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
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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
African swine fever virus in Cerdanyola differs from CReSA research lab strains, according to report
Barcelona's Institute for Biomedical Research says findings are not conclusive and have been sent to Spain's agriculture ministry
Joan Laporta and ex-Barça executives summoned to testify as investigated parties in fraud case
Football executives to declare January 16, as woman who invested €100k demands return of funds
Days-long storm hits Catalan shore with hundreds of emergency phone calls
Eastern wind continues with southern area recording 60 liters of rainfall, several rivers at full capacity
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Meteorological adversities, returning to Camp Nou, and Banc Sabadell takeover bid
Body of sperm whale calf dragged to Costa Brava beach during levanter storm
Platja d'Aro city council warns CRAM Maritime Foundation and Maritime Rescue units
Government plans to control speculative housing by enforcing residential use when buying property
Cabinet spokesperson says law, while pending legal opinions, could be enforced in tense housing market zones, such as Barcelona
Sant'Egidio community's Christmas lunch gathers 2,500 people across Catalonia
Over 1,500 people lunch together in Barcelona, and 1,000 more across Tarragona, Manresa, and Gavà
Government and NGOs agree to rehouse most migrants evicted in Badalona
Around 140 people living in an improvised campsite will be rehoused for a two-month period
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