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Teachers block major roads and port access in southern Catalonia amid strike
2+ week, 4+ day ago (280+ words) Latest update: March 17, 2026 12:19 PM Teachers from Camp de Tarragona, Terres de l'Ebre, and Pened's blocked major roads and access to the Port of Tarragona on Tuesday morning on the second day of a week-long strike. Protests in Montblanc at the…...
Barcelona Beer Festival to celebrate 15th anniversary with gastronomy-focused edition
3+ week, 3+ day ago (295+ words) Barcelona will once again become a hub for craft beer lovers as the Barcelona Beer Festival returns from April 10 to 12, celebrating its 15th anniversary with what organizers describe as the most gastronomic edition in its history. The three-day event will take…...
Homelessness in Catalonia: Social organisations call for €100 million boost in 2026
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (307+ words) Catalonia's main social-sector organisations have called for at least "100 million in 2026 to support people experiencing homelessness. The organisations say that a model to tackle the issue "already exists and has been agreed" but note that its implementation remains "insufficient." Speaking…...
Government opens sanction proceedings against 17 payday loan companies
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (188+ words) The Catalan government has opened sanction proceedings against 17 companies that offer payday loans due to abusive clauses and practices, with potential fines ranging from "10,000 to "100,000 per case. Isidor Garc'a, director of the Catalan Consumer Agency, emphasized that the cost of…...
Raye shines with her performance at Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi across various genres
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (246+ words) Latest update: February 14, 2026 10:14 AM Rachel Keen, more commonly known as Raye, shone during her performance at Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi on Friday night. She sang across various genres, including pop, R&B, contemporary music, soul, jazz, and some electronic. Raye…...
Thousands of teachers protest across Catalonia in one-day strike
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (547+ words) Latest update: February 11, 2026 03:01 PM Thousands of teachers took to the streets across Catalonia on Wednesday as part of a one-day strike to demand better working conditions and higher pay. In Barcelona, a march began at Jardinets de Gr'cia and ended…...
Over 350 graffiti tags and posters removed daily in Barcelona last year
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (660+ words) Latest update: January 26, 2026 06:01 PM The Barcelona City Council cleaned and removed up to 119,000 graffiti tags, posters and banners from the public streets between January and November of last year." In total, this resulted in an average of 360 clean-up actions per…...
Exiled in Barcelona, fleeing from Trump: 'We did not feel safe living in United States"
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (872+ words) Latest update: January 18, 2026 12:32 PM The return from Donald J. Trump to the White House has forced many US nationals to flee from the United States due to their fears of attacks on minorities because of the ultraconservative path the country is…...
PortAventura's Dragon Khan roller coaster undergoes most important maintenance in its 30-year history
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (359+ words) Latest update: January 17, 2026 12:27 PM Catalonia's largest amusement park, PortAventura, has partially dismantled its most famous roller coaster, Dragon Khan, for the most extensive maintenance it has ever undergone in its 30-year history. Work began as soon as the park shut…...
Barcelona rents down 8.9% a year after cap introduced
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (286+ words) Latest update: June 17, 2025 05:44 PM Average rent in Catalonia has fallen by 4.9% one year after the introduction of a rent cap. The drop is even more pronounced in Barcelona, where rents have fallen by 8.9% year-on-year. This was announced on Tuesday by…...