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If you’re going to hide away to avoid the fallout of the Epstein scandal, at least do it in a dignified atmosphere: Sarah Ferguson, a key British figure in the US billionaire’s network, is in the headlines again. Does this have any connection to the king’s trip to the USA?
The black-red federal government has agreed on a relief package for employees. Among other things, companies can pay their employees a tax- and duty-free bonus of up to 1,000 euros in 2026. This emerges from a resolution paper that the CDU/CSU and SPD presented after two days of coalition negotiations. The background is the sharp increase in fuel prices as a result of the conflict between the USA and Iran, which has blocked the Strait of Hormuz since the end of February and is putting pressure on the energy markets in Europe. Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil (SPD) justified the package…
Spain promotes the creation of a Global Council for an Economy for the Common Good that will be led by economist MazzucatoThe first vice president of the Government and Minister of Economy, Carlos Corpo, announced this Thursday in Barcelona the creation of a Global Council for an Economy of the Common Good. He announced this during his speech at one of the tables of the Global Progressive Mobilization forum that takes place in the Catalan capital and in which the Italian economist from the University College London (UCL) Mariana Mazzucato also participated, who has joined the project.According to sources from…
A heterogeneous group of about 30 neighbors mills restlessly around a building at the end of Santo Domingo street, in the central neighborhood of Santa María de Cádiz. It’s past ten o’clock at night on a weekday and the group of ladies, middle-aged Cadiz residents and kids look expectantly at the second-floor balcony. Sonia Novoa, a neighbor who anxiously claims to live in fear of the tenants of a nearby drug point, looks out: “I’m fine.” Those gathered breathe a sigh of relief, say goodbye and continue their patrol. Down the street, more than five tarps hang from balcony to…
The Iran war, the massive increase in kerosene prices and the current strikes have increased cost pressure on Lufthansa. The group has therefore decided on comprehensive cost-cutting measures. Not only does he want to reduce what he offers to passengers and take some aircraft out of service – especially those that are close to the end of their technical operational capability and have comparatively high operating costs. Furthermore, the operations of the subsidiary Cityline are to be discontinued with immediate effect and the employees are to be laid off, as the Handelsblatt has learned. But that’s not all: the group…
The requirements for further training in companies are increasing rapidly because new technologies – especially artificial intelligence – are changing task profiles faster than many organizations can react to them. At the HR round table “Corporate Learning” there was broad agreement on one point: the gap between technological development and collective learning is widening. Fast and systematic learning in companies is necessary. However, there is rather cautious reluctance in this regard in the DACH region: the further training market is stagnating, while other regions, for example in Great Britain or the USA, are growing significantly more quickly. Info Information about…
The alleged corruption plot of the Koldo case spread its tentacles to the other side of the Atlantic. A report from the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard incorporated into the summary in which the alleged fraudulent sale of masks to various administration bodies is investigated details that businessman Víctor de Aldama used his “ability to influence” over Koldo García, former advisor to former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, to do business in the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2020, during the worst of the covid-19 pandemic. The police document includes several WhatsApp conversations between Aldama and…
A major general, a physics professor, a NASA engineer: several top researchers have recently disappeared in the USA or died under unclear circumstances. Conspiracy theorists are alarmed. Donald Trump is now promising clarification.
Air traffic sees threats growing on the radar due to the consequences of the war in the Middle East, fundamentally associated with the extra cost of fuel. “It is a situation that, if it continues over time, will be a concern for everyone,” admits Vanessa Requena, chief of staff at the Barcelona-El Prat airport. “The supply is guaranteed for now, but if the time comes when it is not, we will have to think about an adjustment to the programming,” Requena conceded this Friday, on the verge of the start of the summer season at the Barcelona airport, a traditional…
The relief bonus planned by the federal government for 2026 is intended to provide employees with financial support in view of the continued high cost of living and energy. A tax- and social security-free payment of up to 1,000 euros per employee is planned. Unlike classic state benefits, however, the payment is not made directly by the state, but rather via the employer. This construction shifts the practical implementation and thus also the legal issues significantly into the area of labor law. Relief bonus 2026: No entitlement, but bound to legal limits Even if the specific legal design is still…