Barcelona Chamber of Commerce reports stagnation of wages for nearly two decades
Body observes "key deficits" in Catalan economy resulting in insufficient socio-economic progress
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President announces Catalonia-Southern France port pollution pact
Ports of Barcelona, Tarragona, Marseille, Nice and Toulon will set shared criteria on contamination levels
R3 commuter rail services resume after incident that forced evacuations
Electrical storm first caused breakdown, before problems arose in removing train from infrastructure
La Patum kicks off: guide to Catalonia's quintessential medieval festival of demons and fire
Berga starts five days of street celebrations recognized by UNESCO with 300kg of powder ready to be fired
Supreme Court keeps lower sentences for many sexual assault perpetrators after new consent law
Over 1,000 convictions lowered across Spain due to legal loophole
Nerves and confidence as 42,000 students begin university entrance exams
Record-high number of students sitting exams this year
Badalona mayor-elect to ask Congress to lower age of criminal responsibility after latest gang rape
Xavier Garcia Albiol says under-14s should be prosecuted and "take responsibility" for their actions
Barça unveils new temporary museum with immersive technology
Exhibition opens on Wednesday for two years, with one million visitors expected annually
3,800 women take part in HPV self-sampling pilot program for early cervical cancer detection
Authorities are considering changing screening strategy with testing kits in pharmacies
Police monitor illegal rave in woods with 700 people from all over Europe
Two arrests since party started on Friday near town of Sarral
5 police officers injured at illegal rave in western Catalonia
29-year-old Italian man detained at gathering of around 400 people
Man detained for sexual assault on 18-year-old girl during FC Barcelona Champions League celebration
Two underages were also detained in Badalona after Magic shopping mall alleged sexual assault
Two in three websites in Catalan lost visits as Google shows fewer results in language, group says
Alliance for the Digital Presence of Catalan study reveals more hits for Spanish content
Record-high 42,000 students to sit university entrance exams June 7 to 9
Tests once again available in both Catalan and Spanish
Police investigate new gang rape of minor in Badalona
City north of Barcelona already saw two detainees last week on unrelated sexual assault case
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