Solidarity quota on payrolls comes into force for workers earning over €59,094 annually
Measure aims to support retirement funding ahead of baby boomers’ retirement
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
ECHR backs Spanish court over Catalan resolutions on self-determination and monarchy
Strasbourg deems Constitutional Court's block on 2019 parliamentary motions "proportionate and necessary"
Government celebrates Spain forgiving over €17bn debt as 'recognition' after years of underfunding
People's Party regional ministers walk off from meeting considered "a joke"
Spain to forgive over €17bn of Catalan debt after ERC deal
Spanish government will cancel over €83 billion in debt from the Autonomous Communities
Bilateral Spain-Catalonia committee meets for the first time in three years
Commissions reach pacts on security, justice, and transfers of powers
Junts withdraws no-confidence motion against Spanish PM Sánchez
Decision comes in efforts to 'avoid total breakdown' between parties
Catalans in Berlin concerned over AfD 'tension' but confident of cordon sanitaire post elections
Possible victory of CDU to detriment of Social Democrats also causes concern about social policies
Political upheaval pushed Catalan language to the backburner, says minister
Francesc Xavier Vila: "Real integration into Catalan society must include learning Catalan"
Former culture minister faces trial in absentia over Sixena artworks
Prosecutor seeks €6,000 fine for Junts MP Lluís Puig for disobedience
Catalan business leaders urge Sánchez to boost infrastructure investment and cut red tape
Spanish PM meets with 13 Chamber of Commerce presidents
President pushes for EU recognition for Catalan in Brussels talks
Salvador Illa vows to reinforce language policies after meeting with president of the European Council
Barcelona urges for housing investments to be exempt from European tax rules
Mayor Jaume Collboni equates the need to increase spending on housing with strengthening security and defense
Catalonia to offer 10 scholarships to College of Europe
President calls for use of Catalan across EU institutions to "reinforce" pro-European feelings
Junts u-turn on no-confidence vote against far-right mayor, letting her stay in power
Pro-independence party say motion against Sílvia Orriols in Ripoll council is "unfeasible"
Catalan president to discuss Catalan language status with European Council head
First meeting between both positions since 2011 will also cover current global geopolitical situation
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