Police separate neo-Nazis and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators in Barcelona
Far more people showed up on the side of the anti-fascists, as police kettle far-right group
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Current affairs and social issues
50 years on from first National Day celebrations after Franco dictatorship
"It was democracy's great victory" say those who remember historic Sant Boi demonstration
National Day celebrations begin with institutional tribute to 1714 hero Rafael Casanova
Government calls for a Catalonia "without exclusions" in "a world that today is closing borders"
Police charge at left-wing protesters countering far-right pro-independence demonstration
On eve of National Day, far-right leader accuses mainstream pro-indy politicians of “betrayal”
Firefighters tackle blaze on Barcelona's Montjuïc mountain
Fire, which started on Miramar road, stabilized after burning one hectare
Catalonia heads into National Day amid amnesty delays and far-right tensions
A divided pro-independence movement looks to revive mass mobilisation for La Diada, nearly a decade after failed 2017 independence bid
Collserola to remain closed ‘for at least three more months’ due to African swine fever outbreak
Sant Cugat again requests "safe spaces" for citizens to use park
Chef Ferran Adrià and physicist Caterina Biscari awarded Gold Medal of Catalan government
President Illa asks for openness to those who "insist on projecting a closed, withdrawn and isolated country"
Brussels says new EU housing rules create framework for Catalonia to curb speculative purchases
Housing commissioner Dan Jørgensen says future restrictions must comply with EU law, but Barcelona's existing tourist-flat ban will not be affected
Catalonia lifts travel restrictions in five counties as storm threat eases
High-speed rail between Barcelona and Madrid resumes after lightning damages
Summer sea temperatures breaks records, 2.3ºC above average
Average of 26.1ºC between June and August unprecedented since at least 1982
Barcelona adds first 100% electric minibus to its local bus service
Vehicle joins line 185 and TMB plans to add four more in coming weeks
Five counties to see mobility restrictions and classes suspended on Wednesday due to rain forecast
Authorities request remote working and postpones non-urgent healthcare as precaution
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