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The brands whose products are running short due to Spanish truck drivers strike

The brands whose products are running short due to Spanish truck drivers strike

Strike by Spanish truck drivers, squeezed by massive fuel price rises, hits production and may soon impact in the stores

Núria Casas

Wednesday, 23 of march of 2022 - 23:07

An even-more-divided Constitutional Court rejects Junqueras and Romeva appeals

An even-more-divided Constitutional Court rejects Junqueras and Romeva appeals

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 23 of march of 2022 - 21:15

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Thousands march in Barcelona against court imposition of 25% Spanish in schools

Thousands march in Barcelona against court imposition of 25% Spanish in schools

7,500 protesters ask Catalan government to refuse to apply court-imposed Spanish language quota

Abel Degà

Wednesday, 23 of march of 2022 - 19:50

Catalan minister announces "decree" in response to 25% Spanish quota in schools

Catalan minister announces "decree" in response to 25% Spanish quota in schools

Ahead of Wednesday's protests against Spanish language quota, Cambray again rejects a delay in applying new school calendar

Marta Lasalas

Tuesday, 22 of march of 2022 - 22:55

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Òmnium begins courtroom battle in defence of Catalan language in schools

Òmnium begins courtroom battle in defence of Catalan language in schools

The cultural organization is to provide social support to the families of the Canet de Mar school

Abel Degà

Tuesday, 22 of march of 2022 - 21:40

CEO corrects poll errors: 40.8% of Catalans want independence, with 52.3% opposed

CEO corrects poll errors: 40.8% of Catalans want independence, with 52.3% opposed

"Weighting variable" error in poll found after publication also affected school year and airport expansion questions

El Nacional

Tuesday, 22 of march of 2022 - 21:03

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Spanish executive celebrates accord with Morocco while tiptoeing round Sahara issue

Spanish executive celebrates accord with Morocco while tiptoeing round Sahara issue

PM Pedro Sánchez will appear in Congress, but diluting the Western Sahara issue with other matters

Nicolas Tomás

Tuesday, 22 of march of 2022 - 20:03

Court ruling against Barcelona's Low Emissions Zone unleashes criticism of Colau

Court ruling against Barcelona's Low Emissions Zone unleashes criticism of Colau

Barcelona's entire municipal opposition, strongly critical of how the city's traffic emissions measures have been implemented

Jordi Palmer

Monday, 21 of march of 2022 - 22:22

EU gives a wake-up call to Spain: a solution in the Sahara must involve the UN

EU gives a wake-up call to Spain: a solution in the Sahara must involve the UN

United Nations call for "free determination of the people of Western Sahara" does not square with Morocco's plan

Berto Sagrera

Monday, 21 of march of 2022 - 20:13

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Queues and confusion as Barcelona's Ukrainian refugee centre opens

Queues and confusion as Barcelona's Ukrainian refugee centre opens

On the reception centre's first day, staff were unable to attend to many of those seeking help

Alba Solé Ingla

Friday, 18 of march of 2022 - 21:11

Spain gives way to Morocco and abandons the independence of Western Sahara

Spain gives way to Morocco and abandons the independence of Western Sahara

Spanish PM Sánchez has written to king Mohammed VI asserting that Saharan autonomy within Morocco is the best option

Berto Sagrera

Friday, 18 of march of 2022 - 19:38

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Tried in absentia: Catalan ex-president Torra again faces a ban for hanging a banner

Tried in absentia: Catalan ex-president Torra again faces a ban for hanging a banner

Prosecutor demands 20 month ban on holding office because ex-president failed to remove "Free political prisoners" banner

Mayte Piulachs

Thursday, 17 of march of 2022 - 22:18

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From "Cambray, resign" to "sack him": third day of Catalan teachers' protests

From "Cambray, resign" to "sack him": third day of Catalan teachers' protests

10,000 teachers demonstrate once again, while the department claims that only 10% of Catalan teachers were striking today

Abel Degà

Thursday, 17 of march of 2022 - 20:44

CEO poll: 38.8% of Catalans want independence, with 53.3% opposed

CEO poll: 38.8% of Catalans want independence, with 53.3% opposed

72.6% of those surveyed by the Catalan public polling agency want to vote in a referendum on independence

