Odyssey from Odesa: Costa Brava welcomes Ukrainian refugees
Half of staff at one L'Estartit hotel are from Ukraine while over 1,500 refugees have come to Lloret de Mar
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Cultural figures including 4 Nobel laureates back Barcelona's suspension of ties with Israel
Opposition parties on Barcelona City Council force extraordinary session to attempt to restore relations
Barcelona Jews accuse mayor of 'anti-Semitism' after suspending ties with Israel
Israeli foreign ministry says decision backs extremists and terrorist organizations, while Palestinians welcome move
Several entities urge Spanish government to make Catalan official EU language
Groups push executive ahead of Spain's rotating EU council presidency
Catalan Cooperation Fund sends €741,000 to humanitarian projects during first year of Ukraine war
Effort focused on care of vulnerable groups such as children, women and ethnic minorities
Activists to protest Hard Rock casino, B-40 highway, and airport expansion on March 4
Environmentalists demand meeting with president over infrastructure projects linked to 2023 budget
Renfe testing trains aiming to link Barcelona with Lyon and Marseille before summer
Spanish rail operator restores connections after SNCF broke partnership to focus on Paris route
Three people accused of kidnapping two others in Barcelona on remand with no bail
Police broke into apartment in Sant Gervasi-Galvany to free hostages last Friday
Skiing at a crossroads: bringing prosperity or gentrification and climate drama to the Pyrenees?
Ski resorts account for a fifth of region's economy but housing prices and artificial snow amid drought raise eyebrows
Barcelona NGO to screen documentary on search and rescue group in Syria
Open Cultural Center will also host talk on ongoing earthquake relief efforts on Wednesday
Police break into Barcelona apartment to free two hostages
Mossos d'Esquadra arrest three people in building on Amigó street in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district
200 back suspended parliament speaker outside court as corruption trial begins
Laura Borràs faces up to six years for alleged irregular contracts
37,000 turkeys and 50,000 quails sacrificed after bird flu confirmed in western Catalonia
Virus H5N1 not transmitted to humans
DNA test confirms traces of Alves' semen in victim's body and on clothes
Police find forensic evidence on bathroom floor after footballer accused of raping woman in Barcelona nightclub
Government and entities join forces to recover Catalan search engine results
Executive says fewer links in Catalan started appearing in May 2022
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