The investment of the EU to go back after the Covid is also longed for to unravel one of the main urban projects in the making in Catalonia: the remodeling of the inoperative power station of the Three Chimneys, between Sant Adrià de Besòs and Badalona, which aspires to host a headquarters of international relevance […]
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Dive into a cloud pool or swing on a donut: Open the happiest museum
“We are the dreamers of dreams” said Willy Wonka’s character in Roald Dahl’s mythical book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and in the novel he had a special place to make it possible: a full factory of Candys. Now a museum designed to be happy lands in Spain, also with many goodies and activities that […]
Isabel Díaz Ayuso accuses Pedro Sánchez from Catalonia of “confronting territories” with fiscal harmonization
Pedro Sanchez encourages “territorial confrontation” by endorsing the upward harmonization of regional taxes promoted by his preferred partner, ERC. Isabel DÃaz Ayuso has landed in Catalonia brandishing this complaint against the president of the government, whom he has accused of assuming as his own “the unjust and pernicious message that Madrid it is a tax […]
The Government makes the opening of bars and restaurants more flexible and the perimeter closure of Catalonia
“It is important that this Christmas we do not have to regret it later.” In this way, the vice-president of the Generalitat, Pere Aragon, wanted to appeal to the “responsibility” of the population, since “we will not put a policeman in each house”, to face the opening plan that will be launched from Monday. And […]
They demand that the tram reaches one of the strategic industrial areas of Catalonia after 20 years
The El Pla industrial estate, located in the municipal areas of Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Molins de Rei, offers attractive legal advantages to attract companies to a space located next to the A2 highway, just 15 kilometers from Barcelona, the port and from the airport. However, employers, workers and trade unions miss that the […]
Ada Colau ugly to the Government its management of the pandemic: “You cannot play with people’s lives”
The restrictions imposed by the Generalitat to stop the transmission of coronavirus not only have against various economic sectors but are also beginning to exhaust the patience of the Barcelona City Council. Despite the fact that above all she guaranteed “institutional loyalty”, the mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau has regretted the way in which […]
The general director of Vandellòs II is investigated for two leaks at the nuclear power plant
The Court of Instruction number 2 of Reus heard this Monday the statement as investigated by the general director of the Vandellòs II nuclear power plant, Josà © Antonio Gago, for the two leaks that took place in the pressure barrier of the facilities, in February 2018 , despite the fact that they continued […]
Primark will do ERTE in Catalonia, Asturias, Castilla y León and Andalusia
After weeks of negotiating with the unions, Primark, the Irish low-cost fashion chain, has submitted temporary employment regulation files (ERTE) in the communities where the closure of its stores has been decreed within the restrictions approved to stop the second wave of the pandemic. They are Catalonia, Asturias, Castilla Leon and Andalusia. This measure, has […]
Catalan administrations’ non-payments to social entities soar during the coronavirus pandemic
The employers of the entities that watch over the vulnerable population warn that the public administrations now owe them 62% more for work rendered and pending subsidies than at the beginning of the pandemic. The Confederation of the Third Sector calculates that the amounts to be paid to associations and companies that cover public services […]
The rise of motorhomes: an alternative engine for tourism in the face of the coronavirus crisis
The motorhome and adapted van industry has seen a boom for years, as shown by the 9,000 new registrations of this type of vehicle made in 2019 in Spain -with Catalonia at the top, with 2,300-, compared to 1,500 in 2014. However, beyond the exponential growth of the sector, with the arrival of Covid-19 […]