There are now 505,900 jobless in Catalonia, an increase of 21.31% compared to the same month last year
Unemployment fell by 6,390 during the month of March compared to February, leaving a total of 505,900 people without work – a monthly decrease of 1.25% – according to figures released by the ministry of labour.
These figures represent …
MoreThe Government of Andorra and the Generalitat de Catalunya met yesterday to share their analysis of the health situation as well as the state of travel between the two territories. This meeting is part of a series, which has been underway since February, to share the steps taken by the two governments in managing the …
MoreLast weekend holiday travel related to the Easter break began, with 410,000 vehicles leaving the Barcelona area by Saturday afternoon – lower than expected, 440,000, but 2.7% higher than the previous weekend. Yet, when compared to an equivalent weekend of 2019, there were 17.4% fewer vehicles than expected.
Roads with heavy traffic included the C-55, the …
MoreLow-cost high-speed rail service AVLO needs 80% occupancy to be profitable
Train operators Renfe estimates that the occupancy of AVLO trains – also known as the “low-cost AVE” high-speed rail – must be at least 80% for the service to be profitable once it starts operating.
Renfe’s director of new high-speed services, Félix Martín, explained on Wednesday …
MoreRocket carrying ‘Enxaneta’ satellite takes off from Kazakhstan after 48h delay
The Catalan government’s first nanosatellite was launched on Monday at 7:07 am (CET) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, exactly two days after the initial takeoff was postponed due to technical reasons.
‘Enxaneta’, named after the tiny children who climb to the top of Catalonia’s traditional …
MoreIn Barcelona, bookings are not picking up as much as in the inland and Pyrenees, because most of the visitors in the capital (83%) are international.
Some hotels, like 5 Star Mandarin Oriental, are beginning to open after a year without guests, and the lift of county-level lockdown has prompted more tickets sold for theatres and …
MoreFrench Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday a month-long limited lockdown for Paris and other regions of the country starting Friday. Schools and essential shops, including bookstores, will remain open.
Castex said the new restrictions will take effect from Friday midnight and will last four weeks. The restrictions will be imposed on 16 regions, including the …
MoreSeat, the car manufacturer based in Matorell, Catalonia, has suffered a particularly difficult financial year due to the pandemic and emissions-related expenses.
In 2020, Seat lost 339 million euros due to Covid-19. They sold 484,000 vehicles in 2020, 27.4% less than the previous year. They also experienced a 19.8% drop in turnover, down to 9,198 million …
MoreThe study of matter at the nanoscale has opened huge possibilities in technological advances towards faster, smaller and more energy-efficient technological devices. In this context, the development of bidimensional (2D) materials poses new challenges but also offers exciting possibilities for the study of physical phenomena and properties at the 2D limit.
Current interest in that kind …
MoreA new study led by the UB (Universitat de Barcelona) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) has stated that marine heatwaves are having a strong impact on the “coral communities” of the Mediterranean.
The study states the loss of the few species that bring structural complexity to these coralline communities. An example of this is …
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