Barcelona’s metro workers strike against asbestos found in underground system
Limited metro service leaves stations and platforms heavily crowded
May 10, 2019 12:18 PM
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WHO backs Barcelona's ban on polluting vehicles
International body's air pollution coordinator stresses importance of local authorities in tackling effects of traffic on urban health
May 8, 2019 05:57 PM
Parliament will once again urge Spain to decriminalize euthanasia
Health minister presides over talks to guarantee the right to die
May 3, 2019 03:13 PM
Tarragona gets ready to relive its Roman origins at 'Tarraco Viva' festival
The 21st annual event is designed to tell the stories alongside the archaeology
May 3, 2019 12:19 PM
After 70 years in an unmarked grave, Italian freedom fighter gets to go home
Catalan authorities hand over remains of Elio Ziglioli, who was tortured and executed by Guardia Civil in 1949
May 2, 2019 05:47 PM
Liverpool fan arrested for gender violence in Barcelona
Arrest takes place a day after local police detain a number of people for public disorder offenses in city's Plaça Reial square
May 2, 2019 12:28 PM
Unions call for 'more rights and equality' on Labor Day
May 1 will see a number of demonstrations in Barcelona and other cities around Catalonia
May 1, 2019 11:51 AM
Footballer Leo Messi gets one of Catalonia's highest civil distinctions
FC Barcelona star awarded with Creu de Sant Jordi by government, along with former parliament speakers and others
April 30, 2019 01:52 PM
Barcelona stations crowded as metro workers strike
Employees demand better working conditions after asbestos was found on underground train system
April 29, 2019 05:21 PM
Former FC Barcelona president found not guilty in money laundering case
Sandro Rosell had been in pre-trial jail for these allegations for 21 months
April 24, 2019 11:58 AM
Open Arms NGO ship finally sets sail from Barcelona port
Blockaded by Spanish authorities for over 100 days, good weather permits rescue vessel to carry humanitarian aid to eastern Mediterranean
April 23, 2019 04:55 PM
Barcelona will compete with candidates from Finland and Italy to host one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe
Sixteen countries support one of the three proposals, five of which have committed to Barcelona
April 20, 2019 11:00 AM
Fire in l’Hospitalet apartment building kills three
A woman, a three-year-old child, and a baby are the victims
April 18, 2019 10:22 AM
7 million roses expected to be sold on Sant Jordi's Day
Flower vendors gear up for April 23, when Catalonia celebrates its patron saint in its own unique way
April 16, 2019 12:12 PM
Last Catalan Holocaust survivor laid to rest
Government representatives attend farewell ceremony of Neus Català, who died on Saturday aged 103
April 16, 2019 12:01 PM
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