Montblanc plans to encircle city wall with 'sardana' dancers
A macro-version of traditional dance planned as part of town’s celebrations as Sardana Capital 2018
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Teaching union calls on members to join ‘feminist strike’ on March 8
On International Women’s Day, USTEC-STEs-IAC wants to focus attention on gender pay gap and glass ceiling in educational sector
Operation underway to recover hiking trails in north Catalonia
Ten workers employed in Alt Urgell region to clean up paths to be included in walking route network
Barcelona removes slave trader statue
Antonio López i López made much of his fortune through slave trafficking in Cuba
Tabarnia takes to the streets
Thousands join a rally in Barcelona organized by a platform parodying the Catalan independence movement
‘Our incarceration must come at a cost,’ say rappers
Hip Hop artists convicted by Spanish courts claim that their prosecution is an attack on freedom of speech
Court sentences Catalan rapper to 2 years in prison for lyrics and tweets
Pablo Hasél vows he will “never give up” after he is found guilty of glorifying terrorism and defaming the crown and state institutions
Barcelona plans new social housing project
New accommodation for young and old people, as well as refugees, to meet needs of the city
Catalan hospitals launch project to treat rare neuromuscular diseases
Guttmann Institute and Hospital Germans Trias partner to create a multidisciplinary unit offering patients a personalized service
Meet the future, four years from now
Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress brings together startups and investors in the 4YFN event
Lorry ban lifted as Catalonia returns to normal
Heavy vehicles allowed to circulate once more on roads as most parts of the country recovers from heavy snowfalls
Catalonia snowed under
Snow affects 80 roads, with chains needed on 58 of them
5G new trend for Catalan businesses at MWC, says official
“Companies offering more software solutions than hardware solutions,” according to secretary of telecommunications in interview with Catalan News
Mobile World Congress: Catalan highlights
A hundred Catalan tech companies, from big businesses to start-ups, attending this year’s edition of the fair
Lawyers call for investigation into Spain's human rights infringements in Catalonia
Some 650 legal professionals back report sent to the Council of Europe condemning Spain’s handling of Catalan conflict
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