48H OpenHouse 2021 shows off Mediterranean architecture in Catalonia
Majority of hundreds of activities available for Oct 23-24 event require no prior booking
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HIGHLIGHTS
Pro-independence parties to act as guarantors for officials to avoid seizure of assets
Accused individuals for illicit foreign action in 2010s face €5.4m provisional fine
Condolences offered as British MP dies after being stabbed at constituency meeting
David Amess was a member of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia in the House of Commons
COVID-19
Covid-19 vaccine rollout progress in Catalonia: graph updated daily
Doses began on December 27, 2020, with authorities aiming to administer it to 70% of the...
Coronavirus in Catalonia: daily figures explained in graphs
See how outbreak has evolved since February 25, 2020
What are the latest Covid-19 measures in Catalonia?
Most restrictions eased from October 15
POLITICS
'Our institutions continue to be attacked': President's execution at hands of Franco remembered
Parties say 'repression' continues 81 years after Lluís Companys’ murder as...
Court of Auditors to seize assets of former officials accused of illicit foreign action
Accounting body rejects Catalan Public Finance Institute's €5.4 m guarantee for ex-government...
Spanish 2022 budget allocates 17.2% of funds to Catalonia, below GDP share
Long-standing fiscal deficit complaint of pro-independence parties set to continue, despite more...
SOCIETY
'Help us find Vadym': friends search for Ukrainian who went missing in Barcelona over a month ago
36-year-old was supposed to take flight to Kyiv from El Prat but did not board plane
Catalonia will no longer subsidize single-sex schools
Education minister: "Segregation gives way to stereotypes and legitimates sexism"
BUSINESS
Unions and Sabadell bank reach agreement in principle over redundancies
Deal will see at least 1,380 workers voluntarily leave their posts
Half as many passengers at Barcelona airport in September as same month in 2019
Travelers treble compared to 2020, but far from pre-pandemic levels
300,000 visit 'successful' first post-Covid Barcelona Automobile fair
Organizers say trade show "reinforces return to normalcy" after pandemic-related hiatus
MOST POPULAR
17 October 2021 10:27 AM
Coronavirus in Catalonia: daily figures explained in graphs
See how outbreak has evolved since February 25, 2020
15 October 2021 10:08 AM
What are the latest Covid-19 measures in Catalonia?
Most restrictions eased from October 15
17 October 2021 10:46 AM
Covid-19 vaccine rollout progress in Catalonia: graph updated daily
Doses began on December 27, 2020, with authorities aiming to administer it to 70% of the population by end of August
CULTURE
€10 tickets on offer as top cultural venues celebrate the return to full capacity
Barcelona's Palau de la Música, Auditori, Mercat de les Flors, Teatre Lliure, National Theatre...
One of Barcelona’s biggest nightclubs, Razzmatazz, reopens after 19 months
Around 2,000 fans danced on first night of reopening after tickets sold out in less than an hour
LIFE & STYLE
‘Exciting’ hugs with family and friends return to Barcelona airport
Loosened pandemic restrictions allow for non-passengers to enter the facility for the first time...
Catalan Wine Week returns October 18-24 with 130 events across Catalonia
Guide to the literary, musical and gastronomic highlights of the second annual celebration of...
Barcelona restaurant Disfrutar named world’s 5th best
Copenhagen’s Noma tops the list and equals elBulli’s record as global leader on five occasions
SPORTS
Basketball legend Pau Gasol retires from playing after glittering career
Catalan star calls time on career boasting two NBA Championships, six NBA All-Stars, and three...
Government ‘very seriously’ considering abandoning 2030 Winter Olympics project
Stop Olympic Games Platform calls for a citizens’ vote in the Pyrenean areas that would be affected
TECH & SCIENCE
‘When I go into a room and it’s mainly men, I have to not care’
Anna N Schlegel, named one of the most influential women in tech, reflects on gender disparities...
Windmills in Barcelona? Group hopes to collect €12m for cooperative eco-friendly project
Two turbines could be installed in Collserola within 5 years, but legal problems and social...
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CATALAN TRIAL
Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against Spain’s president over Catalan leaders’ pardons
Right-wing group accused Pedro Sánchez of breaching his duty
Pardoned independence leader Sànchez takes case to European Court of Human Rights
Activist-turned-politician wants an "unequivocal correction" of his sentence and criticizes...
Spain’s judiciary head criticizes pardon of Catalan leaders
Carlos Lesmes says sedition convictions had "nothing to do with revenge"
