Rent on the verge of €1,000 per month in Catalonia
Some need half of salary to pay for housing costs, which are expected to slightly decrease
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Unresolved asylum applications exceed 100,000 in Spain
Catalan Commission for Refugees expresses "great disappointment" over policies of Pedro Sánchez government
Bellvitge hospital carries out first ever total artificial heart implant
Center near Barcelona provides 30-year-old man with device to replace failed ventricles while he waits for conventional transplant
Half a century after emergency landing, remains of a plane are retrieved in Pyrenees
The incident in northern Catalonia did not cause deaths or injuries, but some pieces were found at 2,200 meters altitude
Toy Story 4 to premiere simultaneously in theaters and Sant Joan de Déu hospital
For the first time, sick children will also be able to enjoy the release of a big summer blockbuster when the Disney Pixar movie opens on June 21
‘Italy is not Salvini’: Catalan NGO docks in Naples to defend sea rescue
Proactiva Open Arms returns to country after standoff with anti-immigration politician
New campaign targets advice at foreign drivers on Catalan roads
With quarter of all fatal traffic victims from abroad, authorities work with consulates to design new strategy due to launch in summer
Drive to save old trees from ending up as firewood
Biologists in Solsonès county in central Catalonia aim to raise awareness among landowners of the value of mature woodland
NGO finds 1,195 homeless people living in Barcelona
549 volunteers scour the Catalan capital’s streets with Fundació Arrels
HP unveils world’s largest 3D printing research center in Sant Cugat
Center already produces pieces for health, automotive and aerospace sectors
'I am the last generation on Earth' - Fridays For Future spokesperson in Barcelona
More than 1,500 cities around the world have already joined the youth climate emergency movement
New therapy reactivates immune response against cancer by blocking protein
Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron hospital researchers develop promising treatment for patients with aggressive tumors
Barcelona's new supercomputer will aim to rival US and Asia
EU to grant 100 million in project which will include a platform to create European processors
NGO denounces presence of minors, lack of interpreters and inadequate medical care at migrant detention center
Migra Studium presents annual report on Barcelona migrant detention center
Housing rents up 7.6% in Catalonia in first quarter of 2019
Rental costs for new properties rose by 11,9%, with those for used dwellings increasing by 7.2%
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