The current situation is positive. Growth prospects remain good for this newly begun 2026. In general, Spanish companies are more optimistic than their European counterparts, although several variables cloud their potential, such as high tax rates and absenteeism—especially sick leave—according to employers' organizations. These are essential elements, they affirm, for improving competitiveness and productivity. A key positive point is exports—once the initial shock of tariffs in the trade policies implemented by Donald Trump in the US has subsided—despite geopolitical instability, according to the survey results. Business Outlook 2026 which are prepared annually by European chambers of commerce, including the Spanish chamber, chaired by José Luis Bonet.

The Fringe Festival will fill Torroella de Montgrí with promising young musicians. For three days, from July 18th to 20th, they will showcase their artistic offerings to the public while also mingling and sharing experiences with other musicians, cultural managers, programmers, music journalists, and professionals from the entertainment world. In its twelfth edition, the festival will offer a total of 18 concerts of classical, early music, jazz, and roots music, with the participation of some seventy artists. All concerts are free and will take place in different venues throughout the town: Plaza de la Vila, the Petit Cinema, La Sala, the Espai Ter auditorium, and the headquarters of the Vila Casas and Mascort foundations.

The 080 Barcelona Fashion The 35th edition of the event has concluded by reinforcing its commitment to internationalization, one of the key pillars for positioning Barcelona and Catalonia as leaders in the world of fashion. Promoted by the Government of Catalonia through the Consortium of Commerce, Crafts, and Fashion (CCAM) of the Department of Business and Employment, the platform reinforces its transformative mission by promoting creative talent and establishing synergies with the industry. Currently, the Catalan fashion sector has more than 13,500 companies, generates an annual turnover of €14.5 billion, and employs more than 80,000 people.

The steep cuts that US President Donald Trump has begun to implement at his country's universities and research centers have two impacts on Catalan science, and on European science as a whole. The most direct and immediate impact will be negatively affecting many international projects in which the contributions of highly relevant US centers play a significant role. We explain in this report The concern this has generated in our country. In the immediate future, many fear losing their jobs, and with them, groundbreaking advances and research.

Little did Eva Maria Novoa (Barcelona, ​​1984) know when her father took her as a young girl to the National Research Awards ceremony that she, too, would one day stand on that same stage to collect one of those prestigious awards. She, who since she was a child had promised herself a thousand times that she would not dedicate herself to science after having been taught at home how demanding a research career can be; she, who had seen less than she would have liked from her father, a physical chemist devoted body and soul to research.