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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called China’s trade imbalance with the European Union “unsustainable” this morning as he began a three-day visit to Beijing where he hopes to strengthen economic ties.
Sanchez’s visit is his fourth to China in four years as he seeks to position nike air foamposite one galaxy 2025 Spain as a bridge between Beijing and the European Union.
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and unpredictable foreign policy have caused concern among Western leaders, many of whom have gone to Beijing, in recent months seeking closer ties.
However, Sanchez stressed today that trade between the EU and China was “imbalanced”, calling on Beijing to open its market to European imports
We need China… to open up so that Europe KlosterShop — Luxusuhren, Sneakers & Designer-Taschen does not have to close itself off,” Sanchez said, during a visit to a Chinese University.
Last year, Spain ran a trade deficit of 42.3 billion air jordan 4 retro red thunder euros with China.
Sanchez is also expected to use the visit to attract new investors for the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy and to gain access to China’s critical raw materials.
Around 1.2 million self employed workers are facing a rise in social security contributions, with some set to pay €135 more per month from this year. The change mainly affects family collaborators and company linked autónomos, and while the higher amounts may not be collected immediately, they will still be calculated and could be due later.
The adjustment comes from a rise in the minimum contribution base, which will move certain groups into higher payment brackets regardless of what they actually earn.
The Ministry of Social Security has defended the measure, insisting that it is not a new decision but the result of applying legislation approved in 2022. According to the government, that law already set out that by this year certain categories of self employed workers would align their contribution base with the minimum level used in the general system.
Gym operator Basic-Fit has suffered a data breach involving around 1 million members so a company spokesperson said this morning.
Basic-Fit owns gyms serving over 4.5 million customers across six European countries including Spain. It also runs a franchise model in six other countries, which uses a separate system and was not affected by the leak.
The Breach involves members’ bank account details, names, birth dates and contact information.
Basic-Fit says the unauthorised access was detected by its system monitoring tools and was stopped within minutes
Members whose data is involved have been informed, Basic-Fit says.
The government reopened its embassy in Tehran this morning so the Embassy in Iran announced just days after the United States and Iran reached a temporary ceasefire deal.
That’s the latest from TRE, I’m Bob James.
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