Articles tagged with: migration

26 April 2021 01:54 PM

World map with the countries with more than 500 Catalans living in highlighted (by Guifré Jordan)

New all-time high of Catalans living abroad

Unprecedented drop in numbers residing in South America as western Pyrenees sees greatest percentage of emigrants

Society

31 January 2021 08:47 AM

Voters casting their ballots in the town hall of Alcanar, on April 28, 2019 (by Jordi Marsal)

15% of adults in Catalonia are not allowed to vote on February 14

Suffrage depends on country of citizenship, not residence, with few exceptions

Politics

24 September 2020 01:55 PM

Some young migrants in a foster house in Caldes de Malavella in March 2019 (by Aleix Freixas)

Catalonia welcomed more immigrants than ever in 2019

Over 200,000 arrived, with over 40% coming from America, as almost 90,000 migrants left the country

Society

03 July 2020 01:10 PM

“Let's not close our eyes, let's close migrant detention centers”: Image of a May 2018 protest against the Barcelona CIE (by Júlia Pérez)

Should Barcelona's migrant detention center reopen?

After state of alarm closure, many are calling on CIE to remain shut for good

Society

06 January 2020 01:19 PM

An older man enjoys an afternoon walk in the sun (by Joana Garreta)

Aging of population makes demography an ever greater issue in Catalonia

"Fewer than 10% of women do not want children, but in reality, 30% of women won't have children," says expert urging for fertility-focused social policies

Society

28 October 2019 05:43 PM

Migrants on board of the Proactiva Open Arms rescue ship (by Reuters)

44 migrants rescued by Open Arms in Mediterranean disembark in Malta

Badalona-based NGO handed migrants over to Maltese armed forces patrol vessel who took them to shore

Society

07 September 2019 12:46 PM

Ola Henrikson during his interview with the Catalan News Agency (Natàlia Segura/ACN)

IOM Regional director says crisis faced by Open Arms this summer ‘is not a good sign’

Ola Henrikson demands that migrants rescued at sea be allowed to disembark in a “dignified” manner and calls for a “sustainable solution” for Mediterranean crisis

Politics