Tariffs on European products imposed by US President Donald Trump have affected 2.9% of Catalan exports abroad, according to data published Tuesday by Acció, the Catalan government's foreign trade promotion agency. Exemptions to the trade tariffs agreed upon between US and European Union authorities have allowed a third of Catalan products sold in the US market to remain duty-free. According to calculations, of the €4.35 billion exported from Catalonia to the US, approximately €1.43 billion—or 33% of the total—remain tariff-free. Conversely, the remaining €2.92 billion "were subject to the tariffs" imposed by Trump, according to a statement from Acció. Compared to total Catalan exports outside of Spain, this latter figure represents 2.9% of the total exports by Catalan companies abroad. The effect of the tariffs, however, has been limited. In fact, Catalan exports to the US between January and October of last year fell by 1.9% compared to the same period in 2014. "The products most affected, for the moment, have been perfumes and cosmetics, jewelry, iron and steel manufactures, clothing, motorcycles, and meat," Acció adds in its statement.

When in 2019 Disney bought 21st Century Fox studio for more than 60 billion euros He not only acquired the superhero trading cards he was missing from his Marvel collection (the franchises X-Men, Deadpool, Fantastic Four...) but iconic sagas like Alien and PredatorThese films, which blended science fiction, horror, and action, naturally raised questions about how they fit into the completely accessible and uncomplicated approach that defines Disney's corporate identity. Six years later, perhaps the answer is... Predator: Badlands, which arrives in theaters this Friday and is a strange hybrid between one of Hollywood's most hyper-violent sagas and cinema family-friendly from Disney.

In 1985, 40 years ago, the Catalan Parliament passed the law creating the Business Information and Development Center (CIDEM). This organization included the first foreign investment attraction agency in Spain and one of the pioneers in Europe. A couple of years later, the Catalan government launched the Consortium for the Promotion of Commerce of Catalonia (COPCA) with another objective: to foster the growth of Catalan companies abroad. The merger of the two entities in 2009 gave rise to the current Acció, the business competitiveness agency that now has 40 offices worldwide and aims to facilitate the establishment of Catalan businesses abroad.

Nobody It was a film driven by a clear concept: what would happen if a killing machine hid beneath the dull exterior of a family man? A good cast was essential to success, and fortunately, Bob Odenkirk It turned out to be an unbeatable choice; an actor admired for his comic timing, but we suddenly discovered he was also wary of picking up a gun and shooting at point-blank range. The film's success made the announcement of a sequel inevitable, linked to the reasonable doubt of how to continue the concept once the excitement of the surprise factor had subsided.

The government will close Acción's commercial office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The morning of Catalunya Ràdio And the ARA has been able to confirm that this is what Comuns has agreed with the executive in light of the situation in Gaza, where the blockade of any type of humanitarian aid by Israel has added to the months of indiscriminate killings against the Palestinian civilian population, with nearly 54,000 deaths counted so far. Early this Wednesday morning, the Minister of the Presidency, Albert Dalmau, and the leader of Comunes in the Parliament, Jéssica Albiach, met in the Parliament to formalize the agreement.

The Regional Minister of Business and Employment, Miquel Sàmper, announced this Wednesday an initial package of aid and measures totaling €37.5 million to help companies respond to the tariff crisis triggered by US President Donald Trump. This initial package is "double the budget for the previous year," the minister noted.

Donald Trump's return to the White House has turned the international stage. While the new Republican president redefines geopolitical and commercial alliances, Catalonia has a vacant position as the head of the Generalitat's delegation in the United States and Canada, which will take place on January 1, 2025. The delegate since 2019, Isidre Sala, left by unilateral decision of Salvador I's government. Sala's contract expired in September 2025, but the Catalan government terminated it early, arguing that it wanted to change the delegation's "priorities" and renew it after six years with the same person at the helm. His departure, announced in November along with that of Southeast Europe, has plunged the Generalitat into a power vacuum in the United States that has been ongoing for months. in the midst of a trade war and during a time of shift in immigration policy, which could affect Catalans who live, work, and study in the country. Before learning that he would be dismissed, the delegate had warned that, given the possible changes in the White House, his replacement had to be prepared in advance.