Catalan government to offer loans for young people to cover down payments on first homes
Catalan president Salvador Illa (main image) has announced a set of measures aimed at helping young people cover the down payment for their first home. ...
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Spain’s Aena gets green light for €3.2bn expansion of Barcelona-El Prat airport
The Catalan government has given approval for Spain’s airport operator Aena to carry out a 3.2 billion euro expansion of Barcelona airport – officially the...
Madrid’s regional leader walks out of presidents’ conference when Catalan and Basque spoken
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, King Felipe VI, and the presidents of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions gathered in Barcelona on Friday morning for the 28th...
Catalan pro-independence party wants immigrants to learn Catalan to get residency
A Catalan pro-independence party said on Wednesday that it intends to require foreigners to demonstrate proficiency in Catalan as a condition for obtaining residency in...
Founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, dies in accident, aged 71
Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, has died after suffering an accident, the company said on Saturday. He was 71. ‘It is...
Muted ‘Diada’ rallies underline loss of political strength of Catalan independence movement
Catalan independence supporters on Wednesday marked ‘La Diada’ – the National Day of Catalonia – but with the pro-independence parties deeply divided and out of...
Three Mossos officers suspended following Puigdemont’s escape from Spain
Three police officers of the Mossos d’Esquadra, the regional force in Catalonia, have been suspended over their alleged role in facilitating the escape of the...
Catalan police acknowledge errors in failed plan to detain Carles Puigdemont
The regional police force of Catalonia, the Mossos d’Esquadra, has admitted in a report a number of mistakes in its failed operation to arrest the...
New Catalan government sworn in, ending a decade of pro-independence rule
Spain’s ruling socialist (PSOE) party regained control of Catalonia’s regional government as a new cabinet led by the Catalan Socialists (PSC) was sworn in on...
A new era in Catalonia, as socialist Salvador Illa is elected president
The leader of the Catalan Socialist (PSC) party, Salvador Illa, was finally elected as Catalan president on Thursday evening, after an eventful day in and around the...
