Rent in Barcelona grows by 14% in a year and by over 50% since 2014
Accommodation costs €1,066 monthly on average in city, with the Catalan average also skyrocketing at €805
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Barcelona's air quality improves by 31% since 2015, 'very close' to EU limit value
European Court of Justice likely to find Barcelona guilty in sentence on pollution to be released on Thursday
Civil war era Nazi bomb detonated underwater in Costa Brava
16kg explosive found by scuba divers by chance near Sant Feliu de Guíxols port
Catalan language voice assistant database to receive further €12m funding
AI project called AINA aims to teach machines to understand and speak Catalan
Public transport fares to remain same in 2023 including some ongoing discounts
10-journey ticket to cost €11.35 and unlimited monthly passes, €32, pending possible extension of Spain's discounts
Plans to ban electric scooters in public transport after recent fire
Barcelona's metropolitan area transport authority urges to "temporarily" forbid these vehicles
Spanish Civil War site in Barcelona's Turó de la Rovira temporarily closed
Works aiming to restrict night visits and ensure preservation begin in location that hosts traces of anti-aircraft batteries
'La Marató' annual telethon raises over €8m for cardiovascular diseases
Donations of charity fundraiser from TV3 and Catalunya Ràdio open until end of March
Fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose open to everybody
Second booster shot appointment can be requested at primary healthcare centers
Barcelona sends generators and emergency equipment to Kyiv
Two firefighter vans begin journey from Catalan capital to Ukraine
Interactive map: Barcelona's 220 dog-friendly areas
Pet owners will have dog parks or small off-leash enclosures within a 10-minute walk by September 2023, says local council
Fines of up to €2,400 for letting dogs off leash in Barcelona
Check map showing the 103 new areas where animals will be allowed to be unleashed
Barcelona ranked sixth in 2022 World's Best Cities report
Sagrada Família named World's Most Beautiful Building by tourists
Fireworks, music, and drones: Barcelona's New Year's Eve 2023 party
City's nativity scene to be projected onto city hall's façade allowing citizens to interact using phones
All defendants in Neymar trial acquitted of corruption and fraud
Brazilian star and two former FC Barcelona presidents absolved of wrongdoing over 2013 transfer from Santos
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