All set for new school year: earlier start, no strikes, no 25% Spanish quota, fewer students
No Covid measures for first time in three years while daycare for 2-year-olds will be free
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Teachers' unions call off beginning of school year strikes after deal with authorities
An hour less of teaching from January 2023
No major incidents beyond some queues on first day of free train tickets
Passengers welcome measure that coincides with up to 50% discount on metro passes
Hailstones of up to 10cm in northern Catalonia result in death of toddler and damage
Car windows and roofs hit and over 20 injured, as hail to continue on Wednesday
One in two families with kids in Barcelona have reduced leisure activity for financial reasons
16% of families assisted by the charity organization Càritas want the administration to offer more free extracurricular activities
Armed robbery at Castelldefels home of FC Barcelona player Aubameyang
Footballer and family safe after hooded men threaten them with firearms and iron bars
Universal basic income: How could €800/month change your life?
Two-year Catalan pilot project will begin in January
Water restrictions introduced in another 129 municipalities due to drought
Limits on agricultural, industrial, and recreational use affect 683,000 people
Barcelona bus drivers to strike on September 22
Workers protesting over La Mercè complain of stalled collective bargaining agreement negotiations
25,000 free Renfe train tickets reserved on first day
Fully subsidized journeys from September 1 to December 31
Two minors seriously injured after falling from Badalona building to escape fire
13 and 15-year-old taken to hospital following incident
Free Renfe train tickets now available
Fully subsidized short and medium distance journeys from September 1 to December 31
Slaughterhouses will have to install cameras to ensure animal welfare and food safety
Meat packing industry has a year to implement new Spanish government measure
New variable speed limits to improve cyclist safety following fatal hit and run
Signs will be tested in "one or two tunnels" in September
New vehicle tunnel at Glòries reduces nitrogen dioxide and particle pollution
Over 100,000 people make use of the La Clariana park facilities since last September
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