Spain to scrap VAT on olive oil from July
Measure aims to reduce prices amid ongoing drought in Spanish countryside
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Barcelona announces it will remove all tourist apartments in four years
City currently has 10,101 legal accommodations for visitors
Barcelona will host UNESCO's forum against racism and discrimination
Event is to take place between December 9 and 11, with 1,000 guests, including leaders, activists, and experts
Three out of four Catalans want Catalan language to be official in European Union
Government-funded survey points out support among Spanish speakers
New elections on October 13 if no new Catalan president named by August 26
No candidate put forward for first presidential investiture debate
Spain's King Felipe VI praises 'unity and diversity' on 10th coronation anniversary
Monarch highlights Constitutional values and swears to work from "coherence and integrity"
Prosecutors request full amnesty for Puigdemont and independence push leaders
Courts also ask that arrest warrants be lifted, including for Tsunami Democratic terrorism case
Carlos Carrizosa steps down as Ciudadanos Catalonia party president
Liberal unionist politician criticizes "back stabbings" but will remain in political group
No candidate to be proposed in first Catalan presidential investiture debate
If no president named by August 26, new election automatically called for October
Catalonia is second most visited territory by Spanish monarchs since King Felipe VI's coronation
Territory behind Madrid in number of visits since 2014, with over 150 appearances
Prosecutor urges Supreme Court prosecutors to back amnesty law for Catalan independence figures
Judge suspends European investigation order to Puigdemont on terrorist judicial case
Spanish PM proposes extension of VAT reduction on basic foods
Consumers currently pay no VAT on bread, milk, fruits, and vegetables, while other items have it reduced
Judges take first legal steps after amnesty law comes into force while accused seek pardon
Spain's Supreme Court upholds arrest warrant against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont
Amnesty law comes into force after publication in Spain's Official Gazette
Judges in Catalan independence cases have two months to decide whether to apply it
Pro-independence parties name Josep Rull of Junts+ new parliament speaker
Esquerra, CUP, and Junts+ reach deal minutes before chamber makeup plenary session
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