Economy

Retirees who receive 2,998.33 euros per month as a Social Security pension

Retirees who receive 2,998.33 euros per month as a Social Security pension

Social Security has once again broken a new record in April with spending allocated to the payment of contributory pensions. The monthly payroll now amounts to 14,336.2 million euros, a figure that confirms the growing weight of this item within the public system and which is once again driven, above ...

The RETA gateway for mutualists advances in Congress after a year blocked

The RETA gateway for mutualists advances in Congress after a year blocked

On May 6, 2025, the Congress of Deputies approved the consideration of a bill promoted by the PSOE to enable a voluntary gateway to the RETA. The rule had 311 votes in favor and 32 abstentions, with Vox being the only group that did not support the initiative (although it ...

Types of retirement in Spain: all modalities and their requirements

Types of retirement in Spain: all modalities and their requirements

In Spain there are seven main retirement modalities regulated in the General Social Security Law (LGSS). Each one has a minimum age, required years of contributions and a different effect on the amount of the pension. The reform introduced by Royal Decree-Law 11/2024 modified the active, partial and delayed modalities ...

Europe changes the rules: expands aid to include workers before they are fired

Europe changes the rules: expands aid to include workers before they are fired

The European Parliament has given the green light to the reform of the European Globalization Adjustment Fund to expand its scope and allow workers at risk of losing their jobs to also benefit from its aid. Until now, this instrument was aimed mainly at people already goodbyesbut the new regulations ...