J. A. Bayona: directing natural disasters, dinosaurs, and monsters
Catalan filmmaker behind Hollywood blockbusters learned skills at Catalonia's cinema school
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PODCAST: Casa Orsola – a symbol of Barcelona's gentrification debate
Tenants band together to resist rent price hikes from new investment fund owners
PODCAST: The unfinished MidCat pipeline – a solution for Europe's energy crisis?
Pipeline connecting Catalonia with France could ease EU's dependence on Russian gas but political and social obstacles could impede construction
African gas to Europe via Catalonia's unfinished MidCat pipeline
Construction halted after France's opposition could be recovered if political will
Why the Catalan coalition government collapsed after just 500 days
Different strategies towards independence end ten years of cooperation between two main sides of movement
Deep divisions in Catalan politics still obvious five years after independence vote
All parties in parliament view the 2017 referendum differently and take varying conclusions from it
Catalonia's 2017 independence referendum: a timeline
Nearly 2.3 million ballots were cast on October 1, 2017, but the day was marred by brutal police violence leaving over 1,000 injured
Independence vote 5 years on: impact, legacy, why movement is now drifting
Experts say referendum was 'most important challenge' to Spain in decades but leaders did not think about 'what to do after'
Catalonia 2022-2023: turbulence expected over cost of living, drought, and political instability
Talks with Spain yet to yield major results as new electoral cycle begins, and independence exiles could be closer to know fates
‘Havaneres’ by the sea, a music genre with history
Neus Mar, one few female ‘havanera’ soloists performing traditional music of ‘Indians’
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
No Covid waves, mental health, talks with Spain, climate, language: Catalonia 2022 challenges
Country aims for return to old normal, further economic recovery, political stability, and a decision on 2030 Olympic bid this year
Switching to the euro, 20 years later: a good or bad decision?
On January 1, 2002, Catalonia left behind the peseta, with more advantages than burdens, according to experts
The brewery that uses chestnuts to make beer
Nestled in the middle of a vast mountainous area, Cervesa del Montseny is one of the biggest success stories of craft beer in Catalonia
Finding fur-ever homes: a day at Barcelona’s animal shelter
Catalan capital’s no-kill legislation paves way for Catalonia and possibly Spain
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