Catalan companies forge ahead in the digital race
Study finds that MWC gives firms in Catalonia an advantage in technology, though there is still room for improvement
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Spanish treasury demands Catalan Broadcasting Corporation pay €167.4 million in VAT
The order “seriously compromises” its future, says company
Two arrested after anti-terrorism raid in Catalonia
Detainees accused of ‘condoning or glorifying terrorism’ as well as ‘promoting terrorist attacks’
Violence against women quadruples in three years, Red Cross says
To combat this, the organization helps to put on a self-defense program for the victims of abuse
Spanish government nominates new Attorney General
Sánchez Melgar is to become the state’s leading prosecutor against Catalan leaders, after José Manuel Maza passed away on Saturday
Barcelona fountains to light up in yellow in solidarity with imprisoned Catalan leaders
Christmas lights were also inaugurated with doves and hearts in honor of terror attack victims
Mayor charged for criticizing police testifies in court
Local officials from Reus stand by public statement calling on Spanish police involved in referendum crackdown to leave the city
Ombudsman calls for explanation of Barcelona attack main suspect's secret service contacts
A new report demands parliamentary debates on summer terrorist attacks and recommends Catalan police be given full access to intelligence databases
‘Wake up Europe, help Catalonia’: Brussels march motto unveiled
Pro-independence organizations call people to join December 7 rally in the run-up to the election
Spain’s Official Gazette hispanicizes names of Catalan counties after takeover of self-rule
The sudden changes happened without any explanation
1 in 3 women are victims of violence in Barcelona, survey says
In 2016 alone, the city council dealt with 4,300 cases of aggressions against women
Civil society leader Jordi Sánchez demands to be released
The lawyers of the former Catalan National Assembly president claim that his imprisonment “undermines several fundamental rights”
Catalan civil servants organize against Spain’s takeover of the government
The employees recognize the ‘authority and legitimacy’ of the Catalan government which was deposed by Madrid
ANC to throw massive ‘Concert for the Freedom of Political Prisoners’ on December 2
Held in the Barcelona Olympic Stadium with capacity for 60,000, the performance will raise funds for legal fees
Remains of over 30 Civil War soldiers found in mass grave
Lleida dig uncovers bodies from both sides of conflict as excavation program put on hold due to direct rule
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