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Environment•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 19:55

Government awards €714k in recovery-plan contracts for seven endangered species

Two companies have been contracted to implement five-year (2025–2029) recovery plans for seven endangered fauna, funding measures to assess declines.

Environment•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 19:55

Government awards €714k in contracts for seven endangered species recovery plans

Two companies will implement recovery plans for seven endangered species from 2025–2029 after the government approved the plans and launched public.

Business•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 19:20

Retailers extend Black Friday as shoppers, scams and impulse buying rise

Shops in Andorra la Vella and beyond are stretching Black Friday into weekends or weeks, prompting mixed shopper behaviour and skepticism over deals.

Politics•2 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 18:37

10% of seasonal worker applications rejected for lacking Schengen entry/exit proof

Minister Guillem Casal said immigration authorities have turned down about 10% of seasonal worker applications under the new Entry/Exit Schengen.

Politics•2 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 15:00

CCTV probed after inmate alleges attempted sexual assault by Comella prison officer

Security-camera footage from Comella penitentiary is central to police and internal inquiries after a female inmate accused an officer of attempted.

Politics•5 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 13:44

INH opens offer for 20 affordable flats in Encamp (former Hotel Hermus)

INH opens offer for 20 affordable flats (12 one-bed, 8 two-bed, 45-65 sqm) in Encamp's former Hotel Hermus, with rents at 30% income up to 75% market. Pre-registered apply by Dec 12, 2025.

Business•2 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 13:43

Caldea earns AWS Well‑Architected seal amid digital overhaul for hotel plans

Caldea has begun a major transformation—replacing the tower’s glass and revamping its digital systems.

Business•2 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 13:11

CityXerpa Pay integrates Bizum into Andorra POS terminals with Andbank support

CityXerpa Pay, backed by Andbank, has enabled Bizum payments directly on standard POS terminals in Andorra, ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Andorra la Vella awards €251,383 Comella road slope stabilization contract

The parish council has hired Inacces S.L.

Business•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 06:04

Naturland opens 2025–26 winter season with new 600m double zipline

Naturland kicks off its winter season from 29 November to 12 April 2026, adding a >600m double zipline at 1,600m and boosting hospitality and family.

Business•4 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:51

Andorra pledges €5m for innovation in 2026 budget and sets ambitious 10‑year target; CATSA rebuild to start in Sept 2026

The Andorran government will allocate €5 million for innovation in next year’s budget and has launched the Andorra Altitud brand as part of a.

Multi‑agency aircraft accident drill at Andorra–La Seu d’Urgell Airport

The exercise involved 100 participants from Catalonia and Andorra, testing rescue operations, victim triage for 25 casualties, and coordination across airport and external emergency services.

Tyre-puncture runway excursion drill at Andorra–La Seu d’Urgell Airport tests cross‑border response

A simulated takeoff tyre puncture caused a runway excursion and fuel spill (no fire) in a large-scale emergency exercise that involved about 100.

Culture•5 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:38

Andorra’s resident population hits 88,881, up 2.4% from a year earlier

New figures from the Department of Statistics show 2,080 more residents as of 31 October 2025, with growth concentrated in mountain parishes and.

Business•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:34

Creand Crèdit Andorrà launches Andorra Open Valley accelerator with Plug and Play

Andorra Open Valley is a three‑year international acceleration programme to connect 30 high‑potential European start‑ups with leading Andorran.

Business•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:34

Creand launches Andorra Open Valley accelerator with Plug and Play

Creand Crèdit Andorrà has unveiled Andorra Open Valley, a three‑year acceleration programme run via Creand Accelera in partnership with Plug and.

Politics•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:33

Man wanted for jewellery theft vanishes from Andorran guesthouse while awaiting repatriation

A 43-year-old who completed a short prison term in Andorra disappeared from a pension where he was held pending return to Armenia after a Schengen.

Politics•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:31

Liberals announce plan to run with Acció and Ciutadans Compromesos; CC insists cooperation is limited

At its congress, Liberals said it will contest the next general election alongside Acció and Ciutadans Compromesos (CC), potentially through an.

Business•4 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:29

Shop in Andorra festival posts higher visitor and occupancy figures, shifts focus to value over volume

Tourism minister Jordi Torres hailed increased visitors and hotel occupancy during this year’s Shop in Andorra festival and defended the event’s.

Business•4 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:29

Shop in Andorra posts positive balance as organisers push decentralisation and premium shift

Tourism minister Jordi Torres reported higher visitor numbers, stronger hotel occupancy and high public ratings for the Shop in Andorra festival.

Andorran taxi groups stall on unified platform as Uber enters market

A planned move to operate from a single national platform faltered after the Interurban Taxi Association declined talks about CityXerpa.

Politics•4 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:23

Research: average life expectancy misleads pension policy

Doctoral candidate Pere López Agràs will present research showing income-based longevity gaps undermine the fairness of pension systems that use.

Politics•4 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:23

Study warns pension rules based on average life expectancy penalise low‑income workers

Pere López Agràs will present research showing that national life‑expectancy averages mask large longevity gaps by income, skewing pension equity.

Sports•4 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:17

Ranger’s FC clears nearly four months of unpaid wages after sponsorship deal

Players and staff have received overdue salaries after the club finalised delayed sponsorship funding, easing dressing-room tensions.

Sports•3 Related•Nov 26, 2025 • 05:14

Andorra awards €4.77m in 2025 sports subsidies; ski federation takes ~30%

Government sports funding rose 3.5% to €4,774,514.86 in 2025, with most going to federations.