Ripoll mayor slams Spain for 'doing nothing' about terror attack mastermind
The town that was home to terror cell signs agreement with Barcelona to help prevent radicalization
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Catalan universities to host 20 refugee students
Programme will bring total of 15 boys and 5 girls of Syrian, Pakistani, and Palestinian origin to country
Company CO2 emissions increase 6% in 2017
124 facilities released 15 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into atmosphere throughout year
Woman investigated for hate crime over banner reading ‘police go home’
"It was peaceful way to respond to police violence" on day of referendum, says Olga Ricomà
Bid to rename Francoist streets in Lleida dismissed
Local groups takes city council to court for failing to comply with Historical Memory law
3D printing generates €226M and over 2k jobs
This sector is defined as one with good visibility for the future, providing more and more uses for the technology
Study finds defects in HIV virus can prevent Aids developing
Researchers in Catalonia, Tenerife and Madrid follow the cases of five long-term patients who need no treatment
Major union warns of authoritarian turn in Spain
CCOO accuses ruling PP of taking advantage of Catalan crisis
European Commission refuses to comment on terrorism accusations against Catalan activist
“The last time we checked, Spain is a democracy,” says EC spokesperson Margaritis Schinas
Catalan police arrest six over parliament protests
Demonstrators investigated for offenses of public disorder and resisting the authorities
From outrage to celebration: parties react to arrests of pro-independence activists
Seven protesters detained, with one accused of terrorism and rebellion
Catalan police arrest four over parliament protests
Demonstrators investigated for offenses of public disorder and resisting the authorities
Spanish police arrests pro-independence activists accusing them of rebellion and terrorism
The person detained is part of the Committees for the Defense of the Republic, which protested by cutting off highways and opening up tollbooths
Spanish judiciary praised by king Felipe VI amidst controversy
As Spanish king commended the independence of Spain's judges, the judiciary comes under fire
Street seller fashion takes to the runway
‘Top Manta’ employs undocumented immigrants, and this project aims to help with their situation
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