Social Security has published the work of work casualties in 2024 and we have bad news: we have broken a record

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Spain is living A worrying phenomenon: Labor casualties have reached a new historical maximum in 2024, marking a trend that marks its fourth year up and does not seem to be. Demographic aging, saturation of health or improving employment figures are the main suspects. Record in work casualties due to illness. The increase in Low for temporary disability It is not only a perception of entrepreneurs, but a reality backed by Official security data Social of 2024 that has just been published. According to The published by The countrySocial Security records reveal that the average prevalence of temporary disabilities for common contingencies (those not directly related to the work) reached its highest historical percentage: 53.3 per 1,000 employees in 2024. That of autonomous professionals is 39.8 per 1,000 employees. A high cost for the economy. According to the report ‘Labor absenteeism for common contingencies’ Prepared by the employer Asedas and the association of mutual accidents at work (AMAT), in Spain in 2024 8,716,663 casualties for diseases and non -work accidents occurred, which meant a cost of more than 28,987 million euros in social security benefits of social security and direct cost for companies. This expense has increased by 99% in the last six years. The average time that a worker remains medical leave due to temporary disability is 39.2 days by professional contingencies (those directly related to work activity), while for self -employed professionals it increases to 106.5 days. The aging of the workforce. One of the main reasons behind this increase in medical casualties due to common contingencies is the general aging of the population and, with it, a greater tendency to get sick. According to data from the Employers of Mutual Amat, more than half of the work casualties occur in the 31 to 51 -year section. The INE data They point out that more than 35% of workers in Spain are 50 years or older and ‘Study on the aging of the templates in the General State Administration and future projection at 2030’ It points to that in 2023, the peak of the demographic pyramid will reach the strip between 50 and 60 years. According to data of The independentif we compare the current 50 and 60 -year -old strip with that of 2002, it has increased by 169%, while the segment of between 16 and 24 years has fallen 36%, and the one aged 25 to 34 has done 20%. The collapse of public health. The worsening of public health also directly affects the resolution of the casualties due to temporary disability, since, in many occasions, these casualties are lengthened more than necessary by waiting lists in diagnostic tests and surgical interventions. The official data of the Ministry of Health of December 2023 (the last available) indicate that Spain registered a record of 849,535 people in surgical waiting lists. This figure represents almost twice as many people in this comparative situation With the data of 20 years ago. The average waiting time for surgery (in 2023) was 128 days, which practically double the 77 days of 2003. Mutuals can help. The increase in labor casualties not only affects workers, but also a significant blow to the Companies productivity. Unions, employers and social security They have reached agreements so that mutuals have a greater prominence with the aim of decongesting the waiting lists of public health. This public-private collaboration frame is intensified mainly in casualties due to temporary disability with traumatic pathologies, in which mutuals achieve expedite tests and treatments necessary reducing the medical leave time and saving several billions of euros to companies and social security. In Xataka | The last idea of ​​the government in labor matters: a “flexible” decrease that allows at the same time to work In Xataka | Cádiz’s ghost official: six years without going to work and charging his payroll. They caught him when they were going to give him a prize Image | Social Security, Unspash (Owen Beard)

