Renfe to return free short- and medium-distance ticket deposits from January 9
Fully subsidized 2023 passes can already be acquired
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Children assisted by Barcelona charity three times more likely to suffer psychoemotional distress
9 in 10 aided families live in severe poverty and 60% lack decent housing
Spain introduces Covid travel requirements for passengers from China
Anybody arriving from the Asian country will have to show they have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or a negative test
War in Europe, inflation, broken pro-independence alliance, and espionage: a look back at 2022
An overview of the year from a Catalan perspective
Inflation in Spain drops to lowest level since November 2021
Annual change of prices now down to 5.8%, dropping a full percentage point on last month
Rent prices increase by 25% in Barcelona in 2022
Average price per square meter in Catalan capital now at €19.30 according to leasing platform Idealista
Sexual assault reported for oral sex video recorded in nightclub
16-year-old girl does not remember anything of what happened in Sant Quirze del Vallès' Waka
What to do on New Year's Eve in Barcelona and Catalonia
Fireworks, music, celebration, sparkling wine, and 12 grapes
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
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