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🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Heritage courthouses find new use in regional towns

Former courthouses in regional Western Australia are being repurposed for new businesses, rejuvenating local communities.

Feb 21 • 23:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The state registry of tourist homes opens a legal battle between the Government, communities, and homeowners

The implementation of a state registry for tourist homes in Spain has led to a legal conflict involving the government, regional authorities, and property owners.

Feb 19 • 04:45 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Basque 'Survivors', the fiestas of Los Mozos de Arousa or Bob Pop learning Catalan: programs from regional channels available throughout Spain

The article discusses various regional television programs from Spain that are now available nationwide and beyond due to on-demand technology.

Feb 19 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

From Chunta to BNG: the only left that rises wants to break the common fund with new nonprofitable fueros even for their autonomous communities

The article analyzes the rise of regional left-wing parties in Spain, particularly Chunta Aragonesista, and their potential threat to traditional parties like the PSOE.

Feb 15 • 12:17 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Public Transport in the Fürstenfeldbruck District: Communities Fear Loss of Hourly Train Service

Communities in the Fürstenfeldbruck district are concerned about potential reductions in regional train service that may negatively impact commuters and the overall development of local public transport.

Feb 12 • 12:50 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Head and Neck Cancer Advances in Women and in the North and Northeast

A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas reveals significant changes in head and neck cancer mortality in Brazil over 44 years, highlighting an alarming rise in deaths among women and marginalized communities in the North and Northeast regions.

Feb 4 • 18:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP rejects the financing model: promises to repeal it but does not rule out that some barons will adopt it if approved

The PP rejects the current financing model, pledging to repeal it while suggesting that some regional leaders may still adopt it if passed, as they prepare to update a declaration this Sunday.

Jan 16 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Carlos Herrera on Montero's funding proposal to autonomous communities

Journalist Carlos Herrera criticizes Montero's funding proposal for regional governments as a scandal similar to the amnesty law, calling it a model based on arbitrary distribution of money.

Jan 15 • 10:13 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Montero sinks the "effective financing" of Aragón and Castilla y León on the eve of their regional elections

The government undermines the financing model for Aragón and Castilla y León, which are approaching immediate elections, amidst widespread discontent among regional communities.

Jan 14 • 21:54 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Montero tries to divide the critical autonomous communities and offers them to continue with the current model losing money if they do not want the financing agreed with Junqueras

Vice President María Jesús Montero is attempting to divide critical regional governments by offering them the option to voluntarily continue under the current funding model, which would result in financial losses, as discussed in a recent fiscal policy council meeting.

Jan 14 • 12:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Montero announces that the new funding system will be voluntary

Minister of Finance María Jesús Montero announced that communities will have the option to voluntarily adopt the new regional financing model or retain the current one.

Jan 14 • 11:39 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Finance and communities prepare for a heated meeting with Catalonia in focus

Finance Minister María Jesús Montero will present the regional financing system reform proposal to the autonomous communities amid tensions with Catalonia.

Jan 14 • 04:45 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

"One should not negotiate with a criminal," "breaks equality"... The arguments of the PP's veto on new funding

The PP opposes new funding proposals, arguing against negotiating with criminals and citing threats to equality, amidst a backdrop of secret meetings between Sánchez and Junqueras regarding regional funding.

Jan 13 • 21:54 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

Abascal encourages surpassing Feijóo and threatens to demand proportional governments from the PP in the communities

Santiago Abascal, leader of Vox, declares his intent to lead the Spanish government, not serve as Feijóo's vice president, while pushing for proportional government representation in regional governments amid rising poll numbers for his party.

Jan 12 • 21:02 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

Feijóo defends "linking" the financing of autonomous communities to the amount of housing they build

The president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, criticized the agreement for a new regional financing plan from Barcelona and promised to link financial transfers to autonomous governments with the quantity of housing constructed if he comes to power.

Jan 12 • 12:58 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Feijóo promises more funding to autonomous communities that invest more in housing

PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo announced a reform linking regional financing to housing investment, pledging increased funding for regions that prioritize housing.

Jan 12 • 12:25 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

Where does the money come from? Who earns more? Questions and answers about the new funding model

The Spanish Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, is attempting to implement a new complex autonomous funding model aimed at providing greater resources for regional governments to strengthen the welfare state.

Jan 9 • 16:43 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Madrid, Aragón, Murcia and Castilla y León will take the financing model to the Constitutional Court if it is enacted

Several autonomous communities governed by the PP are considering taking the new regional financing system to the Constitutional Court, which was announced by the minister amid reactions from various political factions.

Jan 9 • 13:24 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The new regional financing opens cracks in the PSOE: ministers defend it in their territories while Page calls for elections "before this abuse progresses"

The Spanish government's new regional financing proposal, which promises significant funding increases for autonomous communities, has created internal divisions within the PSOE as regional leaders express concern over fairness and demand elections.

Jan 9 • 11:59 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

The Government asks the PP to support the financing system because it "benefits" its communities: "There is no territorial grievance"

The Spanish government urges the People's Party to back a new financing system that promises increased resources for regional governments, asserting that it will benefit their communities and dismissing claims of territorial inequity.

Jan 9 • 11:07 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Montero proposes increasing the allocation of personal income tax and VAT to communities to improve regional financing

Minister of Finance María Jesús Montero has announced a proposal to reform the regional financing system, aiming to allocate an additional €21 billion to communities by 2027.

Jan 9 • 10:06 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

The Government proposes to increase the transfer of income tax and VAT to the communities: "This model is more solidarity-based than the current one"

The Spanish government plans to increase the transfer of income tax and VAT to regional communities significantly, aiming to provide an additional €21 billion in resources.

Jan 9 • 09:39 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Catalonia overtakes 11 communities in receiving funds from the system with the Sánchez and Junqueras pact

Catalonia has reached an agreement to receive an additional 5 billion euros, raising concerns among other regional leaders about the fairness of regional financing.

Jan 8 • 21:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Communities Will Massively Return to the Markets in 2026 to Finance Their Debt

Regional communities in Spain are expected to return to the financial markets in 2026 to cover half of their funding needs with private capital following government restrictions on liquidity funds.

Jan 5 • 04:45 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Feijóo avoids clarifying agreements with Vox in the autonomous communities

Feijóo, the leader of the PP, aims for a solo government in general elections while leaving the situation regarding Vox's involvement in regional governments ambiguous.

Dec 30 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Treasury will scrutinize the health spending of the communities amidst a political battle over its management

Starting January 1, the Ministry of Treasury will require regional governments to provide more detailed information on their health expenditures amid ongoing political disputes about management.

Dec 27 • 12:47 UTC

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