Barcelona targets tenfold expansion of network of electric vehicle charging points
Metropolitan authority wants to increase number of stations from 10 to 102 by next year
October 25, 2023 09:21 AM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Vote on making Catalan official at EU postponed again
Spain's "adapted proposal" would prevent other languages from using Catalan, Basque and Galician as precedent
October 24, 2023 02:13 PM
Council for the Republic members vote in favor of blocking Sánchez's reelection as PM
Almost 75% agree that Catalan pro-independence parties should not support investiture, with under 5% participation
October 24, 2023 06:17 PM
Business group proposes expanding Barcelona airport runway to Ricarda Natural Park
"It is now or never," Foment president says of suggestion to construct over lagoon area
October 23, 2023 01:11 PM
Barça and UN launch new refugees exhibition in Olympic Stadium
Thousands of displaced people were accommodated in the historic sporting arena
October 23, 2023 07:04 PM
Sagrada Família's newly finished Evangelist towers to light up on November 12
Celebrations for the tower completion will include a concert and castellers at the Basílica
October 23, 2023 06:30 PM
70,000 people demonstrate in Barcelona against 'genocide' in Palestine
Protesters urge EU countries for ceasefire and to stop arms deals with Israel
October 21, 2023 06:06 PM
Pro-Palestine protesters occupy Barcelona's Cortés hotel, owner is Israeli tycoon
Dozens of people chant against "genocide," while Jewish community considers action "antisemitism"
October 22, 2023 12:21 PM
Police arrest man after woman found dead in northern Catalonia
Mossos d'Esquadra do not rule out victim of gender-based crime committed in La Pobla de Segur
October 20, 2023 06:22 PM
Mosques and Jewish community were 'priorities' for neo-Nazi group Combat 18
Police say group were in "initial phase" in Spain and did not have "concrete plan of attack"
October 20, 2023 09:12 AM
Police to increase anti-terrorist patrols in response to Israel-Hamas conflict
Israeli consulate and Barça's temporary home at Olympic Stadium among sites receiving increased security
October 20, 2023 04:35 PM
Internal investigation launched into death of scientist studying Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Victim came into contact with thousands of dangerous, unauthorized samples while working in Barcelona lab
October 20, 2023 10:15 AM
Government launches international campaign to make Catalan official EU language
Initiative announced by foreign minister in Brussels features ads in bloc's 24 official languages
October 20, 2023 02:53 PM
Electric scooters permanently banned from public transport in Barcelona
Metropolitan Transport Authority cites lack of "sufficient guarantees" that batteries will not catch fire
October 20, 2023 09:52 AM
Rising cost of living, high taxes and poor air quality concern Barcelona's foreign residents, says study
Respondents satisfied with health system and cultural offering, as shown in latest International Talent Monitor results
October 17, 2023 02:02 PM
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