Aragon is increasingly capable of generating electricity, mainly thanks to the growth of renewable energy. The region ended 2025 with 13,758 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity, 11.8% more than the previous year. However, electricity generation rose by just 2.8%, mainly because the grid lacks enough capacity to absorb all the energy the facilities could produce.
Locally sourced products are gaining ground in Spanish consumers’ shopping baskets. An OCU survey shows that 65% consider a food’s local origin when buying it.
Finding a job involves checking portals, comparing conditions and finding a vacancy that matches each candidate’s training and experience. In Aragon, several companies are recruiting workers in sectors including construction, exports, transport, tourism and maintenance.
When it comes to rising home prices, Aragón has become one of the leading regions, with strong growth recorded in recent months. The property market continues its upward trend, placing the region among Spain's leaders in the increase in second-hand home prices.
A 77-square-metre property is for sale in Zaragoza’s Torrero district, with three bedrooms, a terrace and a layout designed to make the most of the space. The flat is located on Calle José Lóbez Pueyo and may be especially appealing to buyers seeking an investment property, as it is currently rented until August 2027.
The Aragonese Employment Institute (INAEM) and Zaragoza Dinámica will promote an extensive Employment Training program through 2027, aimed mainly at unemployed people. Both organizations seek to improve professional skills, facilitate access to the job market and adapt training to sectors needing new workers.
Rents in Aragon reached a record high of €11 per square meter in June, according to the Real Estate Market Report published by the Chair of the same name. The figure rises to €12 in Zaragoza, which, as Fernando Baena, director of the Association of Real Estate Agents (APIS), said, “is beginning to reach levels that would have been unthinkable” six or seven years ago.
September is here, bringing the return to routine. Many workers in Aragon have already returned to their jobs after the summer holidays, while others are still enjoying the final days of their break before fully getting back to their usual pace. However, with summer practically behind them, some are already looking ahead to Aragon’s 2026 work calendar to answer one question: when is the next long weekend? The good news is that the year still has four long weekends before 2027 arrives.
Industry and Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu expressed optimism on Friday about the survival of what he considers the “great brand” SEAT in the future automotive industry.
CCOO gathered outside the Lidl store in Parque Venecia, Zaragoza, on Friday to denounce the workload that, according to the union, the chain’s employees have faced. The organization called on the company to hire more staff, cover sick leave and absences from the outset, and comply with agreements reached with union representatives.
Aragon’s property market is maintaining a steady pace of sales despite rising housing prices. In the second quarter of 2026, 4,683 homes were sold, 1% fewer than in the previous quarter but 0.5% more than a year earlier. This slight variation contrasts with other regions, where sales are falling.
This duplex penthouse combines two major advantages of living in central Zaragoza: iconic landmarks within walking distance and a private outdoor space. The home is in San Pablo, next to Plaza del Teatro del Mercado and near Plaza del Pilar, on a south-facing top floor.
The European Union is preparing a major overhaul of its customs system. The EU Council has approved a reform aimed at adapting to the huge growth in online shopping, strengthening controls and improving the collection of customs duties.
Seat will disappear as a car brand by the end of 2029 if Volkswagen’s supervisory board approves the group’s new strategic plan this Friday. The decision is part of the German giant’s cost-cutting efforts to address the transformation of the automotive sector and growing competition from Chinese manufacturers.
Itesal, a Zaragoza-based company and leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of aluminum systems and solutions for architecture, held its traditional annual employee gathering at its plant in Pina de Ebro (Zaragoza). More than 200 professionals from its facilities and several of its Distribution Centers in Spain attended the event, which aimed to strengthen internal cohesion and share the company's main challenges.
During a visit to Cepyme Aragón, Economy Minister Eva Valle said her department aims to ensure “major technology investments reach SMEs” and announced a competitiveness plan to help them join the “digital revolution”.
Contemporary Star Energy (CSE) will send the first professionals to China next October to train for work at the future Figueruelas battery gigafactory in Zaragoza. Participants will train at Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) facilities and learn directly on production lines equivalent to those that will later operate at the Zaragoza plant.
Zaragoza will have 112 new three-, four- and five-bedroom homes in the Miralbueno district. The Lagos Miralbueno development will involve a €42 million investment, be developed as a cooperative and become Único Homes’ first project in the Aragonese capital.
Zaragoza looks different from a tenth-floor vantage point. That panorama is one of the main attractions of this exterior, renovated penthouse in the AVE district, which uses its height to gain natural light and open views across the city.
Used home prices in Aragón surged 15.4% year on year in August, above Spain’s average of 12.5%. The region recorded the country’s third-largest increase, behind only Cantabria and Castilla-La Mancha, according to idealista’s latest property price index.