PSOE win big in EU; Puigdemont, Junqueras MEPs; Colau, Carmena lose
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was the winner in the European Parliament elections on Sunday with his ruling Socialists party (PSOE) coming first. With
Barcelona City Council
Focus: ‘Top Manta’ fashion and the Barcelona Mayor race
How to deal with illegal street vendors selling pirated luxury goods, a phenomenon known as Top Manta, has become a major issue in the campaign
Property rental prices to be capped in Catalonia
The Catalan government has approved a law that allows for the capping of rental prices in neighbourhoods or cities where a lack of affordable housing
F1 weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix … but will it stay?
The familiar noise of Formula One is once again reverberating across the eastern valleys of Catalonia as one of world’s fastest and most contentious sports
Barcelona files complaints against ‘feminazi’ bus
Barcelona City Council has filed two complaints against the ultra-conservative catholic Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard) association, that could incur fines of up to 61,000 euros. They
Catalan Trial: Day 9 summary
Basque leader Iñigo Urkullu revealed his mediation efforts in the Catalan crisis during his testimony on the 9th day of the trial of the 12
Ada Colau to EU: trial can affect EU ‘political stability’
The Barcelona mayor Ada Colau has warned Brussels that the trial against independence leaders can affect the European Union ‘political stability’. In a letter to Jean-Claude
Barcelona to revoke medal awarded to Franco
Barcelona City Council is to revoke a medal awarded to the late dictator Francisco Franco in 1964, that marked 25 years since the victory of
Barcelona City Council: no to monarchy
Barcelona City Council has passed a motion condemning the Spanish monarch, Felipe VI, and reasserting support for the abolition of ‘an outdated and anti-democratic institution
Sagrada Familia to invest €36m in area transport
The Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudi’s still-unfinished modernist masterpiece, is one of Barcelona’s top tourist attractions -which in turn makes the central neighborhood around the church
