Blood drive starts Friday aiming for 10,000 donations in a week
Around 260,000 donations needed throughout 2023 with particular focus on cancer patients
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Spain plans to inform women of partners' histories of gender-based violence
Prosecutor's office endorses idea in certain cases, following December that saw 11 femicides across the country
Covid-19 vaccine rollout progress in Catalonia: graph updated weekly
On December 27, 2020, 89-year-old Josefa Pérez became first resident to receive a dose
Three Catalan villages band together to form renewable energy cooperative
€10m project will use solar, wind and hydropower to produce electricity in Almatret, Llardecans and Torrebesses
Healthcare union joins doctors in going on strike in late January
Workers demand more staff hired, better pay, and more investment
Tenant awaits verdict in first trial seen as symbol of Barcelona's housing crisis
Josep Torrent has been living in Casa Orsola for over 20 years but now faces eviction
Minute of silence held for femicide victim in small town of Pontons
Council decrees two days of mourning and calls for greater police presence
Costa Brava town sells €80m first prize Three Kings Day lottery tickets
Second prize won in nine towns across Catalonia
Taxi union gives government 10 days to come up with proposal limiting ride-hailing
Elite Taxi threatens strikes during elections or Mobile World Congress
Barcelona charity assists more than 3,000 homeless people in 2022, up 22%
Arrels Foundation secured stable accommodation for 268 people
Hundreds protest in Barcelona against rise in femicides
"You are not alone," Catalan equality minister tells women
Supermarkets apply VAT reductions on essential foods
Bread, milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables VAT-free from January 1 to June 30 to tackle inflation crisis
Catalonia ends year with one of warmest Decembers in recent decades
Fabra observatory in Barcelona records joint warmest December since 1913
First baby of 2023 in Catalonia born at 12.01 am on New Year’s Day
Zakaria, son of Meryem and Mohamed, born at Palamós Hospital weighing 3.180kg
Renfe to return free short- and medium-distance ticket deposits from January 9
Fully subsidized 2023 passes can already be acquired
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