In 2027, the economic limits for extraordinary leave provided by Law 104 will increase, with estimates predicting an increase of up to about 59,514 euros per year, to support workers who care for relatives with severe disabilities. #Legge104 #CongedoStraordinario #Disabilità (translated)
If the Spanish government under Pedro Sánchez has been able to refuse the increase of the military budget to 5% of GDP for fear of disrupting the social fabric, it is because it does not face the same degree of existential threats that Germany and other Eastern European NATO member countries face from a Putin who is at their doorstep and has even just threatened his neighbors with nuclear war. #DeudaNacional #EconomíaGlobal #Hegemonía (translated)
MEP Marc Angel emphasizes the need to address intersexuality and criticizes the increase of anti-gender discourse in the European Parliament, advocating for a law that prohibits genital surgeries on intersex babies. (translated)
The expectations of new interest rate hikes in the coming months could make fixed-rate mortgages more expensive and lead to an increase in payments for variable-rate ones, which are currently more advantageous but could surpass fixed rates as early as March 2027. #mutui #tassocasa #finanza (translated)
Barcelona has approved the 'Maricarmen decree', which establishes an increase of up to 150% in the property tax (IBI) for tourist apartments, with the support of PSC, ERC, and Comuns, while planning to close 10,600 of these homes by 2028. #Vivienda #PisosTurísticos #Barcelona (translated)
In August 2026, Italian industrial production recorded a decline of 1.3% compared to July, with a significant increase in energy production but a collapse in the textile-clothing sector and in consumer and intermediate goods. #ProduzioneIndustriale #Energia #Economia (translated)
Barcelona has approved an increase in the IBI (property tax) up to 150% for owners of tourist homes, with the aim of discouraging their use and promoting the conversion of these residences into residential housing. #IBI #PisosTurísticos #Barcelona (translated)
Barcelona provisionally approves an increase of up to 150% in the IBI surcharge for tourist apartments, with the aim of discouraging this activity and directing the revenue towards public social housing. #IBI #PisosTurísticos #Barcelona (translated)
According to the sixth Recommerce Report by eBay, Italians are increasingly turning to the purchase and sale of second-hand products, attracted by economic convenience, sustainability, and the search for unique pieces, with a strong increase in digital activities and a tendency towards international purchases. #Recommerce #SecondHand #Sostenibilità (translated)
Gasoline and diesel have experienced a slight decrease in prices after three months of increases, but filling a tank is still significantly more expensive than last year due to inflation and the cost of fuels. #Gasolina #Diésel #Fiscales (translated)
The emotional support service of the Red Cross has recorded a notable increase in requests from men, surpassing those of women for the first time, with loneliness being the main concern among more than 45,000 users since 2020. #SaludMental #Soledad #CruzRoja (translated)
The new Last Resort Tariff (TUR) for gas, effective from October 1, establishes different prices for households based on their annual consumption, classifying them into three categories: TUR.1, TUR.2, and TUR.3, and a debt refund will be applied starting in January for limiting the increase in gas prices. #TUR #GasNatural #Economía (translated)
Spanish riders criticize the new MotoGP format for 2027, warning that the increase in stress and demands could lead them to finish exhausted. #MotoGP #PilotosEspañoles #CambioDeFormato (translated)
The president of Asturias, Adrián Barbón, has taken the election campaign to America to connect with 143,000 voters, in the midst of the controversy over the 'grandchildren's law', during the V World Congress of Asturianity held in Buenos Aires, where he announced an increase in the budget for Asturian centers and more aid for emigrants wishing to return. #AsturianosEnElExterior #LeyDeNietos #Elecciones2026 (translated)
"The increase in prices above income is affecting mainly relatively young age groups," highlighted Miguel Cardoso, chief economist of the bank. #Vivienda #Economía #CrisisInmobiliaria (translated)
Housing in Spain is expected to increase by 18% by 2028 due to a severe supply crisis, even though a slowdown in price increases is anticipated in the short term. #Vivienda #Economía #CrisisInmobiliaria (translated)
Yolanda Díaz is speeding up the processes to approve an increase in the Minimum Interprofessional Salary (SMI) before the general elections, calling on the committee of experts and seeking to reach an agreement with the unions regarding the increase for 2027. #SMI #YolandaDíaz #salarioMínimo (translated)
BBVA expects a cumulative increase of 17.6% in housing prices between this year and next, although it anticipates that the moderation of the increases will begin starting in 2027. #Vivienda #Economía #BBVA (translated)
Ultimora.net - POLITICS reported that Premier Giorgia Meloni defined the renewal of the 2025-2027 contract for the Health Sector, which concerns over 137,000 doctors and health executives, as "another concrete step." According to reports, the average increases amounted to 393 euros per month for 13 months and could reach about 560 euros with additional resources. Adding in the previous renewal, the increase exceeded one thousand euros per month for the medical staff of the public health sector. #Sanità #Medici #Politica (translated)
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde pointed out that the Community of Madrid went from 1.27 homes per household in 1995 to a peak of 1.31 in 2002 and to 1.11 in 2026. According to his figures, during that period the real price per square meter rose from 2,273 to 4,069 euros. He attributed the drop in the ratio to both the growth of the Madrid population—from 5.1 million to 7.2 million—and the reduction in the average size of households, from 3.1 to 2.6 people. The author argued that smaller households also increased the demand for housing: even with the 1995 population, Madrid would today need about 20% more homes. He cited Castilla y León, where the real price per square meter remained at the 1995 level and households averaged 2.2 people, as an example of similar family evolution. Fernández-Villaverde indicated that the price per square meter reached 4,453 euros in 2007, when there were 1.24 homes per household, and he argued that the boom was due to cheap credit and speculation, not excessive construction. Between 2002 and 2008, he claimed, Madrid added about 400,000 households and only about 310,000 homes. He also described both the 4,453 euro price from 2007 and the 2,569 euro price from 2012 as temporarily distorted. In his view, measures that only affected prices, including the two decrees from the previous week, did not address the limitation of supply. He suggested that Spain had to choose between competing for the existing homes or betting on building more. #Vivienda #Madrid #PreciosInmobiliarios (translated)
