Demolition of La Mina's Venus building set to redefine the neighborhood by 2028
Residents hope €113 million investment will help neighborhood shed its reputation for drugs and crime and build new identity
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Corruption trial of former president Pujol and family to start on Monday, one decade after admitting having fortune in tax haven
Prosecution seek nine years' imprisonment for Jordi Pujol, but he could be declared unfit to stand trial for health reasons
Barcelona lights up Christmas lights in Passeig de Gràcia ceremony with thousands
Event sees city mayor and Bethlehem mayor jointly switch on lights
Barça return to Spotify Camp Nou after more than two years
45,000 fans celebrate as football returns to the iconic stadium with 4-0 victory over Athletic Club
Over 800 police officers target multiple-time offenders around Barcelona and nearby cities
Tenth Kanpai scheme occurs with plan of "changing sense of impunity that delinquents have," interior minister says
Living through the transition to democracy: eroding fear, uncertainty, joy for the future
Photographer Pilar Aymerich captured Barcelona and Catalonia during an ebullient period of history
Fire at Roca brothers' Normal restaurant in Girona with no injuries
Only three weeks ago, another fire completely destroyed their restaurant Mas Marroch
President Illa warns 'democracy is not a gift' 50 years after Franco's death
Spanish PM Sánchez calls for "step forward" in defending democracy in the face of Francoist nostalgia
Supreme Court condemns Spain's Attorney General for revelation of secrets
Top prosecutor Álvaro García Ortiz has been barred from holding public office for two years
Spain's top court backs amnesty for ex-president Quim Torra, Bernat Solé and Pau Juvillà
Constitutional Court rejects challenges from Catalan High Court over convictions for disobedience
1977 post-dictatorship amnesty law still blocking legal cases of Franco-era torture
Human rights group and victim tell of their legal frustrations 50 years after dictator's death
Catalonia identifies 1,000 civil war mass graves and recovers 1,023 bodies
Families of 8,158 missing people still await the return of their loved ones' remains
Nearly 70% of Spaniards don’t trust news, report finds
Four in ten people avoid news, according to the Digital News Report 2025
Spain to mark Franco's death anniversary with 480 activities to 'indoctrinate in democracy'
Administration plans broad campaign to reach the entire country 50 years after dictator's death
Undocumented construction workers protest outside Camp Nou as trade union warns of more layoffs
CCOO workers' committee says staff will be let go as building deadlines continue to be met
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