Aragón continues to seek new ways to strengthen its international profile and open opportunities for its companies in other markets. In this context, Argentina’s ambassador to Spain, Wenceslao Bunge, visited the headquarters of CEOE Aragón, where he held an institutional meeting with the confederation’s president, Benito Tesier.
The new connections planned from Zaragoza Airport for summer 2027 have sparked interest among Aragonese travel agencies. Elisa Molina Yago, director of Agencies and Marketing at Agencia de Viajes Mundo Actur, believes the expansion could offer travelers new options, although details such as flight dates and frequencies have yet to be finalized.
The Aramón Group opened its recruitment process this Monday for the 2026/2027 winter season, with nearly 200 vacancies to reinforce staffing at its four resorts. The positions are available at Cerler and Formigal-Panticosa in the Aragonese Pyrenees, and Javalambre and Valdelinares in Teruel province.
Fresh products are the most expensive items in the shopping basket. Strawberries, oranges, lemons, green beans, peas, eggs and fish are among the foods that have become most expensive in Spain over the past year, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Some increases exceed 30%.
Aragon's industry ended July with a worse performance than most of the country. While the sector's turnover grew across Spain, Aragón ended the month in negative territory and became the autonomous community where business turnover fell the most compared with the same period a year earlier.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Luis Planas on Friday called professional farm organizations and agri-food cooperatives to a meeting next Tuesday after they announced protests over rising diesel prices.
The ‘Buenas Hasta el Hueso’ stone fruit promotion campaign continues to gain visibility on social media. In 2026, the initiative surpassed 11 million views and nearly two million interactions, while building a community of more than 20,000 followers.
Natural light reaches almost every corner of this apartment on Vía Hispanidad, one of Zaragoza’s main thoroughfares. The private development includes a terrace, pool, gardens, garage and storage room.
Zaragoza Airport will take a major step forward in connectivity from summer 2027. The Aragonese capital will offer an unprecedented 31 commercial routes, providing direct flights to 15 countries in Europe and North Africa. The expansion will strengthen Zaragoza’s international profile, as Spain’s fourth-largest city by population and one of the main economic engines of the northeast of the country.
The arrival of data centers in Aragon is mobilizing figures on a massive scale. Investments of more than €70 billion have been announced, including €33.4 billion backed by the Aragon Government's DIGA and PIGA programs. However, the real impact on Aragonese companies will depend on their ability to integrate into the supply chain, according to the latest study by the Basilio Paraíso Foundation.
Aragon's economy continues to grow, although it is beginning to show signs of losing momentum. GDP rose 2.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, below the 2.7% recorded across Spain. Consumption and domestic demand continue to support activity, while investment in capital goods is losing strength.
Attention, beekeepers: the time has come to put your honey to the test. If you believe this year’s harvest deserves to rank among Spain’s best, Mieladictos has opened entries for its 12th edition. Beekeepers can now submit honey produced during this season in a competition that once again seeks to recognize the quality of honey made in Spain.
The aviation of the future is seeking lighter, more efficient and sustainable aircraft, and Aragón is also taking part in this challenge. The Aragón Institute of Technology (ITA) is part of a European alliance working on new technologies to improve aircraft manufacturing and reduce its environmental impact.
Aragón has increased its installed capacity by 3,006 megawatts (MW) since 2023 and now reaches 14,657 MW, with renewables accounting for an increasing share. Director General of Energy and Mines Yolanda Vallés highlighted that renewables now represent 84% of the region’s installed capacity, up from 77% three years ago.
Central Zaragoza is also home to small retreats above the bustle of its streets. One is on the fifth floor of Casto Méndez Núñez Street, just steps from Don Jaime I, where a 53-square-metre attic penthouse is looking for a new owner.
Zaragoza Airport recorded a notable rise in cargo traffic in August, reaching 15,895,155 kilograms, 27.4% more than in July and 4.8% more than a year earlier. However, passenger numbers fell sharply to 63,717, 10,217 fewer than in August 2025.
Arancha Simón, Aragón’s minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food, called on Spain’s Agriculture Ministry not to conclude negotiations on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) before clarifying the budget available to the agricultural sector. She made the appeal on Wednesday at the Agricultural Advisory Council for Community Affairs, held in Madrid.
Reactions in Aragon to the new data center decree continue to emerge. After the deadline for submitting objections ended, various stakeholders, including the sector itself and the Government of Aragon, have expressed their opposition, arguing that the energy requirements are impossible to meet and create uncertainty for projects already under consideration because of the decree’s retroactive effect.
The Princess of Girona Foundation will hold the third of four in-person bootcamps for “Generación Propósito 2.0” in Zaragoza on September 18 and 19. The program supports young entrepreneurs with initiatives focused on social, environmental, educational or technological impact. The event will bring together 17 young people from different autonomous communities at the Espacio Joven Fundación Ibercaja and the Palacio de Larrinaga.
The Association of Directors and Executives of Aragon (ADEA) brought LaLiga president Javier Tebas to Huesca on Wednesday for a new edition of the ADEA Forum, where he analyzed the present and future of the football industry. He defended a model based on economic sustainability, financial oversight and innovation as key to securing the competition’s future.
