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Gaudes urges FCC and unions to avert Pilar cleaning strike: "A deal is needed"

Gaudes urges FCC and unions to avert Pilar cleaning strike: "A deal is needed"

With just over a month to go before Zaragoza celebrates its Fiestas del Pilar, the labor dispute over cleaning services remains unresolved. Negotiations between FCC and workers’ representatives are still deadlocked after eight meetings without an agreement, keeping the possibility of a strike during the festivities on the table. Against this backdrop, Zaragoza City Council has called on both sides to narrow their differences and try to reach an agreement before October.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 05/09/2026
"De Tapas por España" arrives in Teruel: these are the flavors and places it will explore

"De Tapas por España" arrives in Teruel: these are the flavors and places it will explore

Teruel is preparing to become the television setting for a journey through some of its best-known flavors, landmarks and stories. ‘De Tapas por España’, TVE’s gastronomic tourism and cultural outreach program hosted by Adrienne Chaballe, is continuing to film its third season and will visit the city on September 10, 11 and 12. The presenter will walk through streets steeped in history, romance and Mudéjar art while discovering the cuisine found on the hills overlooking the Alfambra and Guadalaviar rivers.

Yolanda Tarancón Simón · 05/09/2026
Zaragoza activates heat emergency plan as municipal pool prices are cut

Zaragoza activates heat emergency plan as municipal pool prices are cut

With temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees in Zaragoza in the coming days, the city council will activate the yellow alert under its Municipal Heatwave Emergency Plan this Friday. Several measures will be introduced, including reduced admission prices at municipal swimming pools.

Carla Muñoz Fandos · 05/09/2026
Heads up: the tram will run 24 hours this weekend as Vive Latino 2026 begins

Heads up: the tram will run 24 hours this weekend as Vive Latino 2026 begins

Zaragoza’s tram will run continuously overnight on Friday, September 4, and Saturday, September 5, for the Vive Latino 2026 festival. Service will continue throughout the night and into the following day to facilitate travel for attendees heading to the Expo site, where the festival will take place.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 05/09/2026
Integra brings institutions and companies together in Zaragoza to celebrate four decades

Integra brings institutions and companies together in Zaragoza to celebrate four decades

Integra Tecnología celebrated its 40th anniversary yesterday afternoon with a gala at Ibercaja’s Patio de la Infanta in Zaragoza, attended by institutional and business representatives, clients, partners and company professionals. The event looked back at the history of a company founded in Calatayud in 1986 as Izquierdo Informática, which now employs more than 1,000 professionals.

Daniel Felipe Zárate Martínez · 05/09/2026
Zaragoza activates heat emergency plan as municipal pool prices are cut

Zaragoza activates heat emergency plan as municipal pool prices are cut

With temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees in Zaragoza over the coming days, the city council will activate the yellow alert under its Municipal Heatwave Emergency Plan this Friday. Various measures will be introduced, including reduced admission prices at municipal swimming pools.

Carla Muñoz Fandos · 04/09/2026
Cleaning Service to Strike During Pilar Festival After Talks Fail

Cleaning Service to Strike During Pilar Festival After Talks Fail

Zaragoza’s cleaning, waste collection and civic amenity site services will strike during the Pilar Festival after unions and contractor FCC failed to reach an agreement at Thursday’s meeting held at the headquarters of the Aragonese Mediation and Arbitration Service (SAMA).

David Docón Seco · 04/09/2026
Burqa debate returns to Zaragoza council plenary as PSOE and Vox clash over new Civic Ordinance

Burqa debate returns to Zaragoza council plenary as PSOE and Vox clash over new Civic Ordinance

Zaragoza's new Civic Ordinance has reopened in the municipal plenary a debate that had already sparked controversy during the text's drafting: the identification of people entering municipal buildings and facilities with their faces covered. The sharpest clash came between Vox and the PSOE, with the burqa at the center of a dispute pitting security and identification arguments against accusations of curtailing freedoms.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 04/09/2026
These are the major new features of Zaragoza's newly approved Civic Ordinance

These are the major new features of Zaragoza's newly approved Civic Ordinance

The Aragonese capital once again has a Civic and Citizen Coexistence Ordinance. Zaragoza City Council's extraordinary plenary session approved the new regulation this Thursday, with votes in favor from the People's Party, Vox and unaffiliated councillor Marisa Gaspar. The ordinance restores a specific framework for regulating conduct affecting coexistence and the use of public space, following the repeal of the previous ordinance in 2014. The text establishes a new catalogue of offenses and penalties and sets out the obligations of those who damage public property.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 04/09/2026
Zaragoza's New Fine Schedule: Which Offences Are Very Serious and What They Cost

Zaragoza's New Fine Schedule: Which Offences Are Very Serious and What They Cost

Zaragoza's new Civic Ordinance, approved earlier this week, divides punishable conduct into three categories based on severity and sets fines of up to €3,000. The city government aims to establish a clearer framework for penalizing everything from vandalism against street furniture to everyday behavior that harms community life or public spaces.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 04/09/2026
Etopia Kids 2026 Sets Record in Zaragoza with 603 Participants and More Than 85% Occupancy

Etopia Kids 2026 Sets Record in Zaragoza with 603 Participants and More Than 85% Occupancy

Etopia Kids’ technology camps have concluded a new edition, consolidating their position as the most successful in the program’s history. The initiative, promoted by Zaragoza City Council and Fundación Hiberus, attracted 603 participants and achieved occupancy of more than 85% of the 720 places available, setting a new attendance record since its launch.

Carla Muñoz Fandos · 04/09/2026
Candanchú offers 100 jobs for the 2026-2027 ski season: these are the positions

Candanchú offers 100 jobs for the 2026-2027 ski season: these are the positions

Candanchú is already preparing for the next ski season and has opened its job pool with 100 vacancies at the ski resort in the Huesca Pyrenees for the 2026-2027 season. The positions range from jobs on the slopes and lifts to roles in hospitality, customer service, maintenance and marketing.

Julia Zaratiegui Andrés · 04/09/2026
Zaragoza clubs and sports organizations can now apply for municipal facilities for the 2026-2027 season

Zaragoza clubs and sports organizations can now apply for municipal facilities for the 2026-2027 season

Sports organizations, clubs, schools, parent associations and sports groups in Zaragoza can now apply for the municipal facilities they need for training, matches and activities during the 2026-2027 season. Zaragoza City Council is opening the second reservation period of the 'Juegas en casa' campaign from September 3 to 9. The initiative, led by the Sports Facilities Service, aims to facilitate access to the municipal network for organizations that form part of the city's sports community.

Redacción · 04/09/2026
Sleeping in a Park Will Remain Banned in Zaragoza but Will No Longer Be a Serious Offense

Sleeping in a Park Will Remain Banned in Zaragoza but Will No Longer Be a Serious Offense

Sleeping overnight in a park or garden will remain prohibited in Zaragoza under the new Civic Ordinance, but the conduct will be reclassified under the penalties regime. The text approved Thursday by the city council of the Aragonese capital removes sleeping overnight in these spaces from the category of serious offenses and places it among minor offenses related to the indiscriminate or exclusionary use of public space.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 04/09/2026