Easter week 2023: What to do in Barcelona and Catalonia
Holy processions, Easter cakes, and Dance of the Death
April 3, 2023 11:16 AM
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Current affairs and social issues
Remembering Barcelona's past: wartime shelters or 'underground fortress'
Bunkers in city show context of chaos during construction
April 2, 2023 11:00 AM
Unveiling 1,322 Spanish Civil War bomb shelters in Barcelona
New photography exhibition in 'La Model' prison takes visitors underground and over eight decades back in time
March 29, 2023 06:29 PM
Barcelona agrees to name street or square after Freddie Mercury
Queen singer recorded homage to city in duet with Catalan soprano Montserrat Caballé
April 2, 2023 12:31 PM
PODCAST: Barcelona's Civil War bomb shelters, 85 years on
Photographer Ana Sánchez on her new exhibition of underground bunkers and 90-year-old Manel Bachs recounts his vivid memories of the war
April 1, 2023 10:27 AM
World's oldest person, 116-year-old Maria Branyas, receives visit from president Aragonès
Catalan president and social rights minister Campuzano meet 'Catalan Super Granny' in Olot care home
April 1, 2023 08:50 PM
'We'd play in the shelter's tunnels': 90-year-old recalls bombing of Barcelona
Manel Bachs took refuge in one of Barcelona's 1,322 bomb shelters during Spanish Civil War
April 1, 2023 10:51 AM
Montserrat mountain closed during weekend due to high risk of wildfire
Government restricts access from Saturday
March 31, 2023 01:56 PM
EMA authorizes Catalan-developed Covid vaccine as booster dose
European medicines regulator recommends Hipra jab for over 16s who have already received mRNA vaccines
March 30, 2023 04:55 PM
RansomHouse cybercriminals publish stolen Hospital Clínic data
Cyberattack on medical center detected in early March, preventing doctors from providing regular service
March 30, 2023 11:26 AM
2023-24 school year to start on September 6
Preschool, primary, and secondary schools to start a week earlier than professional training courses
March 30, 2023 10:07 AM
Catalan High Court to publish verdict of Borràs' corruption trial at midday
Prosecutors ask for 6 year prison sentence for Junts leader for alleged irregular contracts as cultural institution head
March 29, 2023 01:53 PM
Catalan police investigate three more sexual assaults in Badalona shopping mall
In November, Mossos opened investigation into gang rape of 11-year-old in city north of Barcelona
March 29, 2023 11:25 AM
Catalan government to force fashion brands to offer wider range of sizes
Major clothing retailers will also have to report how sizes relate to body measurements
March 27, 2023 05:05 PM
Amnesty International annual report criticizes use of Pegasus spyware in Spain
NGO also condemns "serious violations" of migrants' rights, gender-based violence, and evictions
March 28, 2023 09:33 AM
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