Valencian Education Department Denies Maternity Leave Extension to Single Mothers
The Valencian regional government's Education department is refusing to grant a 10-week maternity leave extension to single mothers, despite a Constitutional Court ruling, affecting at least three employees and forcing them into potential legal battles. The regional government cites current legislat...
Valencian Education Department Denies Maternity Leave Extension to Single Mothers
The Valencian regional government's Education department is refusing to grant a 10-week maternity leave extension to single mothers, despite a Constitutional Court ruling, affecting at least three employees and forcing them into potential legal battles. The regional government cites current legislat...
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60% Bias Score
Spain's Insufficient Housing Plan Amidst Soaring Demand
Spain's recent housing plan, announced by President Pedro Sánchez in November 2023, aims to tackle rising housing costs and limited access, but critics argue it's insufficient to address the doubling of housing demand in the last decade, driven by investment and household growth; the plan includes m...
Spain's Insufficient Housing Plan Amidst Soaring Demand
Spain's recent housing plan, announced by President Pedro Sánchez in November 2023, aims to tackle rising housing costs and limited access, but critics argue it's insufficient to address the doubling of housing demand in the last decade, driven by investment and household growth; the plan includes m...
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36% Bias Score
Spanish Parliament Approves Amendment to Eliminate 7% Electricity Tax
A parliamentary error allowed an amendment to eliminate Spain's 7% tax on electricity sales to pass, supported by the PP, Junts, PNV, ERC, and VOX, after the PSOE failed to veto it. The PSOE postponed the committee meeting to discuss this amendment, which aims to reduce energy costs for consumers an...
Spanish Parliament Approves Amendment to Eliminate 7% Electricity Tax
A parliamentary error allowed an amendment to eliminate Spain's 7% tax on electricity sales to pass, supported by the PP, Junts, PNV, ERC, and VOX, after the PSOE failed to veto it. The PSOE postponed the committee meeting to discuss this amendment, which aims to reduce energy costs for consumers an...
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40% Bias Score
Aragon Launches €400 Million Housing Plan to Combat Shortage
Octavio López, Aragon's Minister of Development, details a €400 million, six-year housing plan including 1,157 new rental units for young people in Zaragoza, with unique subsidies, and 470 public rental units in tourist areas, rejecting rent caps but emphasizing construction and public-private partn...
Aragon Launches €400 Million Housing Plan to Combat Shortage
Octavio López, Aragon's Minister of Development, details a €400 million, six-year housing plan including 1,157 new rental units for young people in Zaragoza, with unique subsidies, and 470 public rental units in tourist areas, rejecting rent caps but emphasizing construction and public-private partn...
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44% Bias Score
Spain Limits Minimum Wage Increase to 4.4%
Spain's Ministry of Labor proposes a maximum 4.4% minimum wage increase for 2025 (50 euros monthly), rejecting union demands for a higher rise, but remaining open to negotiation with employers within the expert-recommended range of 3.3%-4.4%.
Spain Limits Minimum Wage Increase to 4.4%
Spain's Ministry of Labor proposes a maximum 4.4% minimum wage increase for 2025 (50 euros monthly), rejecting union demands for a higher rise, but remaining open to negotiation with employers within the expert-recommended range of 3.3%-4.4%.
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44% Bias Score
Iberdrola Increases Basque Tax Contribution Amidst Energy Tax Dispute
Iberdrola announced an increased €800 million tax contribution to Basque finances in 2024, amid PNV opposition to a national energy tax impacting Iberdrola and Repsol, despite support from other Basque parties, due to projected revenue losses.
Iberdrola Increases Basque Tax Contribution Amidst Energy Tax Dispute
Iberdrola announced an increased €800 million tax contribution to Basque finances in 2024, amid PNV opposition to a national energy tax impacting Iberdrola and Repsol, despite support from other Basque parties, due to projected revenue losses.
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44% Bias Score
Madrid Hotels: Soaring Profits Amid Stagnant Worker Salaries
Madrid's hotel industry shows a stark contrast between booming profits—with revenues tripling and prices increasing by 61.5% since 2021—and stagnant worker salaries, which only saw a 10% rise, prompting crucial wage negotiations affecting 16,000 employees and potentially influencing other Spanish re...
Madrid Hotels: Soaring Profits Amid Stagnant Worker Salaries
Madrid's hotel industry shows a stark contrast between booming profits—with revenues tripling and prices increasing by 61.5% since 2021—and stagnant worker salaries, which only saw a 10% rise, prompting crucial wage negotiations affecting 16,000 employees and potentially influencing other Spanish re...
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56% Bias Score
Spain's Ministry of Finance Considers Not Adapting IRPF to SMI Increase
Spain's Ministry of Finance is considering not adapting the personal income tax (IRPF) to the upcoming increase of the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI), which would cause low-income earners to pay over 40% tax on income above €15,876, resulting in additional tax burdens of €233-€300 annually f...
Spain's Ministry of Finance Considers Not Adapting IRPF to SMI Increase
Spain's Ministry of Finance is considering not adapting the personal income tax (IRPF) to the upcoming increase of the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI), which would cause low-income earners to pay over 40% tax on income above €15,876, resulting in additional tax burdens of €233-€300 annually f...
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56% Bias Score
Spain to Acquire 40,000 Homes from Sareb, Expanding Public Housing
The Spanish government will purchase around 40,000 homes from Sareb, a partly public entity, for an estimated €4 billion, expanding public housing and potentially impacting the construction sector; the acquisition method and long-term effects are still undefined.
Spain to Acquire 40,000 Homes from Sareb, Expanding Public Housing
The Spanish government will purchase around 40,000 homes from Sareb, a partly public entity, for an estimated €4 billion, expanding public housing and potentially impacting the construction sector; the acquisition method and long-term effects are still undefined.
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36% Bias Score
Spanish SMEs' Strong Financials Defy Claims of Reduced Workweek Inviability
Data from the Bank of Spain and AEAT shows Spanish SMEs' profitability and productivity have increased significantly since 2019, refuting claims that a reduction in working hours to 37.5 is economically unfeasible; low debt levels and increased productivity support the change.
Spanish SMEs' Strong Financials Defy Claims of Reduced Workweek Inviability
Data from the Bank of Spain and AEAT shows Spanish SMEs' profitability and productivity have increased significantly since 2019, refuting claims that a reduction in working hours to 37.5 is economically unfeasible; low debt levels and increased productivity support the change.
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48% Bias Score
Spain Debates Expanding Foreign Worker Recruitment Amidst High Unemployment
Spain's Social Security Minister proposes expanding foreign worker recruitment to address labor shortages, sparking debate about potential impacts on domestic employment and wages, with concerns raised about worker exploitation.
Spain Debates Expanding Foreign Worker Recruitment Amidst High Unemployment
Spain's Social Security Minister proposes expanding foreign worker recruitment to address labor shortages, sparking debate about potential impacts on domestic employment and wages, with concerns raised about worker exploitation.
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48% Bias Score
Undercover Police Scandals Spark Outrage in Catalonia
A documentary on TV3, "Infiltrats," details how four undercover Spanish National Police officers allegedly seduced and had romantic relationships with Catalan independence activists, sparking outrage and legal action from pro-independence parties and a Constitutional Court appeal.
Undercover Police Scandals Spark Outrage in Catalonia
A documentary on TV3, "Infiltrats," details how four undercover Spanish National Police officers allegedly seduced and had romantic relationships with Catalan independence activists, sparking outrage and legal action from pro-independence parties and a Constitutional Court appeal.
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68% Bias Score