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Catalan parliament supports motion allowing exiled MPs to vote remotely – in huge boost for separatist leader Carles Puigdemont

THE Socialists have united with pro-independence parties in Catalunya’s regional chamber to support a motion allowing exiled MPs, including the controversial separatist leader and regional

29 Jun, 2024 @ 14:50

Catalunya·Lead

Police in Spain’s Barcelona dismantle child sex abuse ring: 16 arrests made following two-year investigation

POLICE in Barcelona have made 16 arrests as part of a two-year investigation into members of a sickening paedophile sex abuse gang who targeted minors

29 Jun, 2024 @ 09:25

Barcelona·Catalunya

Barcelona’s famous beaches lose 20% of their sand in a year: Local authorities blame winter storms

BARCELONA’S famous beaches are one of the Catalan capital’s great selling points for locals and visitors alike – yet local authorities have cause for concern

27 Jun, 2024 @ 10:06

Barcelona·Catalunya

Catalan amnesty law: Regional High Court issues first pardons under controversial legislation to former interior minister and police officer

THE regional High Court in Catalunya has issued the first pardons under a controversial amnesty law, which was recently passed by the central government and

25 Jun, 2024 @ 17:46

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Fuming Airbnb landlords claim Barcelona’s decision to eliminate ALL tourist apartments will cause a ‘recession’ and ‘won’t fix the housing issue’

AIRBNB landlords have blasted Barcelona City Council’s plans to revoke the licences of the 10,000-plus tourist apartments that operate in the city as a ‘populist

24 Jun, 2024 @ 13:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Barcelona wants to eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028: But will it get past the courts?

AT a time when residents of popular destinations across Spain are demanding changes to the country’s tourism model, the Socialist mayor of Barcelona last week

23 Jun, 2024 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb

BARCELONA’S city council has announced it will revoke all licenses for tourist apartments in the urban area by 2028. In a major win for anti-tourist

21 Jun, 2024 @ 18:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Catalunya chaos: Threat of repeat regional elections after presidential candidates fail to gather enough support ahead of first investiture debate

CATALUNYA could be set for another round of regional elections as both leading candidates for president struggle to gather the support needed to command a

19 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Tour de France comes to Spain: 2026 edition of cycling’s most prestigious race will kick off in Barcelona

CYCLING’S most prestigious race is coming to Spain after it was announced that the 2026 edition of the Tour de France will begin on the

18 Jun, 2024 @ 14:32

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Carles Puigdemont accuses Pedro Sanchez of ‘blackmail’: Spain’s Prime Minister promises Catalunya additional funding if Socialist ally becomes regional president

CARLES Puigdemont, the Catalan pro-independence leader and fugitive from Spanish justice, has accused Pedro Sanchez of ‘blackmail’ after the Prime Minister promised additional funding for

17 Jun, 2024 @ 18:51

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Heavy rain and gales forecast from Friday for parts of Spain

Drought latest in Spain: Recent downpours bring good news over water restrictions in time for summer holiday season in Barcelona area

DROUGHT measures are set to be eased in the Barcelona area due to recent rain boosting reservoir capacity. The Catalunya government is looking at making

14 Jun, 2024 @ 11:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Taxi drivers in Barcelona set to strike over ‘low tariffs and unfair competition’: Cabbies hope to ‘blockade’ Spain’s second largest city

TAXI drivers in Barcelona are set to go on strike next Tuesday as simmering tensions in the sector come to the boil. The protest, which

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Could Carles Puigdemont return as President of Catalunya? Pro-independence parties pave the way by uniting against Socialists in vote for parliamentary speaker – in blow for PM Pedro Sanchez

CARLES Puigdemont took another step towards returning as President of Catalunya six-and-a-half years since he was removed from office and fled overseas after pro-independence parties

11 Jun, 2024 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Barcelona mayor is slapped with a fine after using his bike in a no-cycling zone during a promotional video

THE mayor of Barcelona was forced to pay a €100 fine on World Bicycle Day after he rode his bike in a no-cycling zone during

8 Jun, 2024 @ 11:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

This €6.40 ‘bocadillo’ is the best sandwich in Spain, according to a panel of food experts

A CATALUNYA village bar has come out top with its entry in the first-ever Spanish Sandwich Championships in Oviedo. Online voters numbering over 100,000 nominated

8 Jun, 2024 @ 10:00

Catalunya·Food & Drink·Lead

Michael Barrymore is moving to Spain: Controversial entertainer, 72, cites ‘better quality of life’ and ‘amazing culture’ as reasons behind relocation

MICHAEL Barrymore, the controversial former TV host turned TikTok star, has revealed he is moving to Spain this summer in search of a ‘better quality

5 Jun, 2024 @ 19:46

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Lead

Farmer protests in Spain: Tractors block roads along the border with France

FARMER strikes have returned to Spain with hundreds of tractors blocking the border with France as angry protesters seek to pile pressure on the European

3 Jun, 2024 @ 12:27

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I spent three days at Primavera Sound Barcelona – this is why you MUST add it to your festival list’

FOR three nights every year, tens of thousands of partygoers descend on Parc del Forum, an uninspiring concrete jungle nestled between the high-rise buildings of

3 Jun, 2024 @ 11:49

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Popular tourist town on the Costa Brava bans stag and hen dos from carrying inflatable penises and sex dolls

