Amazon workers begin 17-day strike against closure of hub near Barcelona
Employees block off access to Martorelles plant and El Prat warehouses
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Delivery company Glovo announces 250 layoffs, mostly in Barcelona offices
The move affects around 6.5% of the firm's total workforce
Tarragona to host International Wine Tourism Conference
IWINETC takes place March 23-24 with talks, networking events and tours of 8 Catalan wine regions
Inflation in Spain slightly increases to 5.8% in January 2023
Prices raised coinciding with first month of lifting 20-cent discount per liter of fuel
Roca brothers launch new alcoholic beverage range: Esperit Roca
Celebrated chefs behind some of world's best restaurants create new line of gins, liqueurs, and aromatized wine
Workers at factory Amazon announced to close plan two-week strike in February
Multinational announces Martorelles plant to close but pledged to keep jobs in neighboring region
Spain continues economic recovery as GDP up 5.5% in 2022
Quarterly increase reaches 0.2% in last period of year
Catalonia closes 2022 with highest Q4 employment figures in 15 years
Unemployment rate rises slightly to 9.91%, with over 387,000 jobless workers
World's largest audiovisual trade fair will bring €400m boost to Barcelona, organizers say
ISE's Mike Blackman expects attendance to be "substantially higher" than 2022 and for show to remain in Catalonia "for a long time"
Barcelona Wine Week's third edition to welcome over 800 wine cellars
Record number of exhibitors, as organizers say over 70 quality labels expected
Over 19m tourists visit Catalonia in 2022, 8% fewer than in 2019
Hotel prices in December rose by 12.5% compared to previous year
Barcelona taxis to go on strike during ISE trade show
Cabs protest ride-hailing apps while chauffeurs demonstrate against new legislation
Catalan exports up 17.3% to €86.63bn for January to November 2022
November exports alone total €9.13bn, up 20.2%
Barcelona could become first European capital of local retail
EU Parliament votes to create organism with aim of promoting small businesses
Almost 600,000 foreign workers in Catalonia during 2022
Vast majority are nationals from Morocco, Italy, Romania, and China
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