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Government to invest €12 million to make Catalonia a food and wine travel destination
Plan will focus on visitors’ wine preferences and on available wine options, as well as building new infrastructure
Foreign investment drops by a third in Catalonia during first quarter of 2022
€645 million similar to 2020 but far lower than 2019’s €739 million
A third of Port Aventura amusement park's electricity to come from new solar farm
Government greenlights construction of on-site photovoltaic power station
Exports in April up 14.9% year-on-year to €7.61bn
Catalonia's sales abroad increase by 18.1% on 2019 figures for same month
Europe travel chaos: Barcelona airport employees asked to work in UK and the Netherlands
"Temporary" contracts for El Prat workers to relocate to Gatwick and Schiphol
Ryanair claims cabin crew will not strike despite call from unions
Airline defends deal with CCOO as USO and Sitcpla call industrial action for June 24-26 and June 30-July 2
Unions call on Ryanair cabin crew to strike June 24-26 and June 30-July 2
USO and Sitcpla reject airline's deal with CCOO union as consumer groups issue advice on refunds and compensation
Inflation rises to 8.2% in May in Catalonia
Rising cost of fuel and food continue to push Consumer Price Index (CPI) up
EU Commission greenlights deal with Spain and Portugal to bring electricity bills down
Price of gas will be limited to an average of €48.8/MWh for next 12 months
Unemployment hits lowest figures since 2008
In Catalonia, there were fewer than 350,000 people without work in May
Spain carried out 35% of public investment pledged for Catalonia in 2021 budget
Catalan government outraged, as Madrid region received 184% of amount foreseen in spending plan
Inflation rises to 8.7% in May in Spain
Rising costs of energy and food continue to push Consumer Price Index (CPI)
All Barcelona airport terminals fully operational after two years of pandemic
T2C and T2B modules reopen in addition to refurbished T1 wing for large aircraft
First quarter 2022 exports up 14% year-on-year to over €21bn
Catalonia sales, up 21.7% on 2019 figures, account for a quarter of Spain’s total
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