John McAulay

Thursday, 17 of march of 2022 - 19:58

Germany refuses entry to Spanish neo-Nazi, known for antisemitic speech

Germany refuses entry to Spanish neo-Nazi, known for antisemitic speech

Police caught Isabel Medina Peralta with Nazi material in her suitcase and prevented her from entering Germany

Alba Solé Ingla

Thursday, 17 of march of 2022 - 19:01

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Aragonès dodges Rufián issue but notes: "Catalonia's reference must be Europe"

Aragonès dodges Rufián issue but notes: "Catalonia's reference must be Europe"

Catalan president stands behind besieged education minister and asserts willingness to broaden dialogue with teachers

Marta Lasalas, special correspondent

Wednesday, 16 of march of 2022 - 22:55

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Teachers again fill the streets of Barcelona despite minister's concession

Teachers again fill the streets of Barcelona despite minister's concession

On second day of education strike, minister Cambray gives way on one demand, but 10,000 teachers continue their protest

Abel Degà

Wednesday, 16 of march of 2022 - 21:55

Megayacht linked to one of Putin's closest allies seized in Tarragona

Megayacht linked to one of Putin's closest allies seized in Tarragona

Igor Ivanovich Sechin is the CEO of a Russian state-owned gas company and is on the EU blacklist

Guillem RS

Wednesday, 16 of march of 2022 - 20:50

"A strategic issue": Catalan president defends MidCat gas pipeline on Germany visit

"A strategic issue": Catalan president defends MidCat gas pipeline on Germany visit

Pere Aragonès begins two-day trip to Germany, meeting with the president of Baden-Württemberg

Marta Lasalas / Marta Lasalas, special correspondent

Wednesday, 16 of march of 2022 - 19:13

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The mayor of Mykolaiv: "We are ready to fight"

The mayor of Mykolaiv: "We are ready to fight"

Mayor of southern Ukraine city says its people are organizing and their intention is not to let the Russians get to Odesa

Anna Solé Sans

Tuesday, 15 of march of 2022 - 23:13

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Barcelona trade fair complex will be major centre for receiving Ukrainian refugees

Barcelona trade fair complex will be major centre for receiving Ukrainian refugees

Of 5,900 Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Catalonia, 151 are unaccompanied minors, for whom there is a new protocol

El Nacional

Tuesday, 15 of march of 2022 - 22:08

Rufián attacks Puigdemont, Sànchez responds: "Impossible to be more small-minded"

Rufián attacks Puigdemont, Sànchez responds: "Impossible to be more small-minded"

Another flare-up within Catalan independentism as ERC's Rufián accuses Puigdemont of "playing James Bond" in Europe

Marta Lasalas

Tuesday, 15 of march of 2022 - 20:38

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Catalan teachers show strength as 22,000 march on first day of schools strike

Catalan teachers show strength as 22,000 march on first day of schools strike

Percentage of teachers following the strike is 31% according to the department, and 70% according to the unions

Abel Degà

Tuesday, 15 of march of 2022 - 19:17

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Catalan minister Garriga denies disobeying court order over October 1st referendum

Catalan minister Garriga denies disobeying court order over October 1st referendum

Over 4 years after independence referendum, investigations against Natàlia Garriga and other officials grind on

Mayte Piulachs

Monday, 14 of march of 2022 - 23:38

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ERC denies a normalization of relations with Spanish government: "Wishful thinking"

ERC denies a normalization of relations with Spanish government: "Wishful thinking"

Catalan party reaffirms that "dialogue is the path", but admits the dialogue table still has no planned meeting date

Carme Rocamora

Monday, 14 of march of 2022 - 22:32

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Catalan teachers begin five days of strike: can students go to class?

Catalan teachers begin five days of strike: can students go to class?

