Sant Joan 2021: How to enjoy the festivity despite the pandemic
Some beaches will be open all night and fireworks and bonfires are generally permitted but with restrictions
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Pardons for jailed independence leaders: How did we get here?
9 to 13-year prison sentences for sedition and misuse of funds followed 2017 independence referendum
Pardons for jailed Catalan leaders: How did we get here?
9 to 13-year prison sentences for sedition and misuse of funds followed 2017 independence referendum
Spain removes Covid entry requirements for much of Europe
No longer vaccine certificate or negative test required from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Romania and regions of several other countries
Foreign investment in Catalonia falls 32.7% in first quarter to €463m
Lowest figure since the same period in 2018 as business department says pandemic effects being felt
Limited return to nightlife on its first night after 15 months
Many nightclubs plan to reopen for Sant Joan or once current restrictions are further relaxed
Spanish government will pardon jailed independence leaders on Tuesday
President Pedro Sánchez announces measure in Barcelona in order to encourage 'reconciliation' between Catalonia and Spain
Protests greet conference by Spanish president announcing pardons for jailed Catalan leaders
Pro-independence groups call demonstrations ahead of Pedro Sánchez’s speech in Barcelona’s Liceu opera house
Deaths in Catalonia up 23.5% compared to 2019
Figures above Spain’s average but far from Madrid’s rate of increase
Lloret de Mar: first to offer PCR tests to tourists returning home
People visiting the Costa Brava resort can be tested for Covid-19 for just €52
Covid-19, Storm Gloria and Messi: How the world viewed Catalonia in 2020
A study of 10 newspapers in France, Germany, Italy, UK and US finds 1,021 mentions of Catalonia
‘Science friction’: art exhibit questions human supremacy over living world
Barcelona’s CCCB takes on anthropocentrism and reimagines relationship with other creatures
Protesters rally in Madrid against pardons for Catalan pro-independence prisoners
Leaders of People's Party, Ciudadanos and the far-right Vox among 25,000 at Plaza de Colón demonstration
More than 2 million in Catalonia now fully vaccinated
42% of population have had at least one jab while anyone over 40 can book appointment
Catalonia to cut master's degree fees by 40%
Cost of standard master's course will drop to €1,660 with government footing €9.3m bill