Society
Government fines external company managing 112 emergency hotline
Serveo offered inadequate translation services for non-Catalan or Spanish speakers
ferrovial
Public health agency will oversee contact tracing directly from January 31
Task outsourced to Ferrovial will come under the authority's control after €19M investment
Tech & Science
New robot separates plastic from waste at recycling plants
Machine created by Catalan company Picvisa and Ferrovial Servicios already being pilot tested
Politics
Mas to appear before the Parliament over CDC illegal funding
Politics
The Catalan President and CDC leader, Artur Mas, guarantees he will react if the party’s corruption scandal is proved
Politics
Judge believes the governing and main Catalan party CDC earned €5.1 million in an influence peddling case
Politics
The Spanish Public Prosecution Office accuses the governing Catalan Nationalist Party CDC of corruption
After a four-year investigation, the Public Prosecution Office – which comes under the jurisdiction of the Spanish Ministry of Justice – is accusing Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC), the main force within the two-party coalition Convergència i Unió (CiU) which runs the Catalan Government, of having received €6.6 million in “illegal commission” from the construction company Ferrovial. CDC immediately denied the accusations, stating they have never received hidden money, not the party or its think-tank, the CatDem Foundation. In addition, they lamented the fact that the Public Prosecutor is basing the accusation “on speculations and mere conjecture” and that “it is not backed by any evidence”.
Business
Six companies have secured nominations for the management of Barcelona-El Prat Airport
The airport is the largest in Catalonia and one of the most important in Europe. The requirement for competing companies is extensive experience in airport management and significant financial stability