New education ministry decree emphasizes Catalan as working language in schools
Text specifies administration as responsible for language project, offering legal security to schools
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Barcelona: a hub for international fertility treatment
70% of patients in Fertilab Barcelona are foreign, with Italian and French among top nationalities
Report warns of uptick in physical aggression towards LGBTI individuals
LGBTI activist group reveals 2022 findings
110,000 fill Barcelona streets for Pride parade
'Pride of our lives': Older members of LGBTQI+ community honored
Mort & Phil author Francisco Ibáñez dies aged 87
Publisher Penguin Random House highlights "enormous legacy" of "more than 50,000 pages" left by comic book artist and writer
'We discovered a mole': Pro-indy activist accused of being undercover police officer
'Maria Perello' allegedly infiltrated grassroots groups in Girona and Salt and entered into romantic relationship with campaigner
Rise of far right fuels LGBTI activism, says Observatory Against Homophobia
More than two-thirds as many instances of discrimination as last year already reported
Catalan police arrest 94 people in two months for stealing high-end watches
Mossos d'Esquadra break up criminal gang that stole watches valued at €192,000 in Barcelona
PODCAST: LGBTQI+ in Catalonia – Pride and the fight for equality
History of gay and trans rights plus Albert Carrasco from the Observatory Against Homophobia on discrimination today
Single-sex secondary schools no longer eligible for public funding
Catalan education minister applauds High Court decision
EU ‘reimposes’ high way tolls in 2024, traffic body says
Tolls and road management becoming a topic of debate ahead of general elections
Mail-in votes requests reach 2.6 million for July Spanish election, marking all-time high
Figure doubles in comparison to 2019's ballot, while workload in post offices rise
Mathematics and physics, degree requiring highest score to enroll for 12th consecutive year
UAB university asks for a minimum grade of 13.436 out 14
Barcelona-Lyon connected by train once again after Renfe recovers route
French city and Catalan capital separated by 5h high-speed train journey
Lifeless body found on beach is six-month girl, forensic study concludes
Roda de Berà mayor said body was of Mediterranean migrant
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