The Agbar brand, born from the company founded 158 years ago, has its days numbered. Specifically, it has six months left. Veolia, the French multinational that owns it, has decided to unify the entire group and its activities under a single brand. The change affects more than 100 local brands.

The Generalitat and the company Acciona are negotiating to definitively close the conflict over the privatization of Aigües Ter Llobregat (ATLL), according to what was announced this Thursday The Vanguard and sources from the Government have confirmed to ARA. The negotiation is focused on how much the Government should pay the company for the loss of profits.

The mayor of Barcelona and president of the Metropolitan Area (AMB), Ada Colau, has rejected this morning the proposal of Aigües de Barcelona to raise the water bill by 7.37% in 2022. In a document to which ARA has had access, the company justifies that this increase "is necessary for the economic and financial balance of the operation". The proposed percentage is much higher than the average CPI increase for 2021, which was 2.3%. The new rate affects the citizens of the 23 municipalities of the Barcelona area, some 3 million people, who if this increase were to take place would notice it by each paying about €12 more by the end of the year.