snatch the AI ​​market to Nvidia

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Nvidia leads the GPU market to artificial intelligence (AI) with a shocking forcefulness, especially if we stick to training the great language models. According to the consultant Jon Pedie Research The company led by Jensen Huang controlled 90% of the market During the third quarter of 2024, and presumably their numbers will not have changed much since then. AMD reached a 10%quota during that period, so the presence of Intel in this sector is anecdotal. The sanctions that it has deployed The US government During the last two and a half years they prevent Nvidia from selling its GPU for the most advanced, such as chips H100, A100, H800 or A800. However, the GPU that at the time the US Department of Commerce does allow you to sell its Chinese clients is the H20 cut chip. And he is having a lot of success. In fact, its sales in the country led by Xi Jinping grow 50% quarter to quarter despite the delicate current situation. AMD wants a cake portion in China The Chinese government wants its technology companies to stop buying integrated circuits to NVIDIA. The step he took at the beginning of last October was merely informative, but, in any case, It was expressly addressed to companies that acquire GPU for AI with the purpose of recommending that they buy chips produced in China, and not the solutions of the Jensen Huang company. The current situation does not seem ideal for another American company to try to grow in the Chinese market Nvidia is losing competitiveness in China despite the good sales of her H20 chip. It is inevitable. And this GPU on paper is much less capable than The most sophisticated chips for the that Jensen Huang’s firm is currently selling. At the moment the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has not officialized anything, but the administration led by Xi Jinping has restricted since last August the purchase of NVIDIA H20 GPUs by Chinese companies. On the other hand, Huawei has its own GPU for ia, The chips ascend tofor more than five years. During this period of time it has been refining them and increasing its capacities with the purpose of matching or even overcoming the performance of the A100 and H100 chips of Nvidia. This situation does not seem ideal for another American company to try to grow in the Chinese market, but this panorama does not seem to have discouraged Lisa her, the general director of AMD. And this executive is now in China. In fact, according to SCMP He has begun his visit by highlighting the role that his company is playing in the development of AI models of the country’s main actors, among which are Deepseek and Alibaba. Smooth his has remarked that THE INSTICT GPU of AMD are compatible with the models of AI of these last two companies in a clear attempt to Defend your position in the Chinese market. Besides, has pointed out which has observed a perceptible increase in the performance of Depseek models thanks to AMD hardware optimization. This statement is quite surprising if we take into account that Depseek uses Nvidia chips in training and huawei in inference. Whatever it will be interesting to verify how AMD hardware evolves for the Chinese market during the next months. Image | AMD More information | SCMP In Xataka | The Nvidia pulse and US administration becomes more virulent. The B20 GPUs for danger

bet on the Open Source

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China with the Open Source models It is a zasca throughout the mouth For the unbelievations. It didn’t seem logical that the Asian giant Take it like this With the development of artificial intelligence systems open and available for all audiencesbut the truth is that in recent months the country has given a unique lesson the world. He has good reasons for this. Above all, taking into account that its great rival, the USA, has adopted a totally opposite position. Except in outstanding exceptions as a goal with flame “That the Chinese models probably inspired,” the large technology companies and startups that try to win the AI ​​race do so with a closed and owner approach. Ours is ours: You can use it, but we are not going to tell you (much) how they work, they seem to tell us. But in recent weeks China has not stopped demonstrating that another way of doing things is possible. And do them well. Alibaba, Baidu or Tencent have been flooding the market for some time with the Open Source models, Something simply unusual in a country known for its secrecy and its obsession with control. Until the appearance of Deepseek Everything seemed to follow the expected script in the war between the US and China. The first did not stop imposing vetoes and zancadillas on the Chinese technology industry. Nothing to export advanced chips of AI or to suggest the secrets of our technology. China was expected to come with secret, closed and owner developments, but the Deepseek moment marked a turning point. Or two. The first, demonstrating that China was already at a very high level in AI. The second, by betting on an Open Source approach and invited the world to try Deepseek freely and learn from it. Since then they have not stopped appearing from China that they presume to have greater performance than Deepseek R1 and that of course make it clear that in China there is an entire internal war to lead this segment. Qwen 2.5 Max (Alibaba), Doubou 1.5 Pro (Bytedance), Ernie 4.5 (Baidu), Hunyuan Turbo s (Tencent) or Kimi K1.5 (MoNshot AI) are some recent examples of that frantic movement, but again the really surprising thing is the open approach of many of these models. And as they point out In Financial Times“business and geopolitics, Generosity rarely lacks strategy“That China is opening its AI models has its reason for being, and that is precisely to attract talent to strengthen its models and thus be able to win that career. In China they are managing the US sanctions decentralizing their development and managing to capture the interest of developers around the world to study these models and improve them. In fact, that overall opening of Chinese models suddenly makes vetoes to use Nvidia advanced chips are no longer so effective. It is true that in China they will not be able to use them, but Western countries with access to these chips can train and refine models based on Chinese Open Source models, which also serves as a way of avoiding sanctions. It is a “no matter that you do not let us train our models with the best Nvidia chips: others will do it outside China.” The strategy seems to be working. The interest and popularity of Chinese models is growing, but it is also their quality and benefits is already at the level of the best closed openai, Anthropic or Google models. And if there are open models with the same performance as chatgpt or Claude or Gemini, but they are source and free, cheaper or cheaper, Why use payment alternatives? In many cases the answer will be overwhelming: not at all. Of course, the Chinese bet has its risks. Foreign companies may end up taking advantage of Chinese advances to launch their own models that are superior or that fit other markets. Perplexity, for example, has created R1 1776an Open Source version of Deepseek R1 that annuls censorship and biases imposed by some Chinese models – they don’t answer you if you ask about the events of Tiananmen’s Square. It is something that the Beijing government probably did not like it, but it was inevitable. And despite this, China is achieving what it pursued. And the solution was not to close the world more, but, curiously, open to the Open Source philosophy. Who would have said it. In Xataka | Deepseek has become the Fashion company of the AI. Unlike the rest, he refuses to accept external investment

