Richest 1% control quarter of wealth, according to Oxfam report
NGO calls for change in wage inequality at press conference in Barcelona
January 22, 2018 02:10 PM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
La Model prison opens doors to public
Interior courtyard of former penitentiary facility, a symbol of Francoist repression, can be visited from Monday to Saturday
January 21, 2018 05:38 PM
Catalan teacher denies hate speech accusations at court
Manel Riu tells court in Tremp that his tweets and Facebook posts criticizing Spain are not criminal
January 18, 2018 03:13 PM
Spain police operation against Catalan referendum cost €87M
Spanish Home Affairs minister says use of force was “minimal and proportionate”
January 18, 2018 01:45 PM
Protests demand freedom for jailed leaders at 3 month mark
Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart were sent to prison on October 16, and various towns throughout Catalonia have held demonstrations to demand their release
January 16, 2018 09:03 PM
Public retirement homes and primary care to share medical history
Easy access to an individual’s details will streamline the process and make it easier to receive care
January 16, 2018 06:54 PM
Work to do on Catalan universities as public funding remains low
Due to subsequent cuts after economic crisis, further education centers are also more expensive than European average
January 16, 2018 03:14 PM
Prison of up to 9.5 years for main offenders in major corruption case
Court orders CDC party to repay 6.6 million euros after it is found guilty of illegal funding in sentence involving former officials of the Palau de la Música concert hall
January 15, 2018 12:58 PM
Olive trees planted in remembrance of August 17 Barcelona terrorist attack victim
Pau Pérez, who would have been 35 on Sunday, was stabbed to death as perpetrator of atrocity fled police
January 15, 2018 12:25 PM
Trial over alleged illegal funding of People’s Party kicks off
Prosecutor calls for 7-year prison sentence for former Valencian vice president
January 15, 2018 10:30 AM
Yellow ribbons and October 1 ballot box placed outside European Commission in symbolic protest
On Saturday night, pro-independence activists also tied an ‘estelada’ flag outside the EU building
January 14, 2018 01:38 PM
Catalan administration workers demand leaders’ release
They also call for withdrawal of arrest warrant against Puigdemont and Catalan ministers in Brussels
January 12, 2018 02:29 PM
Citizens mobilize against gender violence
Seven women were murdered throughout Catalonia last year and 12,000 complaints were filed up until November 2017
January 12, 2018 11:44 AM
Catalonia breaks all-time record with over 1,100 transplants in 2017
Catalan hospitals have one of the highest numbers of these procedures in the world, 146.5 per million people
January 11, 2018 08:11 PM
Jailed Catalan leaders give up on unilateral path to independence
Grassroots leaders Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, as well as minister Joaquim Forn, appeared before the Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday
January 11, 2018 05:09 PM
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