Private hire vehicle drivers call for three days of protests in Barcelona in February
Traditional VTCs claim over 600 licenses have been rejected this year
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Health and education sectors take to the streets on second day of strike
Over 5,500 protestors demonstrate in Barcelona in different rallies
Mask mandate on public transport to be lifted on February 7
Obligation to wear face coverings in place since spring 2020
Face mask mandate in public transport to be lifted 'soon'
Health officials announce decision will be either next week or following
Striking health professionals call for improvements in public services
Doctors, nurses and other staff say medical centers are overwhelmed and want a reversal of cuts
Taxi drivers protest ride-hailing platforms, blocking Barcelona's Gran Via
Cabs denounce "abuses" from likes of Uber, Cabify, and FreeNow but call off ISE strike to continue negotiating with authorities
Teachers, doctors, and taxi drivers protest in Barcelona
Around 15,000 workers from health and education sectors took to the streets
Spanish national police agents to face trial for 2017 referendum crackdown
45 officers charged with crimes of injury, torture, and against moral integrity
Striking teachers demand reversal of post-2008 cuts to education
Several thousand fill Barcelona's Plaça Sant Jaume calling for minister to resign
Over 1,000 health workers demonstrate in Barcelona on first day of strikes
Protest organized by Intersindical nurses' union, while doctors try last-minute negotiations with health department
Baby found abandoned in sports bag on Barcelona street
Emergency services bring infant to hospital in stable condition after discovery at 6am on Tuesday
Light snowfall in Barcelona's mountain neighborhoods
Snow in central Catalonia's Ripollès, Osona and Moianès counties
Trials in Girona suspended as public administration lawyers go on strike
Prosecutors urge better working conditions, including pay raises
Over 19m tourists visit Catalonia in 2022, 8% fewer than in 2019
Hotel prices in December rose by 12.5% compared to previous year
Teachers, medical professionals, and taxi drivers to strike on January 25 and 26
Workers plan to take to streets "to defend public services"
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