Grassroots groups celebrate as highway tolls lifted after 50 years
Kilometers of toll-free roads surpass those of toll motorways for the first time in decades
August 31, 2021 08:34 PM
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Arcadi Oliveres and Josefina Castellví win Catalan government's Gold Medal distinction
Recently deceased economist and biologist recognized for "eminent and extraordinary services"
August 31, 2021 01:06 PM
'Olympics are not sustainable': Pyrenees residents speak out against bid to host 2030 games
Activists plan protest and call for date of citizens' vote on Barcelona-Pyrenees candidacy to be set
August 30, 2021 05:22 PM
Most highway tolls lifted: what you need to know
Which roads are now free, how much money will drivers save, and who will pay for the highways
August 30, 2021 02:42 PM
Catalonia will host at least 121 Afghan refugees
Parliament speaker asks EU to evacuate 50 women MPs
August 26, 2021 06:08 PM
Police ask for public's help in finding father suspected of murdering 2-year-old son
Child found dead in hotel as investigators suggest motive of crime was to 'harm mother'
August 26, 2021 02:09 PM
Barcelona is the most expensive city in Spain to rent a room in
Average cost is €442.40 per month, ahead of San Sebastian and Madrid
August 26, 2021 01:42 PM
Afghan refugees begin to arrive in Catalonia
Catalonia hosts 10 of 230 Afghan refugees in Spanish asylum system
August 24, 2021 09:34 AM
Half as many homeless seasonal fruit pickers in western Catalonia this summer
Lleida council rents out 18 reduced priced homes
August 20, 2021 02:17 PM
Barcelona shows solidarity with Afghan women, telling them they are 'not alone'
Hundreds of people gather in Sant Jaume square to denounce Taliban violence
August 19, 2021 04:17 PM
60,000-year-old hunters’ lodging discovered in central Catalonia
Archeologists find animal remains and stone tools 12 meters below the surface at Capellades Roman Shelter
August 19, 2021 03:56 PM
Ryanair announces six new routes from Barcelona airport
Airline will connect the Catalan capital with Bristol, Palermo, Tallinn, Stockholm, Rabat and Oujda this winter
August 18, 2021 03:46 PM
Citizens' initiative aims to recover a lost forest outside Barcelona
Organizers are collecting signatures to replant trees, restore roads, and rebuild an old bridge
August 18, 2021 03:06 PM
Afghan refugee in Catalonia views rise of Taliban as ‘torture’
Writer Nadia Ghulam: "Girls tell me, 'You motivated me to study, but what's the use of it now'?"
August 17, 2021 12:45 PM
Sombre memorial for victims of Barcelona terror attack four years on
Family members and officials laid flowers on La Rambla in memory of those who lost their lives
August 17, 2021 11:55 AM
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