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Catalonia heading towards warmer, drier and less windy climate, report finds

Barcelona

2025 was the fourth consecutive year with average temperatures more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels

Doctors hold final pre-summer strike in Catalonia as union warns of further escalation

Barcelona

Metges de Catalunya says more protests could follow in autumn if demands for a new collective agreement and lower workloads are not addressed

Barcelona to offer more than 500 climate shelters this summer

Barcelona

City council reinforces commitment for everybody to have one within a 10-minute walk

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Spain approves €719m contribution to Catalan AI gigafactory project

Barcelona

Project in Móra la Nova will compete to host one of the EU's large-scale AI facilities

Barcelona Cathedral to be bombed with 100,000 poems

Barcelona

Saturday, June 20, will see a helicopter drop poetry on freedom in Catalan and Spanish, remembering the civil war aerial bombardment

Divers remove wet wipes from seabed off Costa Brava beach

Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Clean-up draws attention to waste that is difficult to recycle and pollutes the sea

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Divers remove wet wipes from seabed off Costa Brava beach

More than 2,000 Franco symbols remain on view in public space in Catalonia

Pope blesses and inaugurates Tower of Jesus of Sagrada Família after mass in basilica

Pope praises Catalonia for welcoming migrants during Montserrat visit

Pope gives prayer vigil at Olympic Stadium in front of 40,000 devotees

Pope lands in Barcelona for two-day Catalonia visit

Fences, stages, and no-parking: final Pope preparations in Barcelona

Sagrada Família: timeline of a temple under construction for 144 years

The Catalan anti-poverty project that 'impressed' Pope Leo XIV

The eggs start to dance in one of Catalonia’s most curious traditions

Music festival season 2026 in Barcelona: all you need to know

Tote bags and Vatican flags: Barcelona prepares for Pope's visit

Energy communities gain ground in Catalonia to strengthen a more resilient power system

Barcelona has nearly 7,000 bar and restaurant terraces, up 6% compared to four years ago

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Barcelona Supercomputing Center launches new quantum computer in former chapel

Pope's Sagrada Família blessing ceremony to gather 8,000 people

New fines of up to €900,000 for graffiti on trains

Son of former Mango CEO arrested in relation to father's death in 2024

Speak Catalan, the initiative of two young people to help foreigners speak Catalan in social settings

Ubiquity of addiction, post-culture society, and the musicality of Irvine Welsh’s singular literary voice

Casa Batlló's last original Gaudí residence restored and opened to public for first time

Traditional Catalan dessert finds audience in Barcelona's tourist-flooded centre

Palestinian journalist Mariam Barghouti takes up CCCB residency

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Barcelona hospital leads European project to test a new, more effective drug for children with cancer

Barcelona

Study intended for patients with solid tumors that have relapsed or have not responded to treatments

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Increasing layoffs force thousands of workers to start from scratch

Barcelona

Unions say job losses down to “business decisions” rather than the impact of AI

More than 2,000 Franco symbols remain on view in public space in Catalonia

Barcelona

Many elements removed in recent years, but controversial monuments still on display

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Collserola park restrictions to remain 'until at least end of summer'

Barcelona

Sant Cugat floats idea of pilot reopenings as African swine fever containment efforts continue

UPC reconstruct musical project Gaudí designed for Sagrada Família bells

Barcelona

'84 Bells' free concert held Thursday June 11 is first showcase of Gaudí’s design

Pope blesses and inaugurates Tower of Jesus of Sagrada Família after mass in basilica

Barcelona

120,000 devotees line streets to watch arrival of Popemobile

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Sagrada Família: timeline of a temple under construction for 144 years

Barcelona

Glory facade remains last challenge, with plans to relocate residents to fulfill Gaudí's envisioned staircase

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Catalonia sees slight rise in inflation in May to 3.1%

Barcelona

Electricity and gas prices contain Spanish inflation at 3.2% in the face of rising fuel prices

How to vote in U.S. elections from Barcelona

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Step-by-step guide for Americans in Barcelona and Catalonia to vote in U.S. elections, including how to register, request and return your ballot from anywhere in Catalonia

Government eyes increasing prison sentences for firearms possession

Barcelona

Incidents decreased in the first quarter of this year, but use of short-barreled weapons rose

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