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Far from calming down, the conflict between truckers and the government is growing. Yesterday Thursday the Minister of Transport, Raquel Sánchez, said she hoped that the strike announced for December 20-22 -just before Christmas- would not take place, something that, according to her, would happen after sitting down to negotiate with the carriers, today they have responded by sending her a letter in which they are saying "the unfulfilled promises" […]

The new measure proposed by the Government to meet Brussels' demands on pension savings, which involves extending the pension calculation period from the current 25 years to 35 years, would mean a reduction in the benefit of 8,6%, according to a study published on Thursday by the Pension Observatory of the University of Valencia and Extremadura. In this report, the Observatory states that this extension "would mean an increase in […]

Early detection is key for managing diabetes and preventing complications caused by the diseases. Experts at Quirónsalud advise that anyone with symptoms or risk factors should be screened. Dr. Jorge Cid, endocrinologist Quirónsalud Hospital in Torrevieja and Alicante said, “one of the main drawbacks of this disease is that the initial symptoms are hardly noticeable, specifically in the case of type 2 diabetes, so when they occur they are ignored […]

Black Friday is just around the corner and the Spaniards are already preparing their lists for one of the biggest annual consumption days. So much so that, according to a survey conducted by Milanuncios, the population is expected to spend 242 euros individually for this holiday. Although everything will depend on the possible shortage in the shops. In particular, 49% of respondents say they are concerned about the possible shortage […]

The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, this Wednesday has spoken in Congress of the good data of the employment and the economic recovery in which, he has said, "Spain is already immersed". "The recovery is being strong and fast thanks to the social democratic measures adopted by this executive branch, unlike the neoliberal prescriptions applied by the PP after the 2008 crisis," he said, before highlighting the good data […]

The Social Security system has delays of up to six months in the payment of maternity and paternity leave. In addition to this bureaucratic bottleneck, there is also a lack of staff because many of the contracts that were made as a reinforcement of COVID were not renewed. There are currently 20 per cent fewer staff than there were 10 years ago. This situation is pushing to the financial limit […]

The price of electricity continues to rise, yesterday it cost 28% more than Sunday and 84% more than last Monday. This causes problems in many sectors, including agriculture and livestock, which pay 75% more electricity than a year ago. They also pay double for diesel, fertilizer and plastics. They themselves say that this situation is unsustainable and that if it drags on they do not know whether they will be […]

The lava covers 992 hectares of the Aridane Valley by the volcano of La Palma. Houses, farms, industrial warehouses and banana trees have been destroyed. Much of the Aridane Valley is a ghost area covered in ash since the eruption began in La Palma. Since 19 September, residents have been unable to access the exclusion zone thanks to barriers that delimit the area by the eruption of the volcano. More […]

The Government will invest 382.25 million euros until 2026 to recover the ecosystem of the Mar Menor. This has been announced by the Third Vice President and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, who has presented a document of actions and measures to scientists, leaders of agricultural organizations, and representatives of research centres from the Region of Murcia in a meeting this afternoon with the president of […]