The 10 biggest news stories in the world right now: November 12, 2021

Housing law, labor reform, new self-employed quota and anti-corruption laws: the Government's pending duties after the second anniversary of the coalition agreement . This Friday marks the second anniversary since Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias signed the coalition government pre-agreement. The final agreement was known at the end of November 2019. Two years after its creation, these are some of the commitments that the Executive has not yet fulfilled —and others that have come to fruition. The Government will have to simplify contracts this year to collect EU aid: these are the conditions agreed with Brussels . Spain has already agreed with the European Commission on the document that sets out the conditions to collect the 70,000 million euros of aid.


Among the demands set by Brussels are the simplification of contracts and lengthening the period for calculating pensions. Companies that hire workers affected by the new ERTE will pay half to Social Security . The Government has proposed to unions and employers, within the  Malaysia WhatsApp Number List  framework of meetings on labor reform, to reward companies that hire workers affected by the new permanent temporary employment regulation files (ERTE) that it is going to create. The bonuses will be 50% of Social Security contributions for 6 months, as long as they have indefinite contracts and the ERTE is structural in nature, according to El Independiente . Spain hopes to overcome the sixth wave despite the momentum of the pandemic in Europe . Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, with lower vaccination coverage than Spain, have recorded this Thursday the highest numbers of daily diagnosed cases of the pandemic.





In Spain, the current forecasts are that cases will continue to grow for at least two more weeks. Right now, 3 autonomies already register a high positivity rate for COVID-19—with 3 consecutive weeks of increase in the accumulated incidence—and experts have asked to strengthen tracking . Gasoline rises 30% in Spain but is still cheaper than in Europe . In the last year, the cost of filling a car's tank has risen by more than 30% and is now approaching all-time highs. According to the latest Petroleum Bulletin of the European Union, the average price of 95 unleaded gasoline in Spain stands at 1.51 euros per liter – its highest level since September 2012. Although the country is still below the European average. A truck driver with 20 years of experience explains why the solution to the supply chain crisis is in sight, but greed stands in the way of recovery.