Catalan pastry chefs hoping to sell over 900k epiphany cakes
The traditional tortell de reis will be seen in best-selling marzipan, followed by cream and truffle
January 4, 2019 03:07 PM
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Catalan unemployment falls to under 393k
The end-of-year December figures are the best since 2007 and show a 25k decrease since 2017
January 3, 2019 12:43 PM
Catalonia to exit regional liquidity fund in 2019
Vice president Pere Aragonès confident government will pass budget
December 29, 2018 11:08 AM
Catalan exports up 6.5% in October to reach all-time best
Chemical, equipment sectors and automobile driving most of the sales
December 22, 2018 09:13 AM
Foreign investment in Catalonia up 56% in third quarter
Current total of 1.84 billion euros for 2018 is 16% less than last year
December 20, 2018 04:31 PM
Barcelona studio wins best videogame at PlayStation Awards
‘A Tale of Paper’ by Open House Games studio received best videogame prize
December 20, 2018 01:56 PM
Barcelona airport passengers up by 7.8% in November
Infrastructure could end its year with over 50 million users for first time, with Girona at 2 million and Reus at 1 million
December 12, 2018 02:03 PM
Rent in Barcelona rises some 5% from last year
By neighborhood, the highest rent is in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi and the lowest is in Nou Barris, with an average of €949
December 11, 2018 05:37 PM
EU Mediterranean Corridor official calls for cooperation between Spain and Catalonia
Strategic board for infrastructure under constrution meet in Barcelona
December 10, 2018 07:22 PM
Catalonia's Nordic ski resorts ready for 'fantastic' season
Cross-country skiing is on the rise with numbers set to exceed last year's 76,000 visitors
December 10, 2018 12:21 PM
Barcelona startup invents package-delivering robot
Eliport is working on both a robot and a ‘smart’ post-box to solve the so-called ‘last mile delivery problem’
December 9, 2018 04:38 PM
800k festive poinsettias for Christmas – all locally grown
The traditionally red holiday plant often loses some color when imported from Almería in Spain or as far as Holland
December 7, 2018 03:06 PM
Online giant Rakuten looks into opening HQ in Catalan capital
FC Barcelona's shirt sponsor set to deepen its links with the city by setting up a European base
December 5, 2018 11:23 AM
Out and about in Catalonia over the bank holiday weekend
With four days off from December 6 to 9, mountain, country and coastal areas are looking forward to a bumper year
December 4, 2018 12:38 PM
Slight rise in jobless total in Catalonia in November
Unemployment went up by 0.82% compared with October but the annual figures continue to fall
December 4, 2018 11:34 AM
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