President to announce new housing measures calling for public-private partnership
Salvador Illa to focus on solution for "historic deficit" in housing at general policy debate
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First group of flotilla activists deported from Israel lands in Madrid
Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau and city councillor Jordi Coronas will take connecting flight to Barcelona
Montserrat celebrates millennium of history with Rome exhibition
Abbot highlights monastery's Benedictine values and commitment to Catalan heritage
Spanish PM proposes enshrining abortion rights in Constitution
Constitutional reform would require a qualified majority in both houses of parliament
Students go on strike and rally for second consecutive day after Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla
Dozens of protesters camp out in Barcelona after demonstration calling to break ties with Israel
Catalonia suspends parliament and accuses Israel of violating international law
Parliament calls on Israel to release CUP MP while Spanish foreign ministry summons Israeli diplomat
Constitutional Court unlikely to rule on amnesty for Puigdemont before Christmas
Court expected to issue a ruling on the first of the legal challenges filed by PP-governed regions next week
President meets Pope Leo XIV and invites him to inauguration of Sagrada Família's Jesus Christ Tower
Salvador Illa discusses situation in Gaza during private and "moving" audience with pontiff
Catalan president will meet Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday in a private audience at the Vatican
Salvador Illa will be the first Spanish representative to be received by the new pontiff
Parliament holds minute's silence to 'condemn genocide in Gaza' with absence of far-right
Aliança and Vox abandon chamber to show discontent with parties "buying Hamas' agenda"
20 years since Catalonia's Statute reform that ignited the modern pro-independence movement
On September 30, 2005, the Catalan parliament approved a draft reform, later heavily revised by Spain's Congress and Senate and partially struck down by the Constitutional Court in 2010
Catalonia urges EU to back regional funding reform
Catalan president and foreign minister meet European Committee of the Regions president to call for greater role for regions
Catalan tourist tax hike postponed until April 2026
Increase was originally set for May 2025, then delayed to October
Parliament majority expects to pass new taxi law in 2026
New legislation will slowly reduce number of ride-hailing services across Barcelona
Spain to deploy maritime support to Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez defends right to "safely sail across Mediterranean Sea"
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