Catalan and Scottish independence campaigns: siblings or distant relatives?
Movements share similar aims and electoral successes but face very different constitutional and political realities
catalonia
1,200 pro-independence supporters gather in Barcelona to urge parties to form government
Catalan National Assembly warns ERC and Junts: "we will no longer be by your side" if disagreement leads to fresh elections
Covid vaccines to be offered to 40-49 year olds by mid-June, and under 40s by July
All adults will be eligible to get the jab this summer, say health authorities
Liceu turns 175: highlights from the anniversary season of Barcelona’s opera house
Program includes works by Strauss, Debussy and Mozart, interpreted by top contemporary artists like Anna Netrebko or Gustavo Dudamel
Lowest number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients in seven months
Outbreak risk moves from 'very high' to 'high' for first time in two months, while transmission rate sinks to 0.85
Government calls for 'trust' in negotiating teams to agree deal for new term
Socialists rule out abstention as ERC meet Junts and En Comú Podem for separate talks
Number of women sleeping on Barcelona’s streets falls by 35% in a year
The city council links the decrease with the creation of new shelters specifically for women
Another eviction in Barcelona put off by pressure from UN
Laura and her 10-year-old daughter almost lost their home for the third time on Thursday
Support for Esquerra's minority government not guaranteed as deadline looms
Other main pro-independence party, Junts, will not back new cabinet "for free" and call for coalition talks to resume
Barcelona launches 32 disciplinary proceedings for not complying with rent control law
The implicated property-showing platforms and real estate agents may have to pay up to €100,000 in fines
,
Tourism, concerts, local festivals: How will summer 2021 look?
Catalan Tourism Board director expects visitors to return this summer, while festivals will likely look different to normal
6,500 celebrating end of curfew dispersed in Barcelona in first night after state of alarm
Large groups of young people drink in public without safety measures in several municipalities as doctors concerned
State of alarm and curfew come to an end in Catalonia after 195 days
Heavy police presence during first night without lockdown as large gatherings of young people drinking in public seen
Fira Barcelona will administer 6,000 Covid vaccine doses a day from Monday
Largest vaccination site in Catalonia is still far from reaching its full potential of 20,000 daily jabs
Prosecutor requests 8 to 29 years in prison for ex-Catalan president and his family
Jordi Pujol and his relatives were indicted for organized crime