The war in the Middle East will affect the port of Bilbao, but it could also become an opportunity
The Port of Bilbao is the largest commercial port in the Atlantic Arc in terms of traffic, infrastructure and services it provides. Anternational expansion will take place in the first quarter of next year, when the main dam works are completed.
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ETB has been with Alaitz Goñi, owner of the Getxogas gas station, to discuss the impact of the rise in the cost of oil on their activity. In Bizkaia, customers' movements have fallen by 25% due to rising prices and demand that the Spanish Government lower taxes.
ELA has ensured that the delegates of Reunited Tubes in Trapagaran "no longer represent the union"
The unions represented in the plants of Amurrio and Trapagaran have reacted differently after the rejection of the ERE. ELA and LAB have been proud of the staff and have declared that they continue to fight "defending employment." CC. OO. has denounced that "uncertainty" has spread and UGT has said that their delegates have acted "consistently."
Tubos Reunidos says it must establish an employment regulation dossier, and the future is full of doubts
The Company Management shall examine all options and shall inform the Negotiating Committee and the Labour Authority of its decision in the next few days.
The convening unions expect the general strike of March 17 to be "successful"
ELA, LAB, Steilas, Hiru and Etxalde have pointed out that the support for the strike is being "very broad" and that the working committees of 1,750 companies and hundreds of social partners have already joined the 24-hour unemployment.
The negotiation of Tubos Reunidos' ERE has been closed without agreement
The company proposes to improve the conditions of collective dismissal if Amurrio workers vote in favour.
The workers of Tubos Reunidos have concentrated in Bilbao coinciding with the last meeting of the employment file
The workers of Tubos Reunidos have concentrated at the gates of the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, while representatives of the works council and management are holding the last meeting of the consultation period to negotiate the ERE.
Jáuregui asks "who is brave" who dares to invest in Tubos Reunidos
The Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government, Mikel Jauregi, has wondered "who is brave" who dares to invest in Tubos Reunidos, in addition to the accumulated debt, now affected by the effects of the war in the Middle East. On Radio Euskadi, Jauregi has warned of the "double shock" that this has caused in the Basque industry.
The price of eggs has risen by 30% in a year and fruit by 6% in the last month
Food prices were maintained in February, with eggs and fresh fruit being the most expensive. The shopping basket recorded monthly and annual increases, and there is tension in various commodities.
The CPI rose by a tenth in the Basque Country and stood at 2.4% in February
After three consecutive months of declines, year-on-year inflation has fallen in the Basque Country in February due to the rise in catering and food prices, while electricity has fallen.