Catalonia plans to curtail gambling advertising and sponsorship
Measure part of 2024 budget bill which has not yet been presented or processed
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Police interventions for knife crimes have more than tripled in ten years
Authorities notice a "deterioration in neighborhood coexistence" since the pandemic leading to more tension
Catalonia plans to increase rent subsidies for vulnerable households
Income threshold to be raised to €30,000 while grants offered to increase from €300 to €500
Education department urges confidence in Catalan schools after poor PISA results
Government initially blamed low scores on 'overrepresentation' of migrants
Cable thefts from railway tracks soar in Catalonia
Most incidents occurred in accessible areas undergoing work
Education department backtracks after blaming poor test results on 'overrepresentation' of migrants
Secretary of Educational Policies says "all doubts discarded" after clarifications from PISA
Only 21% of Catalans would vote in favor of Spanish Constitution if referendum were held again
Figures from Center for Opinion Studies show uptick in support from 17.5% in 2018
Spain ranked worst country in EU for child poverty
More than one in four children in Spain live in poverty, according to Unicef report
Catalonia falls behind in all three aspects of PISA student report
15-year-old Catalan pupils behind Spanish average in mathematics, science and reading
Dani Alves' accuser seeks 12-year jail term for alleged sexual assault
Former Barça footballer allegedly raped woman in Barcelona nightclub
Boom in tourism occupancy rates in Catalonia over December bank holiday
Cerdanya hotels are 90% full thanks to the slopes opening
Girona court dismisses case against 27 Spanish police officers for referendum baton charges
Lawyers who lodged charges have brought appeal to provincial court
Israel-Hamas war prompts Tarragona police to reinforce security of critical infrastructure
International conflicts behind increased vigilance at port, Reus Airport, and Ascó and Vandellòs nuclear power plants
All Lleida ski resorts open for December bank holiday
Tourist occupancy will exceed 80% in areas near the slopes
Catalonia working to make Barcelona-Tokyo direct flight a reality
Minister of Foreign Affairs predicts that relations with Japan will take "definitive step forward" in 2024
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