The dozens of river channels about to overflow

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These days the keyword is Martinho. According to Aemethigh -impact storms will leave very strong wind gusts (which, in the northern peninsular they can exceed 100 km/h). But that is not the most problematic. The most problematic at this point in March is rain. According to the accumulatedMartinho will cause abundant rains in areas where Many weeks without stop raining: Above all, in the central system and Western Andalusia. That is, the most problematic are the river channels. But first of all, let’s talk about the ‘Fujiwhara effect’. And it is that one of Martinho’s peculiarities is that it comes from the hand of a relatively rare phenomenon in our country and that (most likely) ends up intensifying storm. In general terms, the ‘Fujiwhara effect’ occurs when two systems With low pressures they approach each other and begin to “curl” around a common point. Ultimately, they can get to merge, but (whatever) the phenomenon can introduce changes in the intensity or trajectory of Borrasca. That is just What seems to see: Some of Martinho’s secondary storms are going to start “orbit” around them and may be absorbed. Hydrographic conferences are preparing. The best example is that of Guadalquivir. Only on Monday, March 17, the reservoirs of the basin released 234,135 cubic hectometers. It is not only a very high figure compared to the previous days but also As they point out in the Diario de Sevillaequivalent to all the ability of the swamp of Melonares (221,710 cubic hectometers) and a little more. Although general figures may lead us to deception (the Guadalquivir basin, for example, is 50.35%), There are many swamps that are at the limit of their operational capacity. Ultimately, the figures are conditioned because the rains have concentrated in the northern part of the valley. The three largest reservoirs in the basin are in the southern part and are even more empty (Iznájar, 27.24% of its capacity; La Breña, at 29.22% of its capacity; and that of Negratín, to 31.74%). In the center of the country. In the central system, the situation is not better either. On Wednesday, traffic was interrupted in the M-30 and the M-40 of the city of Madrid and today The possibility has begun to be contemplated that the Manzanares overflows. But this is just an example. Right now, each valley in the northern zone of the Tajo basin is becoming a funnel that channels much more water than they are accustomed (and are surely able to handle). The clearest example is that there are reservoirs that They have unwanted for the first time. And they are over 50 years old. The worst can be to come. Because, as we saw in The case of the Dana de Valenciathe problem is not only the rain: the problem is that all that water has to go somewhere. I do not want to say that we will meet a problem of such magnitude, but what is certain is that many zoans inside the peninsula will receive a huge amount of water. And nobody is sure we know how to manage it well. ‘Prudence’, again, will be the keyword once ‘Martinho’ discharges all his strength. Image | ECMWF In Xataka | If the question is when the rain is going to end, Aemet has bad news. Especially for Andalusia

