In the midst of the debate about low wages and rising housing prices, a key question returns: what does how much a person earns really depends? Is it a question of individual decisions Or are there more factors such as the labor market and the cost of living? Javier Díaz-Giménezprofessor ...
The average price of electricity this Wednesday, February 18, 2026, drops to 126.19 euros/MWh, for consumers with a regulated or indexed tariff contracted on the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. This means electricity is paid 8.24% cheaper than this Tuesday when its amount reached 137.52 euros, ...
This Saturday, the Official State Gazette (BOE) published the new list of retail prices for different tobacco products, with updates that affect categories such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos, rolling and pipe bites, and other products. The measure is included in the Resolution of February 13, 2026 of the Presidency ...
The average electricity price in Spain for this Sunday, February 15, 2026, will be set at 1.55 euros per megawatt hour (€/MWh), according to data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE). This represents, in addition to marking a new annual minimum, a drop of 27.05% (0.58 euros less) ...
The average price of electricity for this Sunday, February 15, 2026, rises to 86.51 euros/MWh for consumers with a regulated or indexed tariff contracted in the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. This means that electricity is paid 6% more expensive than this Saturday in which its ...
Early retirement allows workers to leave working life before their ordinary age, but knowing that Social Security will apply a “penalty”, which are cuts in the form of a percentage, which will depend on the modality (voluntary or involuntary), the total years of contributions and the months advanced with respect ...
The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid has partially ruled in favor of a 56-year-old El Corte Inglés worker, recognizing his right to receive a pension for total permanent disability due to failed back syndrome. Social Security had denied him absolute disability (which entitles him to 100% of the regulatory ...
The Government of Spain approved Royal Decree-Law 3/2026, which guarantees the revaluation of public Social Security pensions. In this way, permanent disability pensions will maintain the 2.7% increase that corresponds to the average value of the CPI for the twelve months prior to December 2025. This update seeks to maintain ...
A 71-year-old retiree has managed to get the Supreme Court to recognize his right to collect his retirement pension, after having paid Social Security contributions for more than 55 years, he was denied it for not complying with the “specific deficiency“Social Security understood that he had only contributed 376 days, ...
Involuntary early retirement allows access to the contributory pension up to four years before the ordinary age, but only in cases of involuntary termination, that is, for reasons beyond the worker’s control. To access this modality, also known as forced early retirement, it is necessary to meet a series of ...