Unemployment fell to 10.4% at end of 2019
Last year 87,000 jobs were created and unemployment rate dropped from 11.7% twelve months previously
Current affairs and social issues
Last year 87,000 jobs were created and unemployment rate dropped from 11.7% twelve months previously
Survivors' association among those paying tribute to millions murdered in Nazi concentration camps, 1,094 of which were Catalan
Sector urges authorities to take "quick" action and government says it will prioritize affected areas when giving tourism-related funding
PM10 particulate levels are moderate to high with situation expected to continue over weekend
Barcelona considers asking state to declare coast "disaster area," while minister says repairing damage will run into tens of millions
Elsewhere Tordera river burst its banks and Ebre Delta inundated
Two people dragged into sea by waves, and two other bodies were found inside their vehicles
New towns given confinement orders Thursday morning as Catalonia grips with fifth day of the extreme weather
Fourth day of wind and rain sees rivers overflow, people trapped and missing, no power or water, and damage to infrastructure
Jason Y. Ng is in Catalonia to give a conference on non-violent protest and visited the jailed Òmnium Cultural president
Trapero expressed his regret at being accused of rebellion, arguing he had no connection with independence push
Universal Periodic Review to evaluate human rights record described as "most severe blow"
Catalonia's unique wetland area left reeling after wind and rain threaten its rice fields and precious flora and fauna
One person missing, Ebre river delta devastated, flooding with rivers about to burst their banks, roads closed, broken bridges, and areas without electricity among effects
By Tuesday evening, many rivers were on the point of bursting, while high waves flooded coastal areas
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