Illegal parties and street celebrations concern authorities as outbreak risk continues to rise
Pro-independence National Day demonstrations decentralized in several locations while doctors advise against "mass" events
August 31, 2020 11:53 AM
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Current affairs and social issues
Face masks obligatory at schools for students over 6
Spain and regional governments including Catalonia agree on measure
August 27, 2020 03:40 PM
First Covid-19 vaccine doses in Spain by end of 2020 'if all goes well,' says minister
Salvador Illa says EU relying on Oxford vaccine, but still waiting for "last stages of verification"
August 27, 2020 11:24 AM
Spanish government looks at paid leave for parents looking after children in quarantine
Catalan health minister welcomes move but says it comes "a little late"
August 26, 2020 05:47 PM
Loggerhead sea turtles released to Mediterranean in Castelldefels
Nesting of such reptiles in Catalan beaches increasing, probably due to climate change
August 26, 2020 03:04 PM
Temperature readings and mass screenings to be performed at schools
Education and health departments present plan that also includes staggered arrival times for pupils
August 25, 2020 01:43 PM
Judge overturns restrictions in Terrassa, greenlights measures in Granollers
Court argues that situation in third most populated Catalan city is "positive"
August 25, 2020 11:06 AM
Prosecutor investigates CUP's spending during 2017 independence push
Far-left party claims "state judiciary is criminalizing independence"
August 24, 2020 06:58 PM
Catalan government bans social gatherings of over 10 people
Measure to be introduced both in public and private, restaurant curfew and restrictions on smoking remain
August 24, 2020 12:35 PM
Belarus solidarity protest in Barcelona
Some 200 people gather against the 'falsified' election and the country's leader Aleksandr Lukashenko
August 24, 2020 11:29 AM
‘I can confirm torture reports in Belarusian prisons because it also happened to me’
Exiled in Barcelona for 12 years, Pavel Kirylionak sees his country "more united than ever" in its push to overthrow Lukashenko’s regime
August 22, 2020 09:30 AM
'Things not going well,' health authorities say as targeted mass screenings intensify
Covid-19 cases rising as new academic year looms with uncertainty
August 21, 2020 11:28 AM
Open Arms refugee rescue ship begins first mission after lockdown
NGO spent confinement months carrying out repairs on board and helping face the health emergency
August 20, 2020 02:13 PM
'Stronger measures' if pace of transmissions continue, warns president
Outbreak risk remains high and infection rate up to above 1 as average age of new diagnoses below 40
August 20, 2020 12:35 PM
Targeted mass screenings in Covid-19 clusters surpass 15,000 PCR tests
Take a look at this interactive map to know where and when a free coronavirus PCR test can be requested
August 20, 2020 11:46 AM
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