2025 ended with best end-of-year unemployment figures in almost two decades
Catalonia ended the year with 323,236 unemployed workers, 0.58% more than in November
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Police file nearly 100 complaints after illegal New Year's rave
Eight organizers among those reported for hiding sound equipment and material in a truck
First prize in Three Kings lottery, 06703, goes to a dozen Catalan town
Second prize, 45875, falls partly in Barcelona, and third, 32615, bypasses Catalonia
Snow covers central and western Catalan towns
Over 10cm of snowfall recorded in inland areas
Illegal New Year's rave comes to an end
Police carrying out alcohol and drug checks while waiting for around eighty vehicles to leave
18 more wild boars die from African swine fever in Cerdanyola outbreak, bringing total to 47
President Illa will chair the first meeting of the Wild Boar Board at government offices on Wednesday
Pyrenees and western Catalonia see temperatures rise over 2°C in first quarter of the century
Ski industry invests in technology to achieve better traction and optimization of snow
Meteocat warns of possible snowfall at low altitudes from Sunday and on day of Three Kings' Parade
Cold snap will first affect the south and southwestern areas
Catalonia sees rise in road deaths in 2025 with 144 fatalities
Motorcyclists remain most vulnerable group while AP-7 and N-II rank as deadliest roads
Illegal New Year's rave in La Sénia with nearly 1,000 attendees continues
Local authorities are monitoring the abandoned industrial site, hoping the party ends soon without incidents
115,000 gather in Barcelona to ring in 2026
Montjuïc Magic Fountain flows again at New Year's celebrations after drought
Catalonia bans access to natural areas in 91 municipalities until December 14 over African swine fever
Entry to natural parks, forests, rivers, meadows, and farmland prohibited, though agricultural activity is allowed
From transport to groceries: What prices are going up in 2026?
Pensions rise 2.7%, minimum wage frozen pending negotiations
From 13 million to 27 million: Catalonia's 21st-century tourism surge
Barcelona leads the boom, but city officials say visitor numbers have reached their limit
1 in 5 people in Catalonia don't know what Christmas means, survey finds
Religious literacy particularly low among young people, government study shows
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