New food standards in Europe. The European Union has decided to ask companies to demonstrate the exact origin of coffee and cocoa if they want to market them within the European market. In other words, in order to sell these products it will be necessary for the real and certified origin to appear on the …
Confirmed by the Horizontal Property Law: buying a home with community debts can force the new owner to pay them
Buy a home It does not always mean starting from scratch with the financial obligations of the property. The Horizontal Property Law makes it clear that, in the case of purchasing a property in a community of neighbors, the new owner can respond for part of the outstanding debts with the community generated by the …
Víctor Arpa, labor lawyer: "We have achieved absolute permanent disability due to migraine for a client"
Absolute permanent disability is the degree that limits a person to carry out any type of profession or trade, not just the one they performed. To grant it, Social Security and the courts assess how the disease affects the real ability to work continuously, not just the clinical diagnosis. The problem appears when the pathology …
Social Security refuses to raise the pension for retirees who earn below the minimum if they receive extra income greater than 9,442 euros
In Spain, unlike other European countries, the pension, whether for retirement, permanent disability or widowhood, almost always represents the only and main source of income. These benefits, being contributory, their amount depends on the contributions made over a certain period. Now, what happens when these contributions are insufficient and the …
Norway wants to store 10,000 kWh of summer solar electricity in the basement of houses for use in winter
The Norwegian startup Photoncycle has closed a Series A financing round of 15 million euros to commercialize a home energy storage system that converts hydrogen into solid state and allows up to 10,000 kWh to be stored underground, a capacity equivalent to about 740 times that of a 13.5 kWh …
It’s official: the maximum price of butane changes from May 19, 2026
The price of butane gives a small respite to households. Starting this Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the standard 12.5 kilogram butane cylinder will cost 15.39 euros, which represents a drop of 5.87% compared to the 16.35 euros set in the March review. This decrease, already published in the Official State …