Catalan Cooperation Fund sends €741,000 to humanitarian projects during first year of Ukraine war
Effort focused on care of vulnerable groups such as children, women and ethnic minorities
February 13, 2023 01:15 PM
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Current affairs and social issues
Activists to protest Hard Rock casino, B-40 highway, and airport expansion on March 4
Environmentalists demand meeting with president over infrastructure projects linked to 2023 budget
February 14, 2023 09:43 AM
Renfe testing trains aiming to link Barcelona with Lyon and Marseille before summer
Spanish rail operator restores connections after SNCF broke partnership to focus on Paris route
February 13, 2023 03:59 PM
Three people accused of kidnapping two others in Barcelona on remand with no bail
Police broke into apartment in Sant Gervasi-Galvany to free hostages last Friday
February 12, 2023 06:28 PM
Skiing at a crossroads: bringing prosperity or gentrification and climate drama to the Pyrenees?
Ski resorts account for a fifth of region's economy but housing prices and artificial snow amid drought raise eyebrows
February 12, 2023 12:44 PM
Barcelona NGO to screen documentary on search and rescue group in Syria
Open Cultural Center will also host talk on ongoing earthquake relief efforts on Wednesday
February 11, 2023 04:27 PM
Police break into Barcelona apartment to free two hostages
Mossos d'Esquadra arrest three people in building on Amigó street in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district
February 10, 2023 09:05 PM
200 back suspended parliament speaker outside court as corruption trial begins
Laura Borràs faces up to six years for alleged irregular contracts
February 10, 2023 10:43 AM
37,000 turkeys and 50,000 quails sacrificed after bird flu confirmed in western Catalonia
Virus H5N1 not transmitted to humans
February 10, 2023 12:37 PM
DNA test confirms traces of Alves' semen in victim's body and on clothes
Police find forensic evidence on bathroom floor after footballer accused of raping woman in Barcelona nightclub
February 10, 2023 06:25 PM
Government and entities join forces to recover Catalan search engine results
Executive says fewer links in Catalan started appearing in May 2022
February 10, 2023 02:24 PM
Authorities will inform women of partners' histories of gender-based violence
Measure could affect over 350 people in Catalonia
February 9, 2023 02:59 PM
Barcelona to host talk on school pre-registration and enrolment for international families
Local and Catalan education professionals to participate in event on February 23
February 9, 2023 01:57 PM
Two southern Catalonia farmers stumble upon five Spanish Civil War-era bombs
Guardia Civil police detonate explosive devices safely
February 9, 2023 01:11 PM
Turkish consulate in Barcelona starts donation drive for earthquake victims
Winter clothes and other items collected in Sant Adrià de Besòs to be sent to region on Friday
February 8, 2023 02:40 PM
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