The Long Covid Aragón association has welcomed the Health Department’s commitment to keeping Aragón’s persistent Covid clinic open, while calling for that continuity to translate into effective care for patients. Its main concerns include the lack of an internal medicine specialist and discharges issued before patients have completed the care pathway.
Fifteen years ago, Aragón Digital was already reporting on the events shaping current affairs in Aragon. On October 22, 2011, around 350 Aragonese teachers traveled to Madrid to protest cuts to public education and voice their concern that similar measures could also reach Aragon. Five buses left Zaragoza to join a mobilization that, according to the unions that organized it, brought together more than 100,000 people.
Fundación Dfa is preparing a new edition of its Inclusion Festival, expecting more than 500 people for its first accessible and free popular walk. This Sunday, October 25, the event will bring a morning of celebration and advocacy to Lucas Miret Square in Zaragoza’s Expo area, with music, inclusive dance, adapted sports, creative workshops and free activities for all ages.
The Aragon Women's Institute (IAM) has warned young people in Aragon about behaviors that can become normalized in relationships. “Control is not love, and jealousy is not proof of love,” its director, Inmaculada de Francisco, said during the 4th Equality Conference of the Valdejalón Comarca.
The Zaragoza Medical College (COMZ) is moving forward with the full renovation of its headquarters on Paseo de Ruiseñores. The project covers 1,631 square meters and will modernize the building, improve accessibility and create new spaces for training, meetings and activities also open to the public.
Medical unions, through their Strike Committee, met with the Aragonese Health Service on Wednesday after receiving a document outlining changes to the profession aimed at reaching an agreement to improve doctors’ working and pay conditions. After the meeting, the committee told ARAGÓN DIGITAL that “there has been some movement closer” between the two sides, although it stressed that no agreement has yet been signed.
It is one of Zaragoza’s must-attend charity events. For 39 editions, the Federico Ozanam Foundation’s Rastrillo Aragón has brought altruism, stalls and new or second-hand products to every venue it has occupied. In recent years, it has made the Sala Multiusos its home, and it will return there from Friday, October 23, through November 2. The venue will once again be filled with shopping, gatherings and activities for a charitable cause.
The Government of Aragón will allocate around €3.1 billion to healthcare in its 2027 budget. Aragón President Jorge Azcón announced the figure during a visit to the Aragón Blood and Tissue Bank marking the institution’s 20th anniversary. Azcón said this is the first time in the region’s history that spending in this area has exceeded three million euros.
A road accident drill, CPR workshops, physical exercise, healthy eating and emotional wellbeing are part of the extensive programme launching the second Monegros Centro Health Fair this Wednesday. Over three days, Sariñena, Sena and Lanaja will become meeting points where residents can access practical tools to look after their health and prevent illness.
One ticket, a shop in the Delicias neighborhood and one million euros. Luck has stopped in Zaragoza once again, this time changing the life of one of its residents. Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw left the “El Millón” prize in the Aragonese capital, linked to code GTV60206.
As Storm Adam makes its final impact in parts of Spain, Meteored has warned of a "polar air mass" arriving on Wednesday and bringing wintry temperatures to the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula. According to the weather information platform, Thursday will be one of the coldest days of the week, with minimum temperatures between 1 and 5 degrees.
Aragón TV, Aragón Radio and Aragón Play will accompany the six Aragón representatives as they begin their Copa del Rey campaigns. Cuarte, Real Zaragoza, SD Huesca, Utebo, Calamocha and Atlético Calatayud will seek to advance past a first-round tie decided over a single match between Tuesday, October 27 and Thursday, October 29.
As the coldest months of the year approach, Aragon is preparing for snowfall, frost and adverse weather conditions that could complicate road travel. To ensure driver safety and keep the Spanish State Road Network in good condition, the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has prepared a special operation for the 2026-2027 winter road maintenance campaign, which will have 148 snowplows and more than 22,000 tonnes of de-icing materials distributed across the region's three provinces.
The Government of Aragón plans a major education push in 2027, with a 20% increase in the Education Department’s budget, adding around €350 million compared with the previous year. The extra funding will support larger staff numbers, improved teacher pay, new infrastructure, classroom adaptations for high temperatures and increased resources for the University of Zaragoza, science and research.
The International Baccalaureate is now a reality in Teruel. IES Vega del Turia has launched the prestigious, globally recognised programme in the 2026/2027 academic year with ten enrolled students, becoming the first school in the province to offer a programme that creates new academic opportunities and facilitates access to university in Spain and continued higher education abroad.
More than 40 food safety officials from various autonomous communities took part in Zaragoza in the course "Verification of shelf-life studies against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods," organized by the Deputy Directorate-General for Food Safety Management of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) as part of the 2026 Interadministrative Continuing Training Plan.
The Camino de Santiago is much more than a route made up of miles and stages. Sometimes, all it takes is an unexpected conversation to discover the stories each pilgrim carries with them. That is what happened to influencer Lucía de la Puerta, who shared one of the most emotional encounters of her Camino experience on social media—a story that also featured two instantly recognisable symbols of Zaragoza: the cachirulo and the Virgen del Pilar.
The Education Department and unions will meet next week to discuss, in a technical committee, the regulation of extracurricular activities and educational trips outside school premises. The Directorate-General for Personnel conveyed this on Tuesday morning to the unions attending the technical committee that approved the teaching exams, offering 900 positions across 21 specialties.
Agitator Vito Quiles is moving ahead with his Zaragoza stop on the Combativos II Tour despite the university's rejection. Under the slogan “Mafia or Homeland,” he has called for a gathering outside the Faculty of Law on the San Francisco Campus this Thursday at 7 p.m.
Improving patient care when a health emergency occurs in border areas between Aragon and Catalonia was the aim of a meeting held Tuesday in Fraga, attended by professionals from 061 Aragon and Catalonia’s Medical Emergency System (SEM).
