Government open to request for Barcelona to enter Phase 3 next Monday
Local council and restaurants ask health department to progress into last lockdown easing stage
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Schools to open 'to all students' for regular lessons in September
Spain's education ministry calls on Catalonia and other territories to turn public spaces, dining areas, and libraries into classrooms
Health workers fighting Covid-19 to receive bonuses from €350 to €1,350
Catalan government pledges €140 million in bonifications
Nissan workers stage funeral procession through Barcelona to protest plant closures
Employees burn caskets of Japanese carmaker and manufacturers' association officials
Racism accusations as fruit harvesters sleep rough in Lleida
With backdrop of Black Lives Matter, activists and seasonal workers denounce situation happening every year but aggravated by Covid-19
Health department proposes only allowing Girona and Central Catalonia to enter Phase 3 on June 15
Alt Penedès and Garraf counties to remain in Phase 2 with rest of Barcelona metro area and Lleida
Catalonia moves one step closer to ‘new normality’
Barcelona and Lleida progress to Phase 2, while Tarragona, Ebre and western Pyrenees reach final stage of de-escalation process
Protesters mourn George Floyd and denounce racism
Barcelona hosts the main demonstration called by CNAAE in Catalonia, with people also marching in major towns
‘Looking at the US is no excuse to forget how much racism we experience here’
Jennifer Molina is the spokesperson for the newly created Black, African, and Afro-descendant Community in Spain (CNAAE)
Black community calls anti-racist protest in Barcelona on Sunday
The newly created CNAAE brings together people of color to mourn George Floyd’s killing and denounce racism in Catalonia
What will I be able to do in Phase 2 and 3 from next Monday?
Check out this explainer and interactive map to find out the measures in place for the last two stages of lockdown easing
Immunity levels 6.1% in Catalonia, Covid-19 study shows
The figure is 7.4% for Barcelona, 1.6% for Tarragona, 3.1% for Girona, and 3.3% for Lleida
Why is Spain as a whole reporting fewer new Covid-19 deaths than Catalonia?
Catalan authorities provide figures of care homes unlike Spanish government
Unemployment up over 30% compared with last year
15,339 more people left without work compared to April, leaving total jobless at 483,149
Schools begin reopening in Phase 2 lockdown de-escalation areas
Teachers say face-to-face teaching is ‘necessary’ but schools see limited return of students
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