Congress rejects housing decrees with no votes from Junts, PP, and Vox
Spanish PM warns parties that voted against that history "will judge them sooner than what they believe"
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Catalan president opens general policy debate with 'joint purchase' housing scheme
Government to create fund to prevent evictions of vulnerable people and purchase homes of those facing eviction
Amnesty granted to independence leader Marta Rovira over referendum case
Former ERC general secretary left for Switzerland before Supreme Court could imprison her
Two housing decrees aim to extend rental contracts and provide eviction protection until 2030
Spanish government requests extraordinary plenary session to ratify measures in Congress
Two arrested as thousands protest against housing crisis at Congress Hall
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez had been attending an awards ceremony at events centre where demonstration gathered
Housing decree aims to ban speculative purchases by vulture funds
Spanish government expected to present "ambitious" decree with ten measures on Tuesday
Barcelona to increase tourist tax for cruise passengers in transit
Fees for those spending less than 12 hours in the city will rise from €5 to €24 by 2030
Lleida approves new restrictions on burqa and niqab in public spaces
Face-covering garments would carry fines of up to €750, with exceptions for religious worship and the exercise of fundamental rights
Constitutional Court draft says Supreme Court 'departed from purpose' of amnesty law
Debate on October 6 could pave way for amnesty for Catalan independence leaders
PISA errors were 'serious and unacceptable', Catalan president says
Salvador Illa says failures in interpretation, oversight and information-sharing allowed proportion of excluded pupils to rise to 23.2%, well above OECD's 5% threshold
Constitutional Court ruling paves way for full amnesty for independence leaders
Magistrates reject draft opposing amnesty for Turull, opening path for applying amnesty to misuse of funds
EU again discusses official-language status for Catalan without reaching decision
Seven-minute debate follows Spain's presentation of fresh arguments in favour of measure
Barcelona and New York mayors exchange policies on housing, food and climate
Jaume Collboni and Zohran Mamdani discuss urban policy challenges as Barcelona prepares new scheme to improve access to affordable fresh food
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