The European model will never be the same

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The European Commission has required Apple to open nine basic functions of iOS to developers and external manufacturers, transforming the iPhone experience in Europe. As we explain in Xatakathis decision represents the first great coup of authority of Commissioner Teresa Riberawho has also rebuked Google to favor their own services in the search results. Beyond the news, We are facing a turning point: The iPhone in Europe will never be the same. Why is it important. This intervention will directly affect the experience of millions of European users. Functions that have defined the exclusivity of the Apple ecosystem – as Airdrop, AirPlay or absolute synchronization with Apple Watch – will soon be available for competition products, altering the very essence of the iPhone as we know it. We are not facing a simple legal requirement, but before a forced redefinition of what an iPhone in Europe means. Between the lines. The European Commission has accurately identified where the opening hurts more. The selected functions are not casual: they are precisely those that create the “Blocking effect“That keeps users within the Apple ecosystem. When opening these characteristics, the EU not only seeks to encourage competition, but systematically dismantle the barriers that Apple has built for years to retain users. It is a direct attack on the company’s strategy. What is happening. For the first time, regulators are specifically dictating how IOS should function, with a detailed implementation calendar: Notifications should be shown in third -party watches by the end of 2025. The automatic device change will work with third -party headphones for June 2026. And the alternatives to AirPlay must be available by the end of 2026. This means that iOS 19 and 20 will include functions and APIS that Apple would never have voluntarily implemented, creating a very different operating system from that in the rest of the world. The big question. Is this “open” iPhone better or worse for European users? The answer depends on what we value the most. On the one hand, interoperability will allow greater freedom of choice and potentially more competitive prices. A user can buy third -party headphones that work as well with their iPhone as the AirPods, or a clock that access the same functions as the Apple Watch. On the other hand, Apple warns that forced opening compromises privacy and security. The non -encrypted transmission of notifications to external devices, for example, could expose sensitive information. In addition, the resulting fragmentation could degrade the integrated experience that many users value. However, in the past we have seen movements that seemed unthinkable ( options for sharing in iOS 8the recent arrival of emulators wave forced appearance of third -party stores) that they have not had the dire consequences that were raised. The threat. The greatest risk for European users is to become second -category digital citizens. Apple has already demonstrated its willingness to delay functions in Europe, as happened with Apple Intelligence in general or with iPhone Mirroring in particular, and could intensify this strategy. If the company considers that the EU requirements compromise its platform too much, it would not be surprising that future innovations arrive first – or exclusively – to less restrictive markets. Or to the rest of the world. European users could face a dilemma: more options but less innovation. In summary. The European iPhone will never be the same again. The question is whether that will be for better or for worse. What is clear is that we are witnessing a historical transformation in which regulators have decided to actively redesign the most influential product of what we have of the century. The result of this experiment will define not only the future of the iPhone, but possibly that of all technological regulation. In Xataka | Apple has been trying the idea of ​​an “without ports” for years. Right now is more a utopia than a reality Outstanding image | Wikimedia, Apple, Xataka

definitive solution even if you have restored yours

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In mid -March of this 2025, A generalized error He made many Chromecast leave to work, affecting the second generation and chromecast audio. Then came a partial solution, and Now we have the definitva solution To fix yours. The soap opera is over. The previous solution only fixed those chromecast that you had not touched, but if trying to solve it you had restored it to the factory settings, then it kept not working. This solution is worth everyone. How to return your chromecast to life To solve the problem of chromecast that have stopped working, Google has launched another firmware update which will begin to reach all devices. This is a definitive solution for those second generation chromects and Chromecast Audio that stopped working. This update is automatic. This means that the only thing you need is that your chromecast is connected to the house Wi -Fi network and is connected to the current. Even if you could not send content, your Chromecast had not ceased to be connected to the network, so there will be no problem to receive the update. If you had restored the chromecastthen you just need Update the app Google Home From your mobile to the latest version (3.30.1.6 for Android and 3.30.106 for iOS). This will implement the necessary changes to be able to configure it from scratch without those mistakes it gave before. In the event that the Google Home update does not arrive on Google Play, you can download it by hand through This apkmirror linkby handing the file and installing it on the mobile. In Xataka Basics | Seven unusual things for which you can use your chromecast with Google TV

Starliner astronauts made nine months of extra hours. The bonus they are going to receive from NASA is ridiculous

