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27-Jan-22: 'Covid passes not needed in restaurants'
ACN | Barcelona27 January 2022 08:06 PM
The updated pandemic restrictions coming into force tomorrow do not include the use of Covid passports in establishments, as authorities view their effectiveness reduced due to Omicron. Also being lifted are the capacity limits on restaurants, cultural venues, gyms, and religious ceremonies,...
HIGHLIGHTS
Speaker has five days to strip disqualified MP of seat or face 'legal consequences'
Electoral board issues warning after Parliament votes to appeal decision in Supreme Court
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COVID-19
Covid booster shot appointments now available for anyone over 18
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Covid-19 vaccine rollout progress in Catalonia: graph updated daily
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POLITICS
Government member meets with EU commissioner for first time since 2017 referendum
Foreign minister Victòria Alsina discusses territorial cooperation with European cohesion and...
Parliament recognizes women convicted for witchcraft as “victims of misogynistic persecution”
Chamber urges government to "put right" historical memory of women murdered
Ciudadanos complain to European parliament over Catalan government stance on Spanish in schools
Party accuses Spanish government of being "complicit" in Catalan executive's "disobediance"
SOCIETY
Healthcare workers protest over poor conditions and ‘mismanagement’
Nurses gather at health department over precarious contracts, while Hospital del Mar staff say...
Catholic Church admits it holds 1,000 properties in Spain it does not own
Church agrees with Spanish government to rectify situation after review of 35,000 estates...
BUSINESS
Unemployment rate drops to lowest level in 13 years to reach 10.16%
Number of jobless falls almost 4 points in 2021, with 142,500 fewer people out of work
Investment in health startups reaches record high of €238 million in 2021
Venture capital cited as main driver of increase, accounting for 79% of total financing
Nightlife sector to get up to €20m in public aid, but will remain closed for now
Businesses still suffering due to Covid-19 restrictions although curfew lifted last week
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Covid-19 vaccine rollout progress in Catalonia: graph updated daily
On December 27, 2020, 89-year-old Josefa Pérez became first resident to receive a dose
CULTURE
A lit up cement mixer will inaugurate this year’s Llum BCN
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Thousands pay tribute to late architect Ricardo Bofill in his workshop
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LIFE & STYLE
Ghost stations of Barcelona’s metro and the historic underground shopping center
The Catalan capital has various unused subway stops, while Avinguda de la Llum was once the most...
Untasted beer festival comes to Barcelona in February
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One million 'tortells de Reis' cakes ready to celebrate epiphany
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SPORTS
FC Barcelona board denounces former governing team for alleged irregularities
President Joan Laporta to announce results of internal investigation on February 1
Spanish Olympic Committee urges 'unity' between Catalonia and Aragon for 2030 Olympic bid
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TECH & SCIENCE
Lenovo cancels its in-person participation at Mobile World Congress 2022
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A control center monitors every single detail in Barcelona when it drizzles and pours, from...
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Former parliament speaker’s appeal against sedition conviction rejected
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Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against Spain’s president over Catalan leaders’ pardons
Right-wing group accused Pedro Sánchez of breaching his duty
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Activist-turned-politician wants an "unequivocal correction" of his sentence and criticizes...
