Articles tagged with: Barcelona

11 April 2021 01:52 PM

Musicians Cesk Freixas and Pau Alabajos performing on stage (image from Barcelona city council website)

Artistic performances and community events to mark Second Republic anniversary in Barcelona

‘Primavera Republicana’ historical memory event will last from April 13-18

Society Highlights

08 April 2021 05:46 PM

The Barcelona Guàrdia Urbana talk to a motorist at a municipal lockdown check on January 7, 2021 (by Blanca Blay)

Complaints from tourism and cultural sectors over new mobility restrictions

Beach towns, ski resorts and theaters face wave of cancelations after government reintroduces measures from Friday

Covid-19

05 April 2021 03:58 PM

Letters spell 'Google' during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai (courtesy of Reuters)

Google becomes biggest tech firm to pull out of Mobile World Congress’ in-person event

Trade fair will still be held in Barcelona this summer, despite cancellations from Sony, Facebook, BT, and Ericsson

Business

05 April 2021 02:13 PM

PODCAST: Filling the Sink – all episodes

From sport and culture to news and current affairs, 15-minute podcasts on all things Catalan

In Depth

31 March 2021 03:57 PM

Sunbathers on the beach in Sitges on March 28, 2021 (by Gemma Sánchez)

Spain to review law obliging wearing face masks on beach, one day after approving it

Catalan health minister says Madrid decision is "outrageous" and makes clear that norm will not change in Catalonia

Covid-19

31 March 2021 01:51 PM

Barceloneta beach on the first weekend morning that people were allowed to go for strolls on the sand (by Cillian Shields)

Age in Spain: Upcoming residency events for Brits in Catalonia

The NGO will be at various locations throughout April to help UK Nationals with questions about their legal status in Spain

Society

30 March 2021 02:26 PM

Esquerra Republicana's Pere Aragonès in Parliament on March 30, 2021 (by Job Vermeulen)

Parties disagree on Puigdemont's role as Aragonès' presidential bid fails again

Esquerra's hopeful candidate rejects a "watchdog", as Junts insist this is not their intention and Socialists think possible future cabinet leader could become a...

Politics

30 March 2021 10:13 AM

ERC's Pere Aragonès speaks during the day of debates on his bid to be named president of Catalonia (by Job Vermeulen)

Second vote on Pere Aragonès' presidential bid, also primed to fail, now underway: live updates

May 26 deadline to elect a president or face snap election approaches

Politics

29 March 2021 03:38 PM

A man speaks to a worker at a Catalan employment office booth (by Lluís Sibils)

Low turnout in Spain’s unemployment office SEPE strike

Organising union claim 20% participation for action demanding reinforced workforce and modernisation of computer systems whilst Ministry of Labour say it was only...