Over 14,000 Ukrainian refugees have already arrived in Catalonia
Government notes "importance of guaranteeing all their rights" and reiterates call for a "specific fund" from Spain
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Pyrenees residents: abandoned cemeteries should be preserved for their 'human value'
Many old graveyards in Pallars area in ruins and exposed to the elements
School Board votes in favor of one-year moratorium option on bringing academic year forward
Advisory body wants educational centers to have the choice of implementing the new calendars after five days of strike were called for March
Tenants’ union push authorities for stronger stance on rent cap law
Entity wants the Spanish government to regulate housing prices the same way the recently-stricken Catalan law did
Court annuls Barcelona’s Low Emission Zone regulation
Council says ruling getting rid of restriction on old cars does not need to be implemented as it can still be appealed
Truck drivers perform slow drive protests against rising fuel prices
Cargo transporters cause traffic jams as carriers begin second week of demonstrations
30km walk retraces route of Lincoln-Washington Battalion's Civil War retreat
International Brigade republicans drew back from Francoist troops on night of April 1, 1938
19 Ukrainian refugee students start school in town of Tàrrega
Another 27 children in western Catalonia town yet to enroll
Incidents of racism in Catalonia doubled in 2021, says SOS Racisme
Anti-racism group's annual review condemns "slow, bureaucratic" legal system
Almost 3 in 10 Catalans would move to a smaller town if remote work was an option
Younger people more likely to want a change of scenery, poll suggests
'Locals expect newcomers to learn a bit of Catalan out of politeness,' language secretary says
Francesc Xavier Vila blasts Madrid for obliging citizenship applicants to learn Spanish but not Catalan if living in Catalonia
Over 300 denounce racism in Barcelona: 'Being an immigrant is not a crime'
Demonstrators call for all migrants to be welcomed same way as Ukrainian refugees
Catalan immersion system: origins, how it works, why its future is uncertain
Catalan government expected to fight ruling imposing 25% Spanish quota in system established in 1983
All Catalan towns of more than 20,000 population will be Low Emission Zones by 2025
Councils and government sign agreement City committing to reducing pollution by 15% in next three years
Ukrainian refugee welcome center in Barcelona congress hall opens
Catalonia receives 8,000 Ukrainians who flee the war in their country, 151 are children without a legal guardian
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