The Basque employers’ association Confebask, considers that the Basque Country will recover the “‘pre-ndemic’ level in 2022”, an exit in line with that of the euro zone countries and one year earlier than is expected for the Spanish economy wave. The president of Confebask Eduardo Zubiaurre, however, has recalled that this provision is subject to […]
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The Balearic Islands were the most expensive national destination in summer and the fourth least visited by Spanish travelers
The reopening of the borders in summer had very moderate effects in the Balearic Islands compared to the rest of the autonomous communities. The archipelago came out the third quarter of the year being the fourth community by the tail in the percentage of visits by national residents, and that despite the fact that this […]
The Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Madrid and Catalonia, the autonomous regions most affected by the crisis, with GDP falls of over 13%
The Savings Banks Foundation (Funcas) foresees that the island regions of Balearic and Canary Islands, the Community of Madrid and Catalonia be the autonomies with biggest drop in GDP in 2020, thus becoming the most affected by the economic crisis derived from the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, it is estimated that Baleares is the community most […]
Euskadi reactivates wind energy with four new parks, all in Álava
Euskadi reactivates energy with the construction of four new parks, which will all be located in Lava, after 15 years of hiatus. Aixeindar, a company created to promote new renewable projects in the Basque Country, owned by Iberdrola (60%) and the Basque Energy Agency (40%) It has already submitted the pertinent applications in different administrative […]
The harsh winter of the Balearic hotel industry: it is the autonomous community that destroys the most jobs
The Balearic Islands is one of the autonomous communities who else will feel the economic effects of the pandemic this winter. Without going any further, the archipelago is already in the lead in terms of job destruction in the hospitality sector, according to the figures for the month of November. The Spanish hospitality industry lost […]
The stevedores return to work today after 57 days of strike to initiate conversations with the employer with the mediation of the Ministry
The stevedores at the port of Bilbao have returned to work today after 57 days of strike, since last October 9. The return to normality in the Port will allow the start of conversations between the unions and Bilboestiba following the roadmap proposed by the ministry. The parties must meet, at least in two bilateral […]
Pepsi goes green and will pack in 100% recycled plastic bottles
The multinational Pepsico will launch a project at the company’s plant in à ?? lava to package in one hundred percent recycled plastic bottles. The multinational will thus become the first to have a totally sustainable container in the carbonated beverage market, according to the company officials today. As detailed today Narcis Roura, Managing Director […]
Gipuzkoa will return the 2019 taxes to the self-employed who have losses in 2020
The Provincial Treasury of Gipuzkoa will return the taxes paid in 2019 to the self-employed who have losses in 2020. This measure is intended to provide a “liquidity injection”to one of the groups most affected by the Covid-19 crisis, as explained by the regional spokesperson, Eider Mendoza. The Governing Council of the Provincial Council today […]
The longshoremen agree to leave the strike if Bilboestiba accepts the negotiation proposal of the Ministry of Labor
The unions with representation in the port of Bilbao stowage have accepted today in assembly the proposal of the roadmap of the Ministry of Labor for a negotiated solution to the conflict and have already communicated this in writing. This proposal of the Ministry had the condition of calling off the strike. Unions have accepted […]
The stevedoring companies also refuse to sit down with the Ministry of Labor and demand mandatory arbitration
The stevedoring companies from the port of Bilbao has also rejected the mediation of the Ministry of Labor requested by the unions to solve the conflict and the strike in the Port of Bilbao that has lasted 48 days. As they did before with the Department of Labor, the employers have responded to the General […]