalusia, the former civil guard Juan Antonio Delgado, who has said that he has his “hand extended” to IU to enter the coalition. Podemos, which has just been left without representation in Aragon, with 0.94% of the vote, and in Castilla y León, with 0.74%, now places “absolutely no”…
Courteous, affable, smiling, but also a relentless negotiator, Carlos Westendorp, who died this Monday at the age of 89, did a lot: as Foreign Minister; MEP; ambassador… But above all, he has been, for decades, the decisive oracle of Spanish diplomats. A huge contributor, often in complicity with his co-pilot Javier Elorza, to the Spanish strategy. And to the advances of today’s European Union.A member of the accession negotiating team since the late 1970s – the famous Trinity group – he brought experience in dealing with the outside-from-the-outside. Then, as the first ambassador-permanent representative to the Communities since 1986 and…
The president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, of the PP, assured last Thursday in parliamentary headquarters, during the control session of the Valencian Government that his partner, Vanesa Soler, “approved his opposition” to be a civil servant. According to documentation accessed by this newspaper, the woman acquired her status as a career civil servant through the extraordinary stabilization process opened in 2021 for interim employees who had been in the same position for years, without passing an exam. In the case of Soler, by merit-based competition, with the only requirement of seniority or experience. Sources from the Presidency…