Temperature in Catalonia reaches record-breaking 45.3ºC
Hottest day on record as northern villages of Figueres and Darnius surpass previous high of 43.8ºC from 2019
July 18, 2023 10:24 AM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Immersion system only applicable if there were options between languages, court says
Ruling comes after High Court established three classrooms must teach at least one main subject in Spanish
July 18, 2023 04:29 PM
Catalan government sets minimum services at 66% for July 19 Renfe strike
Protest organized over lack of workers in railway sector
July 18, 2023 02:12 PM
Dead child found on southern Catalonia beach identified as 8-month-old Algerian migrant
Girl was one of 15 people who drowned in shipwreck near Balearic Islands in April
July 18, 2023 01:25 PM
Court opens criminal proceedings against ex-mayor over suspension of Barcelona-Tel Aviv ties
Judge accepts lawyer's complaint that Ada Colau may have knowingly issued an unjust decree
July 18, 2023 12:09 PM
New education ministry decree emphasizes Catalan as working language in schools
Text specifies administration as responsible for language project, offering legal security to schools
July 17, 2023 02:20 PM
Barcelona: a hub for international fertility treatment
70% of patients in Fertilab Barcelona are foreign, with Italian and French among top nationalities
July 17, 2023 01:57 PM
Report warns of uptick in physical aggression towards LGBTI individuals
LGBTI activist group reveals 2022 findings
July 13, 2023 12:51 PM
110,000 fill Barcelona streets for Pride parade
'Pride of our lives': Older members of LGBTQI+ community honored
July 16, 2023 11:19 AM
Mort & Phil author Francisco Ibáñez dies aged 87
Publisher Penguin Random House highlights "enormous legacy" of "more than 50,000 pages" left by comic book artist and writer
July 15, 2023 06:40 PM
'We discovered a mole': Pro-indy activist accused of being undercover police officer
'Maria Perello' allegedly infiltrated grassroots groups in Girona and Salt and entered into romantic relationship with campaigner
July 15, 2023 06:13 PM
Rise of far right fuels LGBTI activism, says Observatory Against Homophobia
More than two-thirds as many instances of discrimination as last year already reported
July 15, 2023 11:06 AM
Catalan police arrest 94 people in two months for stealing high-end watches
Mossos d'Esquadra break up criminal gang that stole watches valued at €192,000 in Barcelona
July 15, 2023 12:21 PM
PODCAST: LGBTQI+ in Catalonia – Pride and the fight for equality
History of gay and trans rights plus Albert Carrasco from the Observatory Against Homophobia on discrimination today
July 15, 2023 10:10 AM
Single-sex secondary schools no longer eligible for public funding
Catalan education minister applauds High Court decision
July 14, 2023 09:45 AM
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