Foreign residents buy one of every ten new homes sold in Barcelona province
Sales of homes in Castelldefels increased by a quarter in 2024
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Current affairs and social issues
Amnesty denied to police who shot out referendum voter's eye with rubber bullet
Barcelona court does grant amnesty to the pro-independence activist and leaves case pending trial
Barcelona council's advisory board considers airport expansion 'urgent and necessary'
Group points out need to optimize infrastructure and address environmental impacts
Just one third of budget investments in Catalonia's railway network carried out
From €6.2bn planned between 2015-2022, only €2.2bn spent
Some cancellations and delays on day of partial strikes in commuter rail network
Workers striking against transfer of Rodalies to Catalan authorities
Oldest woman in Catalonia turns 112: ‘I witnessed the birth of La Sagrada Familia’
Born in 1913, Angelina Torres is one of the oldest people in the world
Long Covid, the ‘subpandemic’ that still dominates lives and baffles doctors five years on
Pioneering Long Covid unit at Can Ruti hospital has treated thousands of patients since launching in 2020
Catalan government to ease drought restrictions
Emergency restrictions to be lifted in remaining three reservoirs next week
PODCAST: Pandemic perspectives - Five years of Covid-19 in Catalonia
In the aftermath of the global health crisis, the effects of coronavirus continue to be felt by individuals and society as a whole
11 arrested in Barcelona police operation against drug trafficking related to January shooting
350 police officers deployed in operation and nine weapons seized
Barcelona court rejects father's appeal against daughter's euthanasia request
Man says he will appeal and take criminal action against individuals who granted approval for his 24-year-old daughter's euthanasia
Barcelona unveils architectural plans for redevelopment of Fira Montjuïc and surrounding area
New buildings, public spaces, and neighbourhood to commemorate centenary of 1929 International Expo
Covid, home confinement, and social media combine into soaring cases of eating disorders
Experts say younger cases developing due to early access to mobile phones and increase in “aesthetic pressure”
Five years on from Covid-19, is Catalonia prepared if a similar pandemic breaks out?
Secretary of Public Health assures that lessons have been learned and projects are being developed
Rent prices down 6.4% in Barcelona since application of rent cap law
Housing costs down 3.7% in other municipalities where regulation is in force
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