Barcelona to support war-hit Kharkiv in new partnership
Mayors sign agreement aiming to improve quality of life in Ukraine's second-largest city
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Catalonia–Palestine football match confirmed for Barcelona's Olympic Stadium
Organizers celebrate venue approval for November 18 friendly
Camp Nou construction under scrutiny over irregular workers and dismissals
Authorities investigate subcontractors as CCOO union warns of undocumented Turkish employees being sent home without guarantees
Roca brothers restaurant Mas Marroch destroyed by fire
No injuries reported as flame stabilized in early hours of the morning
Raffle to visit Barcelona metro's ghost station opens on Tuesday at 2pm
2,000 new tickets released for three metro visits over three weekends after huge success
Only 1-in-3 young men believe democracy is preferable to other forms of government
1 in 3 boys believes that inequality is to the detriment of men and that gender violence is a feminist invention
Catalonia's population is getting older, with 3,000 centenarians for the first time
Total population rises to 8.15 million residents in July, 1.1% more than a year ago
Europe authorizes vaccinations against lumpy skin disease in 22 Catalan counties
Agriculture department says it will continue carrying out sanitary evacuations where there is “high circulation” of virus
Mobile phones in Barcelona area sound for emergency alert test
Drill affects 5 million people across Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental and Vallès Oriental counties
Barcelona plans multi-day 50°C heatwave drill in 2027
Exercise to test Catalan capital's response will be presented at C40 World Mayors Summit in Rio de Janeiro
Study says you're more likely to be robbed in Barcelona than any other Spanish city
Spain also has highest incidence rate in Europe, with 132 robberies per 100,000 inhabitants
Girona exposes 50 illegal tourist apartments since January
City council in north of Catalonia is planning to increase its web tracking staff
Spain's Attorney General denies charges over alleged leak of confidential information
Álvaro García Ortiz is accused of disclosing email concerning partner of Madrid's regional president
Spain to grant citizenship to nearly 170 descendants of International Brigade fighters
PM Sánchez says it will be an "honor" to call the children of those who fought for the Republic during the Civil War "compatriots"
Catalonia vs Palestine match in Barcelona at risk, organizers warn
Activists accuse city council of delaying ticket sales and of planning to move match outside Catalan capital
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