Teachers' strike will affect - but not fully close - schools in Catalonia, with strike days spread over the rest of March

Abel Degà

Monday, 14 of march of 2022 - 21:14

Court sends speaker of Catalan parliament Borràs to trial over split contracts case

Court sends speaker of Catalan parliament Borràs to trial over split contracts case

Judge finds a prima facie case to try Borràs for misuse of funds while she headed the Institute of Catalan Letters

Mayte Piulachs

Monday, 14 of march of 2022 - 19:23

A Borrell slip-up frustrated the plan to send fighter jets to Ukraine

A Borrell slip-up frustrated the plan to send fighter jets to Ukraine

The head of European diplomacy told the media about plans that the US preferred to keep secret, according to 'Politico'

Sara Brull i Ortega

Friday, 11 of march of 2022 - 21:10

Energy crisis sends Spanish inflation rate to a 35-year high (7.6%)

Energy crisis sends Spanish inflation rate to a 35-year high (7.6%)

Electricity, petroleum and hospitality sector price rises have sent Spain's consumer price index to a generational high

Adrià Rovira

Friday, 11 of march of 2022 - 20:08

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A message from Catalonia's Parliament to Ukraine's 'Rada': "You are not alone"

A message from Catalonia's Parliament to Ukraine's 'Rada': "You are not alone"

Laura Borràs, speaker of the house, sends a message of Catalan solidarity to her Ukrainian counterpart, Ruslan Stefanchuk

Carme Rocamora

Thursday, 10 of march of 2022 - 23:21

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Spain's Constitutional Court wipes out rent control law in Catalonia

Spain's Constitutional Court wipes out rent control law in Catalonia

From now on, new contracts won't have to abide by a law which has benefited an estimated 160,000 people

Mayte Piulachs

Thursday, 10 of march of 2022 - 22:12

European PP reprimands Spanish PP for pact with far-right Vox

European PP reprimands Spanish PP for pact with far-right Vox

Donald Tusk says the PP-Vox deal to govern the large Castilla y León region together was a "sad surprise"

Berto Sagrera

Thursday, 10 of march of 2022 - 21:10

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Aragonès will attend Spanish regional leaders' meeting: "The situation is exceptional"

Aragonès will attend Spanish regional leaders' meeting: "The situation is exceptional"

Ukraine crisis requires "bold measures" says Catalan president, reversing earlier decision on value of the conference

Marta Sánchez Iranzo

Thursday, 10 of march of 2022 - 19:53

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Borrell tells Europeans: "Turn down your home heating, turn off the gas"

Borrell tells Europeans: "Turn down your home heating, turn off the gas"

EU foreign policy head tells citizens that, as with Covid, so with Ukraine: "We need to commit ourselves individually"

Núria Casas

Wednesday, 9 of march of 2022 - 21:00

Pere Duran Farell, the Catalan who enabled Spain to avoid depending on Russian gas

Pere Duran Farell, the Catalan who enabled Spain to avoid depending on Russian gas

Catalan businessman Pere Duran i Farell brought natural gas from Algeria to Spain

Núria Casas

Tuesday, 8 of march of 2022 - 22:33

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Catalonia has already received 1,200 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine

Catalonia has already received 1,200 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine

Catalan government calls top channel humanitarian aid through organizations already working on the ground

Marta Lasalas

Tuesday, 8 of march of 2022 - 19:24

Ex-Spanish army head: "Against the 2017 Catalan referendum, all options were ready"

Ex-Spanish army head: "Against the 2017 Catalan referendum, all options were ready"

Spanish general says that the military had a "scalable operation" prepared for use in Catalonia in 2017

Joel Carrasco Albertus

Monday, 7 of march of 2022 - 21:17

Reception centres for Ukrainian refugees to open in Barcelona, Madrid and Alicante

Reception centres for Ukrainian refugees to open in Barcelona, Madrid and Alicante

Spanish minister Escrivá announces 3 refugee arrival centres, admitting demand is unknown "but we must be prepared"

Núria Casas

Monday, 7 of march of 2022 - 19:43

Spanish PM Sánchez discards revoking the inviolability of the king

Spanish PM Sánchez discards revoking the inviolability of the king

Spain's government claims that the special majorities required for constitutional reform could not be obtained

Nicolas Tomás

Friday, 4 of march of 2022 - 22:01

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Russian attack on huge Ukraine nuclear power station threatened disaster

Russian attack on huge Ukraine nuclear power station threatened disaster

Fire broke out as Russia attacked and took over the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, located in south-east Ukraine

Judit Pellicer

Friday, 4 of march of 2022 - 19:24