Unseasonal cold, extreme heat, drought: calamitous year for agriculture
Losses of up to 80% in crops as farmers call for more efficient use of water
September 18, 2022 10:12 AM
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Intense heat and little rainfall intensify drought in Catalonia
Barcelona weather station recorded average summer temperature 4.4°C higher than mid-20th century mean
September 17, 2022 10:30 AM
The 11th-century sunken church emerging from water due to drought
Town of Sant Romà de Sau was sunken in 1960s to create Sau reservoir, but low reserves bring up eerie relics of the past
September 17, 2022 10:15 AM
Catalonia plans to curtail gambling advertising and sponsorship
Measure part of 2024 budget bill which has not yet been presented or processed
December 8, 2023 02:50 PM
Police interventions for knife crimes have more than tripled in ten years
Authorities notice a "deterioration in neighborhood coexistence" since the pandemic leading to more tension
December 8, 2023 01:56 PM
Catalonia plans to increase rent subsidies for vulnerable households
Income threshold to be raised to €30,000 while grants offered to increase from €300 to €500
December 7, 2023 05:50 PM
Education department urges confidence in Catalan schools after poor PISA results
Government initially blamed low scores on 'overrepresentation' of migrants
December 7, 2023 04:20 PM
Cable thefts from railway tracks soar in Catalonia
Most incidents occurred in accessible areas undergoing work
December 7, 2023 10:22 AM
Education department backtracks after blaming poor test results on 'overrepresentation' of migrants
Secretary of Educational Policies says "all doubts discarded" after clarifications from PISA
December 6, 2023 05:43 PM
Only 21% of Catalans would vote in favor of Spanish Constitution if referendum were held again
Figures from Center for Opinion Studies show uptick in support from 17.5% in 2018
December 6, 2023 10:45 AM
Spain ranked worst country in EU for child poverty
More than one in four children in Spain live in poverty, according to Unicef report
December 6, 2023 12:39 PM
Catalonia falls behind in all three aspects of PISA student report
15-year-old Catalan pupils behind Spanish average in mathematics, science and reading
December 5, 2023 11:31 AM
Dani Alves' accuser seeks 12-year jail term for alleged sexual assault
Former Barça footballer allegedly raped woman in Barcelona nightclub
December 5, 2023 05:10 PM
Boom in tourism occupancy rates in Catalonia over December bank holiday
Cerdanya hotels are 90% full thanks to the slopes opening
December 5, 2023 10:10 AM
Girona court dismisses case against 27 Spanish police officers for referendum baton charges
Lawyers who lodged charges have brought appeal to provincial court
December 5, 2023 01:33 PM
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