Peace activists Yael Admi and Reem Alhajajra receive 2025 International Catalonia Prize
Catalan government honours Israeli and Palestinian human rights defenders for their "commitment to reconciliation"
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Monkfish, red prawns and scampi: This Christmas' most expensive products
Fish sellers hope sales will pick up in the coming days after many consumers brought forward their purchases
Flu incidence in Catalonia falls, but transmission remains very high
Weekly flu cases drop by almost 3,000, but total remains above 30,000
Girona Christmas parade organizers defend blackface practices after 'terribly unfair' criticism
Group head says painting white actors is "widely accepted" and won't change "on command"
Audit finds research center suspected of lab leak meets safety standards for African swine fever
Catalan agriculture minister says there is 'no evidence' pointing to the IRTA-CReSA lab as the source of the outbreak
Spain's Christmas lottery skips Catalonia, as coveted 'El Gordo' falls in Madrid and Castilla
'The Fat One,' which awards €400,000 to each of 1,980 winning €20 tickets, went to number 79432
'Dream of a lifetime,' say ticket sellers after selling millions worth of Christmas lottery prizes
Catalonia sees over €12.5 million in winning tickets spread across several municipalities
Catalan government and social groups enable shelter for some evicted Badalona migrants
City mayor respects decision but insists on 'not normalizing illegal occupation'
2,000 in controversial Christmas charity motorbike parade in Barcelona
City ombudsman among those who raise environment and mobility concerns
17,119 arrests in Catalonia between January and June, 504 with no ID
580 firearms and 4,715 bladed weapons confiscated in first half of 2025
Evicted Badalona migrants shelter under bridge amid rain as mayor threatens removal
Catalan government urges local council to provide housing in institutional showdown
Civil Protection issues emergency phone alert in 13 metropolitan cities for torrential rain
Badalona registers 56 mm and Granollers 37 mm in a few hours
Migrants sleeping in front of old Badalona high school return to site after being evicted
Group searching for alternative place to stay after B9 Institute was evicted on Wednesday
Catalan farmers hail EU delay to Mercosur deal but call for it to be scrapped
After 25 years of negotiations, the trade agreement has been postponed again amid concerns it could lower EU standards and threaten local farming
Authorities say no indication yet found that African swine fever outbreak originated in Catalan research lab
Agriculture minister says 26 positive cases found among 360 wild boars analyzed
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