Second best October on record for Catalan hotels
4,6 million overnight reservations were made throughout month, 2.9% less than last year, according to the Spanish Statistics Institute
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Barcelona City Council approves measure to deny permits for far-right protests
The Catalan People’s Party and Ciutadans voted against proposal, while Barcelona in Common, ERC, PSC, CUP, the Democratic Group, and an independent voted in favour
2 million foreign tourists visited Catalonia in September
Total of visitors from abroad increased by 8% in first 9 months of 2017
Record number of overnight hotel stays in Catalonia during September
3% increase of bookings recorded according to Spain’s National Institute of Statistics
European Commission says imprisonment of pro-independence leaders is “an internal matter of Spain”
Spokesman Alexander Winterstein refuses to comment on the arrest or "its implications"
Government proposes creation of Central Bank of Catalonia in case of independence
There is “no risk of losing savings” on the road to independence, argues the Ministry of Economy
Rajoy opens the door to suspending Catalonia’s self-rule
Spanish president asks Puigdemont to clarify if he declared the independence
Catalan push for independence: How did we get here?
A timeline of the events that brought Catalonia to the brink of declaring independence from Spain
Internationalization and collaborative economy biggest challenges faced by rural tourism
The number of rural accommodations has grown by 212% in the last thirteen years in Catalonia
Spanish ambassador threatens Finnish MP over security issues for his support to Catalonia
“If one day Finland has a security problem and needs the solidarity of its EU partners, it could go look for that solidarity to Catalonia,” says the diplomat
Writers, actors and musicians defend October 1 vote
Some 3,000 personalities urge people to take part in referendum "so that culture will be the flesh and blood of the Republic"
‘Oct 1, Anti-democratic Fraud’: 960 personalities sign manifesto against the referendum
Signatories include Catalan intellectuals and artists such as film director Isabel Coixet, graphic designer Javier Mariscal and writer Juan Marsé
For and against the referendum law
The debate is intense in the chamber and also in the hallways of the Catalan Parliament
Catalan journalists call for release of Swedish-Turkish colleague
A manifesto claims that Hamza Yalçin, journalist and Erdogan dissident, was detained under 'false' terrorist charges
Commission accuses Spanish government of playing dirty
Catalan Parliament investigation into ‘Operation Catalonia’ finds president Mariano Rajoy and ministers conspired against rivals, such as Catalan pro-independence politicians