Catalonia struggles to meet emissions targets with just 0.9% decline in 2024
Public emissions monitor warns that Catalonia is "far from" achieving its 2030 targets
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Thousands of taxis bring Barcelona to a standstill in go-slow protest
Cab drivers block Catalan capital's two main ring roads all morning to denounce 'abuses' by insurance companies
Spanish government and unions agree on raising monthly minimum salary by €50
Employers distance themselves from agreement which will see minimum wage increase to 14 installments of €1,184
More women pursuing shepherding career in Catalonia
Enrollment of women in training program has doubled since first edition
2,500 protest in Barcelona against Antiga Massana eviction
Two arrests and nine police officers injured in evening disturbances
5 arrested and 19 police injured at Antiga Massana eviction protest
Guàrdia Urbana and Mossos d'Esquadra agents find no one inside old school building in Raval
Barcelona is the most expensive city of Spain to rent a room
Rent prices increased by 17% in 2024 to €620
Catalonia to impose fines of up to €900k for violating rent cap
Penalties will also extend to those who commit legal fraud by circumventing rent cap through short-term rentals
Barcelona to have highest climate-related death toll in Europe by end of century
New study estimates nearly 250,000 victims in Catalan capital and 3.2 million in 854 European cities
First cooperative housing building in Vilafranca set to open in 2026
24 flats are under construction by La Bastida and Sostre Cívic
Dog-assisted therapy helps children with cerebral palsy at Girona hospital
Treatment at Josep Trueta Hospital aims to reduce the anxiety caused by botox injections
Poor Clares nuns leave Barcelona's Pedralbes Monastery after almost 700 years
Only three members of enclosed order remained, group will now move to site near Girona
Wild boar attacks in Barcelona down 70% in last two years
Local police record 417 incidents related to feral pigs in 2024, down from 1,321 in 2022
Barcelona reuses sand from construction works to refill beaches
Mayor says measure saves on costs but is not sufficient alone
Barcelona drug cartel dismantled: 7 tons of cocaine and €6 million in cash seized
Police arrest 25 people in 29 raids across Spain
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