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The image of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finally on earth It will be possibly one of the 2025 snapshots. To remember his HISTORY HISTORY in space after the multiple leaks and failures of the Boeing Starliner. If you are wondering if it is worth being an astronaut after such a case, the answer is given by the bonus that they will receive for that time “more” in orbit. It is not a matter of money. It goes for long. As We countAstronauts Williams and Wilmore finally returned to Earth after nine months have passed in space, a period much longer than initially planned. His mission aboard the Boeing Starliner began in June 2024 and had to last just over a week. However, a ruling in the capsule propellars prevented its correct coupling with the International Space Station (EEI), leaving astronauts stranded in orbit until the technical problems were solved. The delay generated Great anxiety in social networkswith many speculating about the safety and well -being of astronauts. However, Williams and Wilmore remained firm in their commitment to the mission and denied the statements that they were “abandoned” or “trapped.” In fact and according to Wilmore himself clarifiedthese types of unforeseen events are part of the work and are something for which they are prepared. The economic sacrifice. Despite the extreme challenges they face, the truth is that NASA astronauts do not receive additional compensation for the danger of their missions or for long hours of work in space. Williams and Wilmore earn a salary that is public: an upright annual 152,258 dollars based on updated NASA rates. However, and here is the Quid that differentiates it with other types of “ordinary” works, the salary does not include payment for extra hours, holidays or dangerous conditions, a notable difference with respect to many other well -paid professions on earth. According to Mike Massiminoformer NASA astronaut, “there is no extra pay due to danger, or compensation for working longer in space,” which means that, despite having spent nine months in orbit instead of a week, astronauts will not receive any additional remuneration. The closest thing to an “extra” pay you receive is a small daily stipendio of 5 dollars for being in space, a very small amount and we would say that ridiculous, adding just $ 1,430 for the 286 days that passed in the US. What does NASA say. For its part, the American space agency argues that astronauts They have all their expenses coveredincluding transport, accommodation and food during their stay in the US. Again, compared to other work of high salaries that do not imply physical risks, astronaut’s pay may seem disproportionate, especially if we take into account the danger they face. It is not a matter of money. This takes us to the other Quid of being an astronaut. While other professions with similar salaries, let’s put A bank workeror a notary, they allow working in comfortable environments without exposure to mortal hazards, space exploration implies isolation, uncertainty and constant risk. And, even so, many astronauts choose this race. The key seems clear: they do it by pure vocation and passion for space, rather than for economic reasons. Being Astronaut is still a dream of childhood for many. In fact, A 2019 study De Lego revealed that more than 10% of children in the United States and the United Kingdom continued to aspire to become astronauts, despite the rise of new professions such as digital content creators. For Williams and Wilmore, the possibility of contributing to space exploration and scientific research surely exceeds any financial sacrifice. It is not a wait, it is a mission. In addition, we must understand that, throughout their stay in the US, Williams and Wilmore not only expected their return home, but actively worked in the maintenance and improvement of the station. Nine months give a lot, and there they were with tasks such as inspection and repair of hardware, loading of loading and supplies, support of scientific experiments and technological demonstrations, configuration of a new air lock system or with physical activity tests in microgravity. In summary, his time in orbit contributed to NASA’s scientific knowledge and the maintenance of the EEI as a key center for space exploration. Resistance and commitment. No doubt, for many of us the simple idea of ​​being stranded in space may seem an unimaginable nightmare. But for astronauts like Williams and Wilmore, it is simply part of the work. According to Ken BowersoxNASA’s Head of Space Operations, astronauts are trained not to focus on when they will return, but in the success of the mission. Perhaps for this reason, and beyond the money they receive, what happened is a good reminder that, in space exploration, motivation and resilience are as important as technology itself. Image | POT In Xataka | “Stranded” astronauts in space say goodbye to the ISS with a script turn: supporting Elon Musk’s version In Xataka | The soap opera is over: the “stranded” astronauts in space have returned to Earth nine months later

