Tag: COVID-19

Pedro Sánchez announces 10,001 places for healthcare professionals and new measures for the self-employed and SMEs

Pedro Sánchez announces 10,001 places for healthcare professionals and new measures for the self-employed and SMEs

More places for healthcare professionals -10,001- in a forthcoming selection process, on March 27, 2021, so that they can be incorporated as soon as possible, with more anticipation than the usual deadlines. From doctors, infirmary or pharmacy. The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez has advanced it this morning in Pamplona, ​​in a visit to […]

Measures against the coronavirus: what restrictions will remain in force in Catalonia in the next 10 days?

Measures against the coronavirus: what restrictions will remain in force in Catalonia in the next 10 days?

Catalonia will keep until the next November 23 the majority of restrictions in force since October 30 aimed at curbing the rate of coronavirus infections. From that date, the Generalitat It is studying starting a de-escalation plan in which some of the current commercial, cultural or sports limitations would be lifted. The bars and restaurants, […]

El Prat airport, in its lowest hours due to the coronavirus crisis

El Prat airport, in its lowest hours due to the coronavirus crisis

The airport of Barcelona it has run out of flights to the United States for the first time in 40 years. The airline Level, belonging to the group IAG, was the last to suspend its route to New York. At the beginning of last March, the three main US airlines canceled all connections to or […]

Catalan administrations’ non-payments to social entities soar during the coronavirus pandemic

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 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 […]

The ‘boom’ of single-family houses contains their prices compared to the fall of 5.6% in flats

The ‘boom’ of single-family houses contains their prices compared to the fall of 5.6% in flats

The fear of new confinements has been causing many citizens to flee from city centers to the outskirts for months. Outlying neighborhoods and towns outside the metropolitan belt have gained appeal in recent months and, within them, single-family homes occupy a prominent place. The demand for and the sale of this type of property is […]

The Andalusian Government announces a rescue plan for the self-employed and companies with 660 million euros

The Andalusian Government announces a rescue plan for the self-employed and companies with 660 million euros

The Junta de Andalucía is going to launch a rescue plan for freelancers and entrepreneurs for an amount of around 660 million and with which it is intended to cushion the impact of the pandemic and the restrictions imposed by this second wave in the community. The rescue of the Andalusian productive fabric, which has […]

The Generalitat is studying the partial reopening of the terraces of bars and restaurants

The Generalitat is studying the partial reopening of the terraces of bars and restaurants

The Govern It is considering the possibility that bars and restaurants, currently closed throughout Catalonia, can use the terraces at 50% of their capacity between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The Business Department transferred this proposal to Health a week ago to plan the gradual reopening of commerce and the restoration in different phases, according […]

Tension in the Government due to the collapse in the system of aid to the self-employed due to the coronavirus

Tension in the Government due to the collapse in the system of aid to the self-employed due to the coronavirus

The Minister of the Presidency and spokesperson for the Catalan Government, Meritxell Budo, has today apologized for the collapse of the platform to request the help of 2,000 euros for 10,000 self-employed workers against the coronavirus crisis and has assured that the Generalitat plans to expand it: “We regret that it has not worked as […]

UBE stabilizes results and fights the virus with an investment of 49 million euros

UBE stabilizes results and fights the virus with an investment of 49 million euros

The Japanese chemical company UBE Corporation Europe, based in Castellón, look optimistically to the future despite the pandemic global coronavirus health. The president of UBE, Bruno de BiÚvre, stated on Tuesday that the company maintains intact its investment plan, which includes a 60 million euros for the 2019-2020 triennium of those that remain to be […]