Government proposes Catalan language criteria for migrants' residence permit renewals
Measure aims to encourage migrants to begin learning Catalan within a year
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Congress rejects Vox's burqa ban bill as Junts files alternative
Spanish government open to "rigorous" debate while Catalan executive calls for calm and rejects "political opportunism"
Catalan president returns to duty after intensive care stint
Salvador Illa returns “fully aware of what Catalonia has experienced” during his absence
Salvador Illa to return gradually to presidential duties from Monday after month-long illness
Catalan president says he is coming back "with energy, determination and enthusiasm"
Congress passes repeat-offender law proposed by Catalan party Junts
ERC calls the bill 'racist' and abstain, while Socialists, PP and Vox vote in favour
PM Sánchez says Spanish railway system is 'one of the best in the world'
Pro-independence parties call for Catalan control of commuter trains
Full Rodalies commuter train service won't resume until April
Most lines will continue to operate at reduced capacity with bus replacements, while only one line is currently fully operational
Catalan and Spanish governments urge coordination to ensure migrant regularisation is 'success'
Officials pledge "no one will be left out" of process estimated to benefit 120,000 to 150,000 migrants in Catalonia
Free Rodalies travel until network fully restored
Rail infrastructure manager Adif identifies 648 inspection points on Catalonia's Rodalies network
EU court overturns European Parliament's 2021 decision to strip Puigdemont, Comín, and Ponsatí of immunity
Judges question impartiality of rapporteur in case involving former Catalan president
Elon Musk attacks Spain's PM, calling Pedro Sánchez a 'tyrant' and 'traitor'
Remarks come after PM proposed banning social media for under-16s
Catalonia and Barcelona rally behind Barça's bid to host 2029 Champions League final
Mayor Collboni also expressed the city's interest in having Camp Nou host the 2030 World Cup final
Spain plans to prohibit social media use for under-16s
New rules will require age verification and hold digital platforms legally accountable
Barcelona mayor to travel to Palestine before summer to launch '11th district' initiative
Jaume Collboni announced that Gaza and other Palestinian cities would symbolically become the city's new district
Catalan government pledges to maintain public transport discounts throughout current term
Opposition parties call for sackings amid Rodalies crisis
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