There is greatness in small ambitions

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I am not a Pebble user. I was not at the time or I will be with Your relaunch: Before the Apple Watch and now I have passed to Garmin. But Few technological ads have been as stimulating as that of this historic watch under a new philosophy. “I am building a small company and focused on manufacturing these watches. I have not planned to raise money from investors or hire a great team. The emphasis is on sustainability,” he wrote Eric Migicovsky In his blog. This statement represents exactly What the technology industry desperately needs: projects that do not aspire to master the world, but simply exist with dignity. The current technological ecosystem operates The dictatorship of hypercrection. If you do not aspire to be a company valued in billions, Silicon Valley’s dominant culture considers you a failure. Walk or burst. This mentality has distorted technological development, transforming potential handicraft works into generic products designed to maximize investment returns. It is no accident that mobile telephony has been filled with indistinguishable terminals from each other. The result goes there: a homogenization of innovation and the gradual disappearance of proposals that do not fit the unicorn squad. Among the few alternatives we have seen, many were born miscariated (Rabbit R1) or directly malicious (Humane Ai Pin). But there are also happy stories. Projects such as Panic with its playdatethat of Analoguethe Keychron keyboards either The remarkable They demonstrate it: excellence does not require market domain, only a clear vision and impeccable execution. What Migicovsky is doing is A declaration of independence. By rejecting external capital and prioritizing sustainability over the scale, it is releasing its vision of the pressures that sank the original Pebble. Himself He told us a few years ago. The irony is very evident: what caused Pebble’s failure was not insufficient demand, but an unsustainable cost structure born of excessive expectations. Need A new business taxonomy in technology. Among the giants who aspire to dominate the world and the projects of amateurs There should be a large ecosystem of deliberately small but professional, sustainable and profitable companies. Every time I see a technological project that embraces their limitations instead of apologizing for them, which finds freedom in voluntary restrictionI remember why I fell in love with technology. Not because of his aspirations of omnipotence, but for his ability to express the unique vision of his creators. The new Pebble does not intend to compete with Apple Watch and even His CEO says explicitly “Keeping he condemned to undervalue him at the time,” but to exist as a conscious alternative for a niche, not for anyone. And that is what makes it potentially extraordinary. Or at least much more valuable than its conservative strategy seems to seem. Outstanding image | Core Devices In Xataka | Thus Pebble failed: “The biggest mistake was not to react when we knew that the Apple Watch was going to arrive”

How to use chatgpt or gemini by taking out the information only from Wikipedia as the only source

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Let’s explain the way you can do Chatgpt consultations using Wikipedia as the only source. Sometimes, when you ask for a thing to artificial intelligence you can make mistakes, and even when you want me to explain something obtaining internet information, you can use unreliable sources to generate the answer. Meanwhile, Wikipedia has been positioned for many years A great source of collective knowledge. Yes, it also has errors, but there are much less. Therefore, we are going to tell you and explain the prompt that you can use both in Chatgpt as in COPILOT, Deepseek either Gemini. Ask the AI ​​to use wikipedia What we want to get is that the artificial intelligence chat we use use wikipedia as the only source to obtain information. In this way, you will look for what you have asked there, you will get written information, and generate an answer based on it. We can meet two problems. The first is that in addition to Wikipedia also use other sources, so that everything will no longer come from a single site. It may also happen that the answer is too technical. We will solve both things with the prompt. This is the prompt that we recommend: Explain to me in a simple way what is XXXX taking the information only from Wikipedia. Here, what you have to do is change the XXXX for what you want me to explain. You can also ask you to explain who a person is, or adapt it in the way you need for the request you have in mind. What we have done in this prompt is to add the “in a simple way” so that the answer it generates is colloquial. Besides, We have added the term only To specify that only use Wikipedia as a source, and that you do not obtain data from any other web page. In Xataka Basics | How to improve chatgpt responses: 9 steps to guarantee higher quality and better sources

The price of eggs has shot and having an own chicken coop seems attractive. But there are fines of up to 3,000 euros

