“We have not sought the best results in history, but resilience.” This is how the president of the Barcelona’s port, MercÚ Conesa, the economic balance of Catalan infrastructure for 2020. Despite the fact that the Port Authority it closed the year with a profit of 17 million euros, the figure is 63% less than the […]
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Bosch announces the closure of another plant in Catalonia and will take its production to Poland
The German multinational Bosch has communicated to the works council the intention to close the plant in Lliçà d’Amunt (Barcelona), which would put 336 employees, as confirmed by the company to Europa Press this Thursday. This closure would be added to that of the Castellet i la Gornal plant (Barcelona), announced in September and scheduled […]
ACS earns 574 million, 40% less, due to the impact of the coronavirus
ACS’s profit in the year of the coronavirus fell by 40.3%, to 574 million euros, from the 1,000 million euros it earned in 2019, mainly affected by the impact of the coronavirus in all its business units. The greatest burden for the group chaired by Florentino PÃ © rez came from its direct and indirect […]
Catalonia will allow the opening of shopping centers with limitations after being closed for almost two months due to the coronavirus
After more than seven weeks closed in Catalonia, the malls and the stores of more than 400 square meters will be able to open from March 1. The opening, however, will continue to have limitations: from Monday to Friday and with 30% of the capacity. This is the main novelty of the modifications communicated today […]
The Alimentaria show at Fira de Barcelona is postponed again until April 2022 due to the coronavirus crisis
Fira de Barcelona and the food industry sector have agreed to postpone the celebration of the show Food, scheduled for next May, until April 2022 due to the difficulties arising from the coronavirus crisis. The institution has reported that next year “a more favorable situation is foreseen for the participation of national and international companies […]
The judge confirms the discharging of Mikhail Fridman in the ‘Zed case’
The Court of Instruction number 6 of Madrid has confirmed the indictment of the Russian businessman MijaÃl Fridman in the so-called ‘Zed case’. Judge Manuel GarcÃa-Castellon has issued an order in which he rejects the appeals presented by both the PÃ © rez Dolset family and the Public Prosecutor’s Office and confirms that there are […]
BBVA prepares an ERE for 3,000 employees in Spain
BBVA prepares an ERE with which it plans to cut 3,000 jobs in Spain, which would represent 10% of its workforce. The bank wants to carry out an adjustment plan in the first half of the year to reduce its costs. The group had already opened the door to this possibility at the end of […]
They sentence a company to compensate its staff with 50,000 euros for not respecting the recoverable paid leave
A company in AbadiÃo (Bizkaia) has been ordered to compensate its staff with 50.000 euros for violating the fundamental right of workers “to their physical and moral integrity” when it reopened on April 2, 2020, one week before the paid leave established by the Government ended. The Social Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice […]
Prisa appoints Joseph Oughourlian as new president and Rosauro Varo, vice president
Grupo Prisa continues with the remodeling of its executive leadership. The company’s Board of Directors approved this Tuesday the appointment of Joseph Oughourlian as non-executive chairman of the group, at the proposal and prior report of the Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee (CNRGC), as the company has informed in a statement. Oughourlian held the […]
The independence movement fails in its attempt to control the Catalan employer Pimec
Continuity has imposed itself on the rupture and the second great battle posed by the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) for control of business organizations has not resulted in the success of 2019 in the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, when the list of Joan Canadell [hoy diputado electo de Junts per Catalunya en el Parlament] he […]