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Outrage as clarinet player is SACKED from Barcelona’s music band ‘for not speaking good enough Catalan’ – after 27 years of performing with the group

A CLARINET player has been fired from his position with the Barcelona Municipal Band due to not having a C1 level in Catalan. Despite being able to understand the language “perfectly,” 53-year-old

19 Jan, 2024 @ 17:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Protests in Madrid against the Catalan amnesty deal

Thousands take to streets of Spain to protest against Socialist Party’s Catalan amnesty deal

Protestors took to the streets of Spain on Sunday to voice their rejection of an amnesty deal between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Catalan separatist groups that will potentially see thousands of

12 Nov, 2023 @ 16:15

Lead·Politics

About time: Catalan subtitles now available on TikTok

Social Media platform TikTok now includes Catalan subtitles for adverts. The video sharing app is currently available in several European languages and the company has expressed its commitment to include Catalan in its

4 Apr, 2023 @ 16:45

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

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Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, wanted by justice system for role in independence drive, arrested on return to Spain

Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, who is wanted by the Spanish authorities for her involvement in the 2017 independence drive in the region, was arrested on Tuesday evening after she had returned to

29 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

Catalan writer prohibits translation of her book into Spanish

A successful Catalan writer has forbidden her latest book from being translated into Spanish. Julia Bacardit, author, journalist and podcaster has said ‘she doesn’t want to contribute to the bilingualization of Catalan

25 Mar, 2023 @ 10:30

Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

Vox anger over new Catalan language initiative in Spain’s Mallorca

VOX has launched a public attack on the Consell de Mallorca’s Platform for the Language entity. The far right party has demanded an explanation from the Minister of Language Policy, Bel Busquets,

25 Mar, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Correllengua: Festival celebrating Catalan language makes comeback in Spain’s Mallorca

A FESTIVAL which promotes Catalan language is to return to Mallorca this summer after a nine-year hiatus on the penultimate weekend of April. The event, known as correllengua criss-crosses 25 municipalities across

12 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

The new environmentally material is laid down on a Barcelona street.

Spain’s Barcelona has its first road made from non-recyclable plastic waste.

A NEW road surface has been unveiled in Barcelona using non-recyclable plastic waste in the first project of its kind in Spain.

5 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Catalunya·Lead

FREEDOM: Spanish government to pardon nine jailed Catalan separatists

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will propose pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatists at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “Tomorrow, guided by this constitutional spirit of forgiveness, I will

21 Jun, 2021 @ 13:45

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

SCOT-FREE: Spain to extradite Catalan separatist Clara Ponsati from Scotland so she can stand trial

Clara Ponsati is currently enjoying diplomatic immunity in Scotland

11 Feb, 2020 @ 11:19

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez FINALLY to form left-wing coalition PSOE-Podemos government after agreement with Catalan separatists

The move marks a breakthrough as the November 10 elections were dominated by the future of Catalunya

4 Jan, 2020 @ 16:43

Lead·National News·Politics

Boris Johnson is up to his butt in a scatological Catalan nativity tradition, writes Belinda Beckett

This year Boris is among 40 new famous faces along with climate activist Greta Thunberg, PP President Pablo Casado and tennis ace Novak ?jokovic

23 Dec, 2019 @ 10:03

Barcelona·Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Politics

Spanish bishop wins court case against Catalan bishop who ‘nicked his art’

The ruling comes after a decade spanning legal battle between the two dioceses, which began in 1998

14 Dec, 2019 @ 09:34

La Cultura·Lead

Catalan president reacts as carnage in Barcelona continues into the fourth day, with 33 more arrests made and 80 people receiving treatment

Groups of hooded faced off against riot police by the Mossos d'Esquadra in Barcelona, the fight taking place against a backdrop of fire, burning cars, hurled stones, acid and Molotov cocktails.

17 Oct, 2019 @ 09:49

Barcelona·Lead

WATCH: Protests at Barcelona’s airport turn violent cancelling 100 flights after Spain’s Supreme Court jails Catalunya leaders

In total 108 flights were cancelled as Barceclona’s main airport was taken over and at least 56 people were injured, with 10 hospitalised

15 Oct, 2019 @ 08:14

Barcelona·Lead

Former Catalan leaders who rallied for independence in 2017 have been jailed in Spain

The government has deployed anti-riot police to Catalonia, but so far the interior ministry has refused to say how many.

14 Oct, 2019 @ 10:35

Barcelona·Lead

Bartolome ‘Bermejo’ de Cardenas – Spain’s 15th century Gothic artist who almost nobody has heard of

Bermejo’s works can be seen at the National Gallery in London until September 29 or at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao

31 Aug, 2019 @ 09:01

La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Andalucian town shoot and burn model of former Catalan President

The traditional ‘Burning of Judas’ ritual has been celebrated in the area for 100 years, but videos of the incident caused controversy on social media

23 Apr, 2019 @ 11:43

Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez calls snap general election in Spain for April 28

The electoral campaign will begin on April 13, before Spain has its third elections in less than four years

15 Feb, 2019 @ 10:59

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

Fascist vandals paint Nazi swastikas on cultural centre in northern Spain

"We will continue to be profoundly antifascist and committed to the rights and freedoms"

26 Nov, 2018 @ 11:52

Barcelona·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Spain dominates World’s 50 Best Restaurants list

A record seven Spanish restaurants secured places in the top 50, including three snapping up coveted spots in the top 10

20 Jun, 2018 @ 20:16

Food & Drink·Lead

Mallorcan orchestra announces it will give preference to Catalan speakers

THE Symphonic Orchestra of the Balearic Islands has pitched in on the debate about using Catalan in the workplace. The group has announced that it will now give musicians with an accredited

13 Apr, 2018 @ 14:15

Entertainment·Mallorca·Politics

Tourist tirade about use of Catalan in Mallorcan church divides internet

A TOURIST from Granada has become an internet sensation after ranting about the use of Catalan during a Mallorquin church service. The unnamed woman fulminated to Balearic television station IB3 that she

6 Apr, 2018 @ 16:36

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Policeman suspended WITHOUT PAY in Catalunya for completing reports in Spanish

A POLICEMAN in Catalunya has been suspended without pay after filling out reports in Spanish. Mossos d’Esquadra, the region’s police force, is preparing its case against the officer for his ‘lack of

15 Mar, 2018 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain to announce new measures to be implemented in Catalunya

The new measures, broken down into education, healthcare and employment, are to bring about a degree of normality in the 'Catalan administration'.

15 Feb, 2018 @ 15:42

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Pep Guardiola under investigation for stirring up anti-Catalan sentiment

The 46-year-old regularly appeared at multiple pro-Catalan rallies, including a speech he made on June 11 where he read out a pro-independence manifesto.

4 Jan, 2018 @ 14:38

Crime & Law·Sport