DRUNKEN stag and hen do parties carrying inflatable penises and massive sex dolls through the streets may become a thing of the past after a

30 May, 2024 @ 19:16

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Spain passes controversial ‘amnesty law’: Architects of illegal Catalan independence referendum are granted freedom from prosecution

SPAIN’S Congress voted on Thursday to finally approve a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in an illegal bid for independence in

30 May, 2024 @ 12:58

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited the top of Montserrat in Spain and was blown away by its views and history – this is how to enjoy the mountain in a day’

WHEN the sun is shining and the sky is a deep, clear blue, there may not be a better place to be in Catalunya than

27 May, 2024 @ 12:05

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Violence erupts over Louis Vuitton fashion show in Spain: Protesters clash with police after iconic Barcelona park is forced to close

VIOLENCE broke out between protestors and police outside one of Barcelona’s most iconic tourist attractions on Thursday as locals rallied against the disruption caused by

24 May, 2024 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Environment·La Cultura·Lead

Revealed: The thousands of Nazi collaborators in Spain who used businesses as fronts for top secret espionage

NEW research has shed light on the espionage activities of thousands of Nazi collaborators and informers who lived double lives in Spain during World War

21 May, 2024 @ 12:25

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

‘This is fascism!’: British expat fury after anti-tourism activists in Spain demand a ‘list of foreign residents’ who are ‘alien’ to local culture

BRITISH expats have vented their anger after an activist group called on the local council of a popular Spanish city to create ‘a list of

17 May, 2024 @ 11:40

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

British expats become targets of anti-tourism movement in Spain: Outrage as locals call for a ‘list of foreign residents’

EXPATS have expressed outrage after locals in a popular Catalan city demanded that the town hall ‘create a list of foreign residents’ to counter an

16 May, 2024 @ 15:33

Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Farmers plan fresh protests in Spain as they plot to block border with France with their tractors

FARMER strikes are set to return with a plot to block the border between France and Spain on the eve of next month’s European elections.

16 May, 2024 @ 10:24

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Politics

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Catalan parliament supports motion allowing exiled MPs to vote remotely – in huge boost for separatist leader Carles Puigdemont

Barcelona’s famous beaches lose 20% of their sand in a year: Local authorities blame winter storms

Catalan amnesty law: Regional High Court issues first pardons under controversial legislation to former interior minister and police officer

EXCLUSIVE: Fuming Airbnb landlords claim Barcelona’s decision to eliminate ALL tourist apartments will cause a ‘recession’ and ‘won’t fix the housing issue’

Barcelona wants to eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028: But will it get past the courts?

Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb

Catalunya chaos: Threat of repeat regional elections after presidential candidates fail to gather enough support ahead of first investiture debate

Tour de France comes to Spain: 2026 edition of cycling’s most prestigious race will kick off in Barcelona

Carles Puigdemont accuses Pedro Sanchez of ‘blackmail’: Spain’s Prime Minister promises Catalunya additional funding if Socialist ally becomes regional president

Drought latest in Spain: Recent downpours bring good news over water restrictions in time for summer holiday season in Barcelona area

Taxi drivers in Barcelona set to strike over ‘low tariffs and unfair competition’: Cabbies hope to ‘blockade’ Spain’s second largest city

Could Carles Puigdemont return as President of Catalunya? Pro-independence parties pave the way by uniting against Socialists in vote for parliamentary speaker – in blow for PM Pedro Sanchez

Barcelona mayor is slapped with a fine after using his bike in a no-cycling zone during a promotional video

This €6.40 ‘bocadillo’ is the best sandwich in Spain, according to a panel of food experts

Michael Barrymore is moving to Spain: Controversial entertainer, 72, cites ‘better quality of life’ and ‘amazing culture’ as reasons behind relocation

Farmer protests in Spain: Tractors block roads along the border with France

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I spent three days at Primavera Sound Barcelona – this is why you MUST add it to your festival list’

Popular tourist town on the Costa Brava bans stag and hen dos from carrying inflatable penises and sex dolls

Spain passes controversial ‘amnesty law’: Architects of illegal Catalan independence referendum are granted freedom from prosecution

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited the top of Montserrat in Spain and was blown away by its views and history – this is how to enjoy the mountain in a day’

Violence erupts over Louis Vuitton fashion show in Spain: Protesters clash with police after iconic Barcelona park is forced to close

Revealed: The thousands of Nazi collaborators in Spain who used businesses as fronts for top secret espionage

‘This is fascism!’: British expat fury after anti-tourism activists in Spain demand a ‘list of foreign residents’ who are ‘alien’ to local culture

British expats become targets of anti-tourism movement in Spain: Outrage as locals call for a ‘list of foreign residents’

Farmers plan fresh protests in Spain as they plot to block border with France with their tractors

New cartel bust peels back curtain on sophisticated logistics empire of warehouses used to smuggle drugs from Spain to Eastern Europe

Demand in Spain is going through the roof – but a massive one in five of the country’s most in-demand property hotspots are located in just one province

Move over Spain as Europe’s real success story is here: Poland’s GDP overtakes Spanish – and has the UK in its sights

Cockroaches are taking over Malaga’s troubled C1 commuter line to Fuengirola

Warning as Spain to suffer an ‘explosive’ mosquito season after heavy rains and unseasonal heat