Germany rejects Spain's petition to award officers who arrested Puigdemont
Schleswig-Holstein government says officers "were just doing their job"
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Current affairs and social issues
Legal specialist calls for criminal code review after Manada verdict
Lawyer Carla Vall shares her views of the sexual abuse case that has caused widespread outrage
War and violence protagonists at World Press Photo 2018
Exhibition runs until May 27 at CCCB in Barcelona
Barcelona rejects controversial La Manada verdict
Joint statement calls for an amendment of Spanish penal code as 750,000 people support initiative to bar judges involved from office
Protests around Spain over ‘La Manada’ verdict
Thousands gather in Barcelona to express indignation at Pamplona court’s dismissal of rape allegations
Catalan modernism: it’s not only Barcelona and Gaudí
Barcelona Pass Modernisme card includes visits to 15 buildings in nearby towns
Five men accused of Pamplona gang-rape sentenced to 9 years in prison
Judges dismiss rape accusations and find them guilty of only sexually abusing an 18-year old
Barcelona plans to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030
Initiative includes 242 different actions, including installation of solar panels or urban gardens on rooftops
Row in Brussels over 'linguistic discrimination' in Catalonia
Pro-independence MEP denies unionist Societat Civil Catalana’s allegations of “violations” of Spanish speakers’ rights
Catalan union in court over November strike
Intersindical-CSC accused of calling political work stoppage after the imprisonment of government officials
Spanish home affairs minister under fire for confiscation of yellow shirts at football final
Pro-independence senators criticize Spanish government’s “authoritarian drift” and “paranoia” after 199 yellow shirts seized at Copa del Rey match
Jailed MP punished for recorded message in election campaign
The repercussions for Jordi Sànchez, incarcerated near Madrid, include increased time in his cell to 18 hours
Rent in Barcelona most expensive in Spain
Prices rise in six out of ten of capital’s districts in first quarter of 2018
Workplace injury figures ‘unsustainable’ says major trade union
432 have died in last 5 years in Catalonia due to accidents at work, according to UGT report
Jailed pro-independence activist requests transfer to Catalan prison
Jordi Cuixart lawyers say that his rights to a family life and privacy as well as the rights of his one-year-old son are being violated as he is imprisoned 700 km away from home
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