Jailed Jordi Cuixart seeks meeting with Pedro Sánchez
Jordi Cuixart, the jailed head of the Òmnium Cultural pro-independence organisation, has asked acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, for a meeting, and for his group
August 2019
Another strike … but why only at Barcelona airport and not Madrid?
The Spanish government has set the minimum services for the Barcelona airport security and surveillance staff strike at 90% on Tuesday. The strike is set
PSOE aims to reform ‘out-of-date’ state funding system
Spain’s Socialist (PSOE) party says it will consider reforming the way that Spain’s autonomous communities are funded if Pedro Sánchez is finally reinstated as prime
Rototom Sunsplash reggae festival kicks off from 16-22 August
The international reggae festival of Rototom Sunsplash kicks off in Benicàssim (in Castellón) from 16-22 August. With an extraordinary choice of music and an environmental commitment to Stand
Travel: Catalonia’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites outside Barcelona
Catalonia boasts many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and although most are located in the city of Barcelona and get huge amounts of international attention, looking
Street sellers protest – and Barcelona launches ‘Buy Legal’ campaign
On Friday evening, hundreds of Barcelona’s illegal street sellers responded to the city council’s new crackdown on the practice known as ‘top manta‘ with a demonstration
Spanish Grand Prix gets green light for 2020
The Catalan government has given the green light for the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix to be held next year at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya,
Media debate: do Barcelona terror reports contradict?
With the second anniversary of the terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils approaching on 17 August, more details surrounding the incidents continue to appear in
Help catch 11 fugitives still on the run, possibly in Spain
Suspected murderers, sex offenders and drugs traffickers are among just 11 fugitives left on the run in a campaign that has seen 84 offenders already
Junqueras MEP immunity hearing set for 14 Oct
A hearing has been set for 14 October by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to determine whether or not Oriol Junqueras has
