Floating desalination unit off Barcelona shore to avoid using water tanker ships
Catalonia to install a dozen mobile plants in Costa Brava amid ongoing drought
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Barcelona deal with StarPay allows Asian tourists to pay with their own apps
Chinese visitors will be able to shop and pay the same way as in their own country
Flower shops hope to sell 7 million roses on Sant Jordi
Sector warns this could be last Saint George's Day with roses produced in Catalonia
Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week welcomes 400 brands from 35 countries
Latest wedding dress styles on show at Fira Barcelona from April 17 to 21
Cava and wine producers fear for this year's crop despite recent rain
Winegrowers in Penedès note "significant mortality" in vineyards due to drought
Barcelona installs fences around bins to keep wild boars away
Council will erect wooden enclosures at 22 sites in the city's hillside neighborhoods
Catalonia and European Commission announce conference to highlight 'emblematic' joint projects
Barcelona symposium on June 13 will showcase initiatives such as MareNostrum supercomputer and Alba synchrotron
PSG supporter arrested as police step up security for Barcelona Champions League match
More than 350 officers, including SWAT units, to secure Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium
Four Irish men released on bail after being arrested for beating up taxi driver in Barcelona
Tourists allegedly assaulted driver before taking ride-hailing service to Reus airport
Government to limit tourist water consumption due to ongoing drought
Private and public swimming pools can be refilled if designated climate shelters open to all
Warmer winter makes Sant Jordi roses smaller
Last producer in Catalonia expects to sell only 50,000 roses, as most come from Colombia and Ecuador
Waiting time in Catalan public hospitals' emergency units surpasses an hour on average
Time reduced in 2023, but still 60% higher than 2010, when people waited for 40 minutes
Four Irish tourists arrested after beating up taxi driver in Barcelona
Police intercepted them near Reus airport, where their return flight was to depart
Government adds 131 municipalities to list of tense housing market zones to limit rent prices
Catalonia has 271 sites with rent cap in place, home to 90% of population
29.1ºC: Barcelona hits all-time high temperature in April since at least 1914
Lleida area and Ebre river delta region surpass 30ºC in unseasonable hot weather
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