Public transport tickets not used during state of alarm compensated from July 1
Passes not validated during emergency period will see expiry date moved, while an application will be required for those used from March 14
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Current affairs and social issues
LGBTQI discrimination up 40% in 2019 with 160 attacks registered
Barcelona is the area with the most cases, in the city in particular
No new Covid-19 related deaths in Catalonia in past 24 hours
156 new confirmed coronavirus cases but number of deceased reported by funeral homes on Wednesday equals that of Tuesday
Firefighters attend to 40% fewer calls on atypical Sant Joan night
Barcelona residents wake up to clean beaches on Wednesday morning after the facilities were closed for the night
Covid-19 outbreak detected in Lleida as neighboring Aragon counties re-enter lockdown
Spanish government not considering re-activating state of alarm in event of new flare-ups unless serious surge in cases
Little tourist activity despite lifting of border restrictions
International visitors from most EU countries can visit Catalonia once more
‘Save my eyes’ fundraiser for 24-year old Catalan in Seattle hospital raises €220,000 in three days
Marta Bustos burnt her face with lye while making homemade soap
Barcelona airport welcomes back visitors, but still not back to normal
Over 80 flights scheduled to pass through El Prat airport on Sunday, with Covid-19 controls still in place for international passengers
Parliament speaker and ombudsman call for closure of migrant detention centers
Roger Torrent describes them as "greatest exponents of institutional racism"
Spain’s Covid-19 death toll revised up by 1,177 to 28,313
Figure still insufficient to account for stark rise in gross mortality from last year
Southern Catalonia's devastating wildfire, a year on
Drone's view shows visible damage although vegetation beginning to grow back
Children’s parks reopen and movement restrictions lifted as Catalonia exits state of alarm
Catalan government regains control of whole territory after 3-month lockdown imposed by Spain
Reconsidering Columbus: colonialism’s thorny heritage in Barcelona
From the conquistador’s statue to the fortune that made Gaudí’s work possible, the city may be inseparable from its looted legacy
Traveling within whole of Catalonia allowed three months later
Barcelona and Lleida move to Phase 3, but government will suspend de-escalation scheme and introduce new rules within hours
Trial on police leadership during 2017 referendum ends: was there collusion or proportionality?
Court will have to decide between convicting Trapero and others on sedition charges with up to 10-year sentences, finding them guilty with no time behind bars or an acquittal
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