Catalan hotel owners buy €1.5m desalination plant to fill pools amid drought
Tourism industry prepares for potential challenges in upcoming summer season
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Farmers to receive compensation for drought losses under new government plan
Executive vows to bring back county offices to help farmers with red tape after fresh wave of protests
Catalan government's new plan boosts support for victims of gender-based violence
Emergency and face-to-face psychiatric care will be expanded, with 33 psychiatrists available 24 hours a day
Barça, Gaza and Dani Alves: Catalonia's most discussed topics on social media in 2023
Other hot topics included the Shakira trial, Sagrada Família and Primavera Sound
Residents of evacuated Badalona building won't be able to return until roof is reinforced
Mayor says residents must pay for works themselves but offers help to those with difficulties
Apartment block adjacent to collapsed Badalona building evacuated due to appearance of a crack
20 households evacuated, as residents of damaged building collect belongings on Wednesday
Farmers lift blockades on Catalan highways after 30 hours of protest
Protesters receive new guarantees from Catalan government on drought restrictions and red tape
7 in 10 farm workers in Catalonia are foreigners, 58% from outside EU
Reliance on migrant workers peaks during harvest, with 75% of labor coming from abroad
Farmers' protests target Mercabarna wholesale market, Port of Tarragona and AP-7
Agriculture sector descends on key logistics points with aim of preventing goods circulating throughout Catalonia
Farmers agree with most political parties to review water restrictions and cut red tape
Protesters return home with 'positive feelings' but warn they will not stop until deal is implemented
More than 2,000 tractors block Barcelona in unprecedented farmers' protest
Authorities advise against car journeys as Catalan capital comes to a standstill
Farmers block roads across Catalonia in protest against red tape and rising prices
EU withdraws proposal to halve pesticide use by 2030 after weeks of demonstrations across Europe
Protesting French farmers block border and force major road closures
Police divert northbound traffic at Figueres with 20km of AP-7 closed to traffic
MEPs' draft report calls for Catalan and Spanish to be given 'equal' treatment in schools
Catalan education system has long-standing policy of teaching students through Catalan
Spanish government approves sustainable transport bill
Legislation would allow local councils to introduce tolls for first time
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