Catalonia lists 9,000 illegal tourist apartments on Airbnb
Figure does not include 65,000 ads detected by Spanish government
May 23, 2025 09:53 AM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Sense of Catalan identity among young people drops from 57% to 36% in ten years
People aged 16 to 29 now more right-wing than those over 30
May 23, 2025 02:46 PM
EU housing crisis committee to visit Barcelona and Badalona May 26–28
MEPs will meet mayors Collboni and Albiol as well as landlord and tenant organisations
May 23, 2025 01:17 PM
INTERACTIVE MAP: Dog beaches in Catalonia this summer 2025
Two out of three seaside towns offer space for animals during warmer season
May 23, 2025 11:15 AM
Catalan insect farm aims to make bugs the 'food of the future'
Family launches project to educate the public and advise on the sustainability of eating insects
May 20, 2025 02:33 PM
Students camp out to demand UAB cut ties with Israel
Around 100 protesters spend the night outside university
May 22, 2025 01:10 PM
Iberian lynx spotted in Catalonia
Adult male was freed in Seville, one of 2,400 lynx in Spain
May 22, 2025 12:43 PM
Search underway for missing British man in Tossa de Mar
Police deploy maritime unit and helicopter, fire service launches drones
May 22, 2025 11:59 AM
Catalan civic groups appeal amnesty for 46 police officers and accuse them of 'torture'
Òmnium, ANC and Irídia claim officers acted "with clear intent to humiliate and punish" voters in 2017 independence referendum
May 22, 2025 10:58 AM
Catalan town no longer knows 'what to do' about illegal motorcycle races
Activity on Sundays in surrounding roads cause several major problems despite efforts by Tossa de Mar council to stop them
May 20, 2025 11:42 AM
'Successful' chemical risk simulation drill carried out in Catalonia
All sirens tested sounded, phone warning message received, while only two calls made to emergency services
May 21, 2025 01:50 PM
Shopping centre to remain closed after man dies from fallen concrete slab
Inspection on building being carried out while investigation underway
May 21, 2025 10:58 AM
Spain moves to regularize immigrants present before end of 2024
"Exceptional and one-time" reform could benefit up to 500,000 people
May 20, 2025 05:20 PM
Dogs reunite with owners in hospital through new 'Hospigos' project
Perla visits Rafel after more than three months apart: "She's like a daughter to me"
May 20, 2025 02:38 PM
Phone network incident affecting 112 emergency number resolved
Telefónica reports only a few isolated issues remain, which on-site staff are working to fix
May 20, 2025 09:55 AM
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