Taxi drivers protest ride-hailing platforms, blocking Barcelona's Gran Via
Cabs denounce "abuses" from likes of Uber, Cabify, and FreeNow but call off ISE strike to continue negotiating with authorities
January 25, 2023 10:21 AM
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Teachers, doctors, and taxi drivers protest in Barcelona
Around 15,000 workers from health and education sectors took to the streets
January 25, 2023 11:23 AM
Spanish national police agents to face trial for 2017 referendum crackdown
45 officers charged with crimes of injury, torture, and against moral integrity
January 25, 2023 02:31 PM
Striking teachers demand reversal of post-2008 cuts to education
Several thousand fill Barcelona's Plaça Sant Jaume calling for minister to resign
January 25, 2023 11:42 AM
Over 1,000 health workers demonstrate in Barcelona on first day of strikes
Protest organized by Intersindical nurses' union, while doctors try last-minute negotiations with health department
January 24, 2023 04:32 PM
Baby found abandoned in sports bag on Barcelona street
Emergency services bring infant to hospital in stable condition after discovery at 6am on Tuesday
January 24, 2023 10:42 AM
Light snowfall in Barcelona's mountain neighborhoods
Snow in central Catalonia's Ripollès, Osona and Moianès counties
January 24, 2023 09:52 AM
Trials in Girona suspended as public administration lawyers go on strike
Prosecutors urge better working conditions, including pay raises
January 24, 2023 01:47 PM
Over 19m tourists visit Catalonia in 2022, 8% fewer than in 2019
Hotel prices in December rose by 12.5% compared to previous year
January 24, 2023 11:05 AM
Teachers, medical professionals, and taxi drivers to strike on January 25 and 26
Workers plan to take to streets "to defend public services"
January 23, 2023 06:16 PM
Outrage as FC Barcelona women's team collects own Spanish Super Cup medals
Organizers claim ceremony followed "protocol" but social media users call for accountability
January 23, 2023 01:46 PM
Dani Alves transferred to safer prison with smaller wards
FCB coach Xavi apologizes to alleged sexual assault victim for "feeling sorry" for jailed footballer
January 23, 2023 03:22 PM
Cold snap could bring snow to Barcelona hills on Tuesday
Snow and cold weather warnings across Catalonia as icy temperatures continue
January 23, 2023 11:58 AM
'I feel sorry for Dani Alves': Barça manager sparks outrage after imprisonment comments
Xavi Hernández 'shocked' at news, as nightlife associations want to act as private prosecutor in judicial case
January 22, 2023 01:03 PM
Sub-zero temperatures across Catalonia including coastal areas
Thermometers drop to 1ºC in Barcelona as freezing weather also expected for Sunday night
January 22, 2023 11:36 AM
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