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Catalan government to launch new plan for air quality for cities of more than 20,000 inhabitants

European Court of Justice likely to find Barcelona guilty in sentence on pollution to be released on Thursday

Home confinement during the state of the alarm leads to “noticeable” drop in contamination

President of state rail operator says signing contract with Catalan government only depends on state transferring funds owed

New European study led by Barcelona institute says keeping to WHO air quality guidelines would reduce incidence by 11% per year

Latest report by Resonance Consultancy praises Catalan capital as "almost ideal European city"

The company carrying out the tests hope to present results by the end of the month

The Catalan capital attracts the interest of some of the most prestigious hotel chains in the world, and has more 5 star establishments than London or Paris. Up to 13% of tourist accommodation in Barcelona is provided by luxury or 5 star establishments, a percentage that is 10% in the British capital and 7.5% in the French one. The new mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, introduced in July a one-year moratorium on new tourist accommodation to regulate the influx of visitors to the city that has affected eight of the eleven new luxury projects in Barcelona. However, neither the number of beds on offer nor the ban have reduced interest from international businesspeople, whom continue to see the Catalan capital as a “very attractive” place to invest, according to experts.