Spanish court denies freedom for jailed MPs
Former ministers Rull and Turull to remain in pre-trial prison
July 26, 2018 02:42 PM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Day 2 of taxi strike brings slow procession protest
Action was settled on after discrepancies over wanting to cut off access to Barcelona port
July 26, 2018 01:12 PM
Spanish judge ‘categorically’ denies politicization of judiciary
Supreme Court justice Pablo Llarena, in charge of investigating the independence case, defended that having an ideology helps to “interpret” the law
July 25, 2018 09:16 PM
Uber and Cabify suspend services in Barcelona after attacks by taxi drivers
Incidents of aggression against vehicles reported around the city as cab drivers protest rival transportation services
July 25, 2018 06:44 PM
New organic waste collection campaign kicks off
Numbers for selective waste collection went up 2% in 2017 compared to last year but remain far from the EU's objective
July 24, 2018 01:04 PM
17% of women were victims of male violence in 2016, says study
Greater awareness of gender abuse leads to 8% rise in number of reported incidents
July 23, 2018 05:12 PM
Driver who ran over yellow crosses to appear in court
Vic mayor thanks police for rapid response and confirms suspect has “psychological problem”
July 23, 2018 11:24 AM
A car runs over yellow crosses in installation supporting prisoners and exiled leaders
The incident took place in the Plaça de Vila in the central Catalan town of Vic
July 22, 2018 04:59 PM
First disappeared from Civil War identified through DNA Bank
Thanks to the Mass Graves Plan and the family DNA bank four more individuals could be identified
July 21, 2018 08:50 PM
The benefits of the woods, in a new university study
Carried out by the Autonomous University of Barcelona, it analyzes effects through oral swabs and blood samples
July 20, 2018 08:51 PM
Wolfgang Schomburg: 'This was never a matter for criminal law'
Puigdemont's lawyer in Germany celebrates withdrawal of European Arrests Warrants and urges Spain to take a "reasonable approach" and drop the whole case
July 19, 2018 06:58 PM
Pioneer cohabitation project fights loneliness in old age
The participative communal space is set to be in a former factory in the Tarragona region
July 18, 2018 04:26 PM
All victims of La Rambla attacks to be recognized even after deadline
68 people already admitted for status of victim by Spanish home affairs ministry
July 18, 2018 02:06 PM
Catalan government auditor under investigation for hiding referendum funding
Rosa Vidal accused of obstructing case against pro-independence leaders
July 18, 2018 12:30 PM
Forest fires still a threat 20 years after Central Catalonia burnt
On the anniversary of the 1998 fire that destroyed 24,000 hectares, experts warn that the risk remains high
July 18, 2018 11:51 AM
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