What to do on New Year's Eve in Barcelona and Catalonia
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Spanish government erases taxes on essential food to tackle inflation crisis
20-cent discount per liter of fuel only to be subsidized to transport professionals and 2% cap on rent increase to be extended
Safety and cleanliness concerns grow among Barcelona residents
One out of four locals are worried about security, more than six months ago
Catalonia's not-so-white Christmas day after recording warmest temperatures in decades
Highest temperature, 26.3ºC, ever recorded in month of December
Catalonia's charity Christmas spirit: meals for homeless, toys for vulnerable children
Hundreds of initiatives promoted across territory during festive season to help those in need
Teachers' union calls strike for January 25 and 26, coinciding with doctors' protests
USTEC organization now wants 2008 crisis budget cuts to be reversed after deal with education ministry in September
Flu 'stresses' hospitals as peak of disease expected next week
1.2 million vaccinated for flu as authorities recommend vulnerable groups to get jab
Barcelona 'systematically' breached EU air quality directive, rules European Court of Justice
Magistrates say situation was life-threatening for 4.2m between 2010 and 2018 in metropolitan area
Barcelona builds 42 apartments made out of containers to host vulnerable people
New construction in Glòries neighborhood to give "new life" to 100 citizens
Rent in Barcelona grows by 14% in a year and by over 50% since 2014
Accommodation costs €1,066 monthly on average in city, with the Catalan average also skyrocketing at €805
Barcelona's air quality improves by 31% since 2015, 'very close' to EU limit value
European Court of Justice likely to find Barcelona guilty in sentence on pollution to be released on Thursday
Civil war era Nazi bomb detonated underwater in Costa Brava
16kg explosive found by scuba divers by chance near Sant Feliu de Guíxols port
Catalan language voice assistant database to receive further €12m funding
AI project called AINA aims to teach machines to understand and speak Catalan
Public transport fares to remain same in 2023 including some ongoing discounts
10-journey ticket to cost €11.35 and unlimited monthly passes, €32, pending possible extension of Spain's discounts
Plans to ban electric scooters in public transport after recent fire
Barcelona's metropolitan area transport authority urges to "temporarily" forbid these vehicles
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