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2025 is the year of Trump’s return to the White House, that of the negotiations on Ukraine, the Rearm of Europe, The tariffs and the distancing from Brussels and Washington. And against all prognosis 2025 it is also being the year of the Egg crisis. Literally. Good The US knowsplunged into a deep “ovoflation”but also Spainwhere in a short time the eggs have increased more than 20%. Thus, many households, especially in the rural, can think of mount To self -abuse. It is not new or that has been done before in Spain. Of course, since 2024 more than chickens, grain and desire to have a domestic chicken coop is needed. If we want to save a fine, it is also necessary to fulfill certain procedures. Issue of laws (and fines). That we lead all our lives seeing homemade pens in the villages, mounted on farms or courtyards with a few laying chickens, it does not mean that there is no law that regulates them. In July 2021 it was approved A Royal Decree which establishes certain “basic standards” to “order” poultry farms. And although it does not focus exclusively on “self -consumption” farms, it includes certain guidelines that its owners must respect. If you have a chicken coop or even a small homemade corral you should know the decree. Especially because, although The text It is 2021, part of its rules on safety, hygiene and equipment did not begin to apply until relatively recently: on January 1, 2024, when the moratorium enjoyed by the farms that already existed. And what does the decree say? One of the most relevant points for domestic farms is the one collected in article 16.5, which Specifies: “The holders of self -consumption farms will be obliged to carry out prior communication so that they are included in the General Registry of Livestock Explodes.” The “self -consumption” nuance is important because The law also define clearly what requirements they must meet to be: not exceed a maximum number of birds or selling anything they produce. Neither young nor meat nor eggs. In case they would go to the category of “reduced exploitation”. The requirement for home pens is less strict than the one applied to the rest of the farms, which before registering is required an authorization that accredits that they meet all the norms; But that does not mean that chickens for self -supply can do whatever they want. They must register. And among other issues are obliged to identify a reference veterinarian. Question of eggs euros. Laws usually carry sanctions for those who break them. AND The 2021 decree About poultry farms is no exception. In the norm, no sanctions are specified in euros, but the corpus of laws to which the authorities will resort to an infraction does refer. In the case at hand, that of not registering a corral, the reference is the Animal Health Law of 2003in which it is identified as a mild infraction not to communicate to the authorities the births or entries of animals of an exploitation. And how much does that mean? A good pinch. The sanction can go from 600 to 3,000 euros, everything depends on the circumstances of each case and aggravating as recidivism. The law also allows infractions to settle with a simple “warning”, although exceptionally. “It will only be imposed if there was no intent and in the last two years the person in charge would not have been sanctioned (…) for the commission of any other violation of the planned,” Clarify. But … Is it a new standard? Not quite. In fact it has been feeling its effect in different regions of Spain for a few months. A year ago for example The voice of Galicia explained that the new requirement had left “an avalanche” of applications in the offices of the Department of Rural Environment, where they already accounted for 40,700 self -consumption chickens. The high ones do not respond only to the fear of fines. Without the process, Corrales owners were already They couldn’t buy New offspring for its farms. In other regions the norm had a scope much more limited. The eggs, under the focus. That the Royal Decree of 2021 is news is now explained for a simple reason: the eggs have become considerably more expensive in recent weeks. In a scenario marked by the increase in demand and the costs and ghost of the avian flu that hits the United States, the Ministry of Agriculture calculates that its price at origin has risen 30% In just one year. So far from 2025 the increases have been, depending on the type of product, between 11 and 18%, with increases especially pronounced in the last month. The OCU estimates that “a dozen medium eggs now costs 25% more than a month ago.” Specifically, it calculates that the price of M Eggs M have risen 25.2% if they are compared to the data of April 2024. It also agrees that the rise has been more marked the last two weeks. Looking for the causes. OCU is not limited only to Identify ups Price, which move between 25% of the M Eggs and 15.4% year -on -year of the L. have also investigated the causes of that increase, a sum of “several factors” among which includes the rise in prices at origin, the US crisis by avian flu, an increase in production controls and “collective psychosis.” “The videos, information in networks … of individuals talking about the price increase and comparing what the eggs cost the eggs creates an environment in which we all expect that ‘crisis’”, Reason the organization of consumers, which warns about the possible “speculation.” With that backdrop in the US there are even those who have opted for rent chickens and self -abuse. In Spain, having its own domestic corral is not such a strange option, especially in the rural, but that: to avoid scares (and fines) it is convenient to know the law and … Read more

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