More than 1,000 take part in calçotada in Barcelona's Plaça Catalunya in support of farming and food sovereignty
Organizers of mass communal lunch of over 18,000 calçots want city to "stop turning its back on the countryside"
March 26, 2023 05:56 PM
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Barcelona plans new green boulevard on Gran Via above Glòries tunnel
City Council plans to put project out to tender before end of term so work can start in 2024
March 26, 2023 01:25 PM
PODCAST: One of a kind – Cerdanya Hospital, Europe's first cross-border health center
Managing director Xavier Conill on the Pyrenean hospital's unique challenges
March 25, 2023 10:09 AM
Cerdanya Hospital: a unique binational health center in Europe
Opened in 2014, Cerdanya Hospital is managed by Catalan and French authorities in notable cross-border cooperation
March 26, 2023 11:51 AM
Man detained in prison without bail over connection with woman's murder in Tarragona area
Accused is acquaintance of 25-year-old victim whose body was found with signs of violence in country estate near Móra la Nova
March 25, 2023 05:57 PM
High risk of wildfires across Catalonia this weekend
Authorities on alert as Alfa Plan raised to Level 2 in many central, southern, and western parts of territory
March 24, 2023 08:03 PM
Woman found dead in Tarragona area suspected to be victim of gender-based crime
Body of 25-year-old was in country estate near Móra la Nova and had signs of violence
March 23, 2023 12:13 PM
Health department to hire more eating disorder specialists as cases skyrocket
€8.4m to increase capacity at hospitals and resources for specialized units
March 23, 2023 06:16 PM
Over a fifth of complaints filed by SOS Racisme in 2022 involve police violence
Anti-racist group calls on Catalonia to recognize role in "colonial processes and slave trade"
March 23, 2023 02:21 PM
Barcelona court opens investigation into Barça over referee payments
Former presidents Rosell and Bartomeu, ex-official Negreira, and club itself under scrutiny
March 15, 2023 01:37 PM
Ukraine investigating Catalan-based company for 'supplying material to Russian soldiers'
Gavary Group included in list of sanctions targets for providing "warm insoles and shoes" to front
March 23, 2023 11:51 AM
Tarragona: second in Europe for cocaine consumption
Highest rate of ketamine found in Barcelona's wastewater, third city in cannabis consumption
March 22, 2023 06:50 PM
Cyberattack on main distributor of pharmacies disrupts medicines supplies
Alliance Healthcare has experienced IT issues since Friday
March 22, 2023 08:19 PM
New forest management method being studied could increase water flow in rivers
Researchers say river flows drop by 5-10% each decade, with the trend only likely to get worse
March 22, 2023 11:10 AM
Spanish Constitutional Court upholds euthanasia law
Constitution allows people to freely decide when and how to die, magistrates say
March 22, 2023 02:53 PM
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