Opinion: three women in Spanish politics – No.1 Ada Colau: agent of change
‘For the past eight years, Barcelona mayor Ada Colau and her council have been attempting to drag the city into the 21st century.’ In the first
Barcelona City Council
Spotlight: Barcelona International Welcome Desk has assisted users from 87 different countries in its first year
Since the ‘Barcelona International Welcome Desk’ was launched by Barcelona City Council on 22 November 2021, the service has worked non-stop to deal with requests
Barcelona International Community Day to bring together the city’s international talent
Barcelona International Community Day (BICD) 2022, organised by Barcelona City Council, will be held this year on Saturday 22 October at the Maritime Museum, to once again
Barcelona seeks to ban smoking on all beaches, after positive pilot scheme
Barcelona City Council is seeking to ban smoking on all of the city’s 10 beaches from this July, following a successful pilot scheme that was
‘Iconic’ Barcelona to host ‘most recognised sailing event’, America’s Cup in 2024
Barcelona has been confirmed as the host venue for the 2024 America’s Cup, the world’s oldest international yacht race. It means that the city will
Barcelona International Community Day – in collaboration with ‘Barcelona in English’
Organised by Barcelona City Council, the Barcelona International Community Day (BICD) is back to its face-to-face format again this year, under the slogan ‘Back to (net)work!’.
Barcelona airport expansion plans: environmentalists at odds with business groups
There is increasing pressure to expand Barcelona El Prat Airport to raise capacity to create jobs and economic growth, with local business leaders joining forces
Barcelona City Council withdraws top honour from Juan Carlos I
Barcelona City Council has voted to withdraw the Gold Medal top honour that was awarded to Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I back in 1992, the year of
Three years since Barcelona terror attacks
A ceremony was held in Barcelona on Monday, for the third anniversary of the terror attacks that took place there on 17 August 2017, as
Coronavirus in Spain figures (16 July)
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