Barcelona mayor, at COP26: just climate transition 'big opportunity to reduce inequality'
Data shows fall in pollution since introduction of Low Emissions Zone while UN report backs superblocks
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Catalonia has reduced emissions by 1% compared to 1990
President Aragonès and mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, to attend COP26
Trial of 'Lledoners 9' pro-independence activists who face up to 7-year sentences begins
Defendants accused of starting riots and injuring police officers during transfer of formerly jailed leaders to Madrid
Rubió, elevation 1,687 m: Catalonia's highest town
Mayor demands official recognition as most elevated municipality
Barcelona to continue boosting 'superblocks' and cycle lanes, says mayor at COP26
Ada Colau calls on administrations to invest in commuter trains rather than expanding airport
Spain to ban junk food ads targeting under 16s
Minister of Consumer Affairs announces measure to combat childhood obesity from Barcelona
First Barcelona landlord sanctioned for charging illegally high rent
City Council fines owner €9,000 for not complying with Catalan rent cap law
Half a million fewer usual Catalan speakers than in 2005, says report
Plataforma per la Llengua survey states that 8 in 10 switch languages when someone talks to them in Spanish
Catalan government to refund 23,000 fines worth €4m from first state of alarm
Money will be returned in "simplest" way possible after initial lockdown ruled unconstitutional
Over 10 arrests in drug trafficking operation involving at least 4 local police officers
Law enforcement agents allegedly collaborated with illegal network of marihuana dealing in Llinars del Vallès
Cap on rents and tax benefits for landlords who lower prices: new Spanish housing bill
Tough path towards approval as Catalan government says it is less ambitious than law in Catalonia
Spanish government reveals plans to extend energy benefits for vulnerable households
'Social bonus' discount scheme to run until March 31 plus €90 cheque towards winter heating bills
Population loss in southern Catalonia: lack of opportunities v. family and a sense of belonging
Remote work and tranquility bring people back to Terres de l'Ebre
Barcelona: World Capital of Architecture 2026
Expanded Architecture Week will become festival with international dimension next year as first stepping stone to UNESCO celebration
Energy poverty: when it comes down to buying food or paying utility bills
Grassroots group fears electricity price hikes will “take a toll on physical and mental health”
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