Spanish government approves 'pioneering' gender parity in politics and business bill
40% of ministers, board members, and professional associations' governing bodies must be women
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Catalonia to provide all women with free reusable period products
Some 1.8m people entitled to menstrual cups and underwear as part of new government program
Catalan Cooperation Fund in Algeria to back Western Sahara
Delegation also including MPs visit Sahrawi camps: 'Morocco blocks any possibility for dialogue'
Catalan universal basic income pilot program voted down by opposition
Minority government's €800/month experiment defeated in vote on budget bill amendment
Parliament urges Google Maps not to translate Catalan and Aranese place names into Spanish
Pro-independence parties, Socialists, and En comú Podem back motion
Prosecutor keeps 6 year sentence request for suspended speaker as trial ends
Others accused in corruption case have proposed convictions lowered after deal
'We love Barcelona, the relationship will flourish' – Israeli minister after suspension of ties
Nir Barkat visits Catalan capital to 'do business' as investment from Middle Eastern country plummets
Court to investigate alleged state smear campaign against independence movement for first time
Magistrates will consider case filed by former FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell against several former Spanish police officers
Suspended parliament speaker testifies: Contracts were approved by auditors
Laura Borràs says corruption charges are result of "political persecution" against her
Sinn Féin open to recognizing independent Catalonia if party rules Ireland
Catalan president Pere Aragonès promises to "work harder" to achieve Quebec-style Clarity Act to set independence referendum conditions
Public prosecutor asks for 15-year sentence for Spain's ex-interior minister in charge of Catalan espionage operation
Jorge Fernández Díaz could be barred from public office for 33 years for police spying on former PP treasurer
Catalonia eying return to international debt market with green bonds, president says
In an interview with Bloomberg, Aragonès says it is an "opportunity to finance the decarbonization of our economy"
State rail operator head steps down after fiasco of trains not fitting tunnels
Renfe president, Isaías Táboas, and state secretary for transport resign over design mistake of 31 carriages
Catalonia aims to be at the forefront of Europe's digital future
Pere Aragonès wants Barcelona to "answer major challenges," as European Parliament president visits city
Friend of suspended parliament speaker confesses to splitting contracts, incriminating politician
Isaías Herrero admits to faking Catalan Institute of Letters quotes under Borràs' orders although she denies all charges
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