New deal on commuter train service in Catalonia ready to go, says Renfe head
President of state rail operator says signing contract with Catalan government only depends on...
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21-Feb-20: ‘Ryanair workers in Girona turn down proposal that would cut working hours’
ACN | Barcelona21 February 2020 08:48 PM
Ryanair staff in Girona have rejected a reduction in summer working hours. The low-cost airliner was going to close its base in the north Catalan city but proposed a deal with workers to reduce wages and hours. A trade...
HIGHLIGHTS
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Food fights, feasts and festas: Carnival kicks off!
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POLITICS
Preparation for Catalan-Spanish dialogue table advances
The date is set, but who will form the Catalan delegation and the contents of the first meeting...
Supreme Court judge's lawyer accuses Puigdemont of 'exporting conflict' to Belgium
Pablo Llarena's attorney claims he has "immunity" in Belgian courts during preliminary hearing
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SOCIETY
Pro-independence civic groups to act as private prosecutors in police investigation
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Barcelona will allocate more than 7 million euros to social justice projects
Funds to be allotted to address the climate emergency
BUSINESS
Ryanair staff in Girona reject new reduction in pay and hours
Union says employees have given "enough signs of good faith" as low-cost airline asks for further...
Catalan exports beat record for ninth year in a row
Sales abroad in 2019 amounted to more than €73bn, some 3% more than previous year
The Phoenix Event to rise from the ashes of MWC
Tech Spirit Barcelona and other networking events planned for those who will travel to Barcelona...
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07 February 2020 09:43 PM
Paleolithic sanctuary around 15,000 years old discovered in southern Catalonia
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09 February 2020 10:35 AM
From politics to prison: former minister's new life in jail
Catalan News goes to Lledoners prison to visit Raül Romeva, who is serving 12 years for his role in the 2017 independence bid
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The Catalan language: the soul of Catalonia
If you wonder where and when it came from, how many people speak it, and where you can learn it, then read on
CULTURE
Big five philharmonic orchestras top the billing in new Palau 100 season
Barcelona's Palau de la Música to welcome Berlin, Munich, Dresden, Saint Petersburg and...
The story behind Barcelona cathedral's facade
New exhibition explores a history hundreds of years in the making
LIFE & STYLE
Catalan idioms, a tough nut to crack
The weird and wonderful expressions pose a challenge to any language learner but one well worth...
The Catalan language: the soul of Catalonia
If you wonder where and when it came from, how many people speak it, and where you can learn it,...
Hundreds flock to western Catalonia to see almond trees in bloom
Arbeca countryside, near Lleida, allows visitors to take in flowered landscapes
SPORTS
Leo Messi honored at Laureus World Sports Awards
Catalan News were among the media groups invited to cast votes for this year's winners
Controversy after Barça Femení’s 10-1 Super Cup hammering
The manager of Real Sociedad complained of the financial imbalance between clubs following the...
TECH & SCIENCE
‘Technology for the people’: Mobile Week Pyrenees begins
Festival intends to promote digital development in rural mountainous area
Barcelona hospital heads European project for early detection of liver disease
Clínic hospital coordinating trial of simple test in primary care centers to help early...
CATALAN TRIAL
Spanish prosecutors appeal against pro-independence leaders being given prison leave
It’s argued that the jailed politicians and activists are enjoying “covert low level” prison status
Quim Forn leaves prison to work in audiovisual production company
The jailed pro-independence leader was granted daytime prison leave and will work in the legal...
Further jailed leaders leave prison after being granted permission
Carme Forcadell and Dolors Bassa left their penitentiary centers on Monday after being granted...
