Parliament speaker and ombudsman call for closure of migrant detention centers
Roger Torrent describes them as "greatest exponents of institutional racism"
June 19, 2020 06:01 PM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Spain’s Covid-19 death toll revised up by 1,177 to 28,313
Figure still insufficient to account for stark rise in gross mortality from last year
June 19, 2020 04:31 PM
Southern Catalonia's devastating wildfire, a year on
Drone's view shows visible damage although vegetation beginning to grow back
June 19, 2020 03:37 PM
Children’s parks reopen and movement restrictions lifted as Catalonia exits state of alarm
Catalan government regains control of whole territory after 3-month lockdown imposed by Spain
June 19, 2020 11:35 AM
Reconsidering Columbus: colonialism’s thorny heritage in Barcelona
From the conquistador’s statue to the fortune that made Gaudí’s work possible, the city may be inseparable from its looted legacy
June 18, 2020 03:36 PM
Traveling within whole of Catalonia allowed three months later
Barcelona and Lleida move to Phase 3, but government will suspend de-escalation scheme and introduce new rules within hours
June 18, 2020 11:01 AM
Trial on police leadership during 2017 referendum ends: was there collusion or proportionality?
Court will have to decide between convicting Trapero and others on sedition charges with up to 10-year sentences, finding them guilty with no time behind bars or an acquittal
June 17, 2020 08:02 PM
Fines for highly polluting vehicles in Barcelona to be issued from September 15
End date set for grace period in Low Emissions Zone that was extended due to pandemic
June 17, 2020 12:41 PM
Spain's health minister suggests Barcelona and Lleida will move to Phase 3 on Thursday
"The situation has been handled correctly in Catalonia," says Salvador Illa
June 17, 2020 11:35 AM
Several mildly injured in train crash in Mataró
16 people required medical treatment after convoy hit end of the railroad
June 16, 2020 05:50 PM
Home affairs minister denies enabling security service for Puigdemont abroad
Miquel Buch also under pressure for alleged racist police attack on young black man
June 16, 2020 04:22 PM
In-person ticket sales on Barcelona buses scrapped due to Covid-19
Customers can buy them through an app and validate them through a QR code inside the vehicle
June 16, 2020 12:57 PM
Spain’s basic income for households at risk of poverty already available
Online applications open for new subsidy from €462 to €1,015
June 15, 2020 03:17 PM
'You are a monkey': young black man reports alleged racist Catalan police attack
Recording suggests 20-year-old was beaten and called racial slurs in case under investigation
June 15, 2020 12:40 PM
Girona and Central Catalonia enter de-escalation Phase 3 as mobility restrictions loosen
Number of public transport users in Barcelona area increases as capital hopeful to progress to last lockdown easing stage within days
June 15, 2020 10:46 AM
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