The Catalan company specialized in the development of sustainable microchips, Ideaded, is already executing the investment of 9.5 million euros made by the Spanish government at the end of 2025. The firm has dedicated the public funding to expand its facilities in Viladecans (Baix Llobregat), with an improvement of its clean room. The expansion of the short-run chip manufacturing area is already in the award process, as confirmed in a statement, and will be completed in November. The intervention is part of the company's industrial and technological plan, which also includes acquisitions of machinery and new hires of specialized profiles in the world of semiconductors.

The Spanish Minister of Digital Transformation, Óscar LópezSpanish Minister of Digital Transformation, Óscar LópezIn his speech at the event, López called for "empowering Europe" to earn a place in "the industrial revolution that is changing the shape of the world." Although the leadership of these transitions is far from the 27 – the United States and China are benchmarks – the minister has championed a Spanish innovative fabric that "shines in disruptive technologies." In this regard, he highlighted the role of the Catalan technological institute, both in research and in the technological transfer of these new capabilities. The ICFO, he recalled, has already generated fourteen spin-off companies that are active in the market, and "projects like PIXEurope help to ensure that this trend continues."

The Minister for Digital Transformation, Óscar López, has defended the Spanish government's strategy for regulating AI and digital tools. In an intervention at the first Meeting for Digital Rights, held this Thursday at the Llotja de Mar in Barcelona, López assured that the executive's proposals in this regard, such as the prohibition of minors' access to social networks, are "common sense".

The Ministry of Public Administration and the unions UGT and CSIF – CCOO is awaiting approval from its internal bodies – reached a multi-year agreement Wednesday night to raise the salaries of more than three million civil servants by 11% between 2025 and 2028. This increase will be distributed in two stages: 1.5% in 2026, with an additional variable of 0.5% linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI); 4.5% in 2027; and 2% in 2028, according to union sources. This year's 2.5% salary increase for employees across various administrations will be paid in December, with retroactive effect from January 1st. For 2026, the agreement stipulates a fixed salary increase of 1.5%, with an additional half percentage point if year-end inflation equals or exceeds the 1.5% fixed increase. If this occurs, the extra 0.5% will be paid retroactively in the first quarter of 2027. All subsequent years will only have a fixed component. Although the agreed-upon increase for the period 2025-2028 is 11%, unions estimate that the cumulative salary increase for public employees over these four years will approach 11.5%, due to the carryover effect of consolidating annual increases in the salary scales. The agreement also incorporates various improvements to civil servants' working conditions, such as the elimination of the replacement rate, streamlining of selection processes, and increased staffing for public service positions, among others. This agreement between the ministry and the unions was reached after another meeting, the second this week, between the Secretary of State for Public Administration, Consuelo Sánchez Naranjo, and representatives from CCOO, UGT, and CSIF.

"Either he sits down to negotiate or there will be a general strike." This is the message that the main unions representing public sector workers—CCOO, UGT, and CSIF—sent to the Minister of Labor, Óscar López, after holding a demonstration this Thursday morning in front of the ministry headquarters in Madrid. Public sector workers have been demonstrating throughout Spain to demand "quality public services, salary increases, more public sector jobs, and improved working conditions" for 3.5 million public employees. For now, the unions have achieved one of their main demands, essential for reaching an agreement: unblocking negotiations. After months of trying to reopen talks, the ministry has agreed to hold a first meeting on November 5. "The deterioration of the public sector is causing undesirable situations, which translate into a greater social response. We see this in healthcare, education, social services, the justice system, and other strategic sectors, as well as in the daily management of essential public services," the unions said in a statement.