Court annuls Barcelona’s Low Emission Zone regulation
Council says ruling getting rid of restriction on old cars does not need to be implemented as it can still be appealed
March 21, 2022 03:32 PM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Truck drivers perform slow drive protests against rising fuel prices
Cargo transporters cause traffic jams as carriers begin second week of demonstrations
March 21, 2022 02:51 PM
30km walk retraces route of Lincoln-Washington Battalion's Civil War retreat
International Brigade republicans drew back from Francoist troops on night of April 1, 1938
March 21, 2022 02:28 PM
19 Ukrainian refugee students start school in town of Tàrrega
Another 27 children in western Catalonia town yet to enroll
March 21, 2022 01:14 PM
Incidents of racism in Catalonia doubled in 2021, says SOS Racisme
Anti-racism group's annual review condemns "slow, bureaucratic" legal system
March 21, 2022 12:46 PM
Almost 3 in 10 Catalans would move to a smaller town if remote work was an option
Younger people more likely to want a change of scenery, poll suggests
March 20, 2022 02:55 PM
'Locals expect newcomers to learn a bit of Catalan out of politeness,' language secretary says
Francesc Xavier Vila blasts Madrid for obliging citizenship applicants to learn Spanish but not Catalan if living in Catalonia
March 20, 2022 11:20 AM
Over 300 denounce racism in Barcelona: 'Being an immigrant is not a crime'
Demonstrators call for all migrants to be welcomed same way as Ukrainian refugees
March 19, 2022 01:58 PM
Catalan immersion system: origins, how it works, why its future is uncertain
Catalan government expected to fight ruling imposing 25% Spanish quota in system established in 1983
March 19, 2022 01:05 PM
All Catalan towns of more than 20,000 population will be Low Emission Zones by 2025
Councils and government sign agreement City committing to reducing pollution by 15% in next three years
March 18, 2022 01:27 PM
Ukrainian refugee welcome center in Barcelona congress hall opens
Catalonia receives 8,000 Ukrainians who flee the war in their country, 151 are children without a legal guardian
March 18, 2022 11:57 AM
Referendum on Pyrenees' 2030 Winter Olympics bid could be held in July
Government to gauge residents' approval of candidacy that already has vocal opponents
March 17, 2022 05:07 PM
Majority of Catalans don’t want independence and only 38% in favor, survey finds
Over 72% of people want the future of Catalonia to be decided in a referendum
March 17, 2022 01:50 PM
Teachers on strike halt traffic on Barcelona highway on third day of protests
Circulation back underway after serious traffic jams as education sector continues demands for change
March 17, 2022 11:31 AM
Finding shelter in Catalonia after traveling for days from Ukraine
Friends and family take in refugees fleeing war with children
March 17, 2022 07:00 AM
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