7-month backlog for foreigners' work permits with 5,500 applications pending
Catalan officials complain of transcribing files "by hand" as they do not have access to the Spanish system
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Thousands of parents unite to delay teens' access to cell phones
Catalan families create Telegram group to prevent children from having phones until age 16
Public prosecutor appeals judge's decision to grant Dani Alves bail
Barcelona Prosecutor's Office argues sexual assault conviction has increased flight risk
Catalan government eases water restrictions for farmers
Climate change and drought top Catalans' concerns, new survey shows
Man arrested for defrauding more than €3 million selling private hire vehicles licenses
Detained man managed to sell the same license to several people for more than €50,000
Waste collected from sea by fishermen up 50% on last year to 120,000 litres
Increase largely down to higher participation in Pesca Neta project in southern ports
Prisoner who killed cook had shown 'positive' development, justice minister says
Gemma Ubasart admits to Parliament that inmate had no external incentives to leave jail
Neymar's father announces he will not help Dani Alves pay bail
"I hope Daniel finds the answers he is looking for with his family. For us the matter is over," says footballer's dad
69% of LGBTQI+ people suffer 'some type of discrimination' at work
UGT union and Observatory against LGBTQIphobia to sign an agreement to guarantee the community's labor rights
Alves to spend at least one more night in jail after failing to post €1m bail
Former Barça footballer can leave prison pending his appeal against rape conviction
Sixena frescoes trial to proceed after court dismisses former culture minister's appeal
Police moved artworks from Lleida Museum to monastery in neighboring Aragon in 2017
1 in 5 cases at SOS Racisme in 2023 were for discrimination in social rights
Anti-racist organization took forward 130 new reports of racism, 20 more than in 2022
Ex-Barça player Dani Alves to be released from prison on €1m bail
Barcelona court grants football star temporary release from jail as he awaits appeal in rape case
Meeting between prison unions and government ends without agreement
Executive spokesperson considers the meeting is "only the beginning" and rules out resignations workers demand
Barça pay homage to social legacy of club legend Johan Cruyff
4,000 children in Catalonia participate in Cruyff Foundation schemes that use football as a tool for community cohesion
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