crisis
PODCAST: Housing crisis – soaring rents and eviction epidemic
Stories from three women in Barcelona affected by the crisis and a look at the legal battle over Catalonia's rent cap law
PODCAST: The climate crisis threatening Catalonia
Forest fires, floods, rising temperatures and sea levels, the effects of global heating
Catalan government fines 3 companies €6.5m for breaching pollution limits
Minister for climate action warns businesses: "We all have to pull in the same direction"
How does Barcelona’s housing crisis compare with other cities?
Tackling rising rent and evictions are on the Catalan government’s priority list, as is the case across Europe
Spain announces new €11 billion rescue package for businesses and self-employed
Aid will focus mainly on hospitality, catering, SMEs, and the tourism sector
Unemployment hits half a million in Catalonia
Women, service workers, and young people most affected by pandemic economic downturn
Fridays for Future activists put on performance in front of Catalan government
Young protesters accuse inaction as “greenwashing” five years after Paris Climate Accords
Targeted mass screenings in Covid-19 clusters surpass 15,000 PCR tests
Take a look at this interactive map to know where and when a free coronavirus PCR test can be requested
Smoking ban and restaurant curfew: new coronavirus measures introduced
Spanish health minister agreed the new restrictions after a meeting with regional authorities
Demands for new social and economic model in trade union protests
Union heads vow not to pay for impending financial crisis
IMF revises Spain GDP forecast with larger fall of 12.8% predicted
Two months ago the International Monetary Fund had forecast a drop of 8% in the Spanish economy
One month in lockdown: how it unfolded in Catalonia
Thousands of lives are lost, hundreds of thousands out of work, while the world is confined to their homes
63 free 3D printers for hospitals and medical centers
Manufacturer BCN3D wants to help the scientific community under strain during the coronavirus crisis
Health system at 'risk of collapse next week'
Retired and student doctors and nurses called to join effort