House prices in Catalonia rise 7.7% to highest level since 2009
Cost of new builds up 8.9% and existing homes up 7.5% in first quarter of 2022
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New Barcelona public transport cards for under 16s only contactless
Over 200,000 commuters already use T-Mobilitat tap-and-go system
23-year-old Brit dies after falling off iconic viewpoint in Sitges
Catalan police believe fatality was accidental and rule out foul play or suicide for now
NGO condemns Barcelona migrant detention center over visiting rights
'Hostile Territory' report from Migra Studium says pandemic still used as pretext to curb visits
Terra Alta county: population halved since 1920, further loss expected through 2046
Local community, struggling to keep basic services running, hopes remote working will 'halt' gloomy trend
Undercover Spanish police officer infiltrated pro-independence and housing rights groups
Activists denounce "unacceptable" espionage following Directa magazine's revelations
More evictions in Catalonia than anywhere else in Spain in first quarter of 2022
One eviction every 55 minutes in Catalonia from January to March
Children in schools with more traffic noise have slower cognitive development, study shows
ISGlobal research sees no correlation between development and home noise levels
Tarragona’s first Festival Teta focuses on feminism further than March 8
Organizers push society to rethink women's equality while open to looking for new event dates after heat
Catalonia reports another five monkeypox cases, bringing total to 14
Vall d’Hebron and Clínic prepare techniques to diagnose possible cases, other hospitals to follow
100 days of the Ukraine war: refugees, sanctions, and aid
Experts call for more financial aid, stronger military response, and sanctions on Russian gas from EU
42,000 foreigners in Catalonia acquired Spanish nationality in 2021
3.8% of residents became citizens, far higher than Spanish average
Plans for third offshore wind farm in Costa Brava unveiled
Engineering firm says 50MW plant would power 50,000 households
Southern town of Benissanet sees 3,000 kiwis planted in pilot project
Experiment looks to new fruit as alternative to peaches and nectarines affected by plum pox virus
Catalonia sees warmest May in history
Heat reached 38.5ºC, an all-time recorded high for the month
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