Immersion system only applicable if there were options between languages, court says
Ruling comes after High Court established three classrooms must teach at least one main subject in Spanish
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Catalan government sets minimum services at 66% for July 19 Renfe strike
Protest organized over lack of workers in railway sector
Dead child found on southern Catalonia beach identified as 8-month-old Algerian migrant
Girl was one of 15 people who drowned in shipwreck near Balearic Islands in April
Court opens criminal proceedings against ex-mayor over suspension of Barcelona-Tel Aviv ties
Judge accepts lawyer's complaint that Ada Colau may have knowingly issued an unjust decree
New education ministry decree emphasizes Catalan as working language in schools
Text specifies administration as responsible for language project, offering legal security to schools
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
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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
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