Ernest Maragall points to ERC communication head Tolo Moya over anti-Alzheimer's posters
Maragall experienced a "mixture of astonishment and deep discomfort" on learning that defamatory campaign was an inside job
Tuesday, 2 of july of 2024 - 21:51
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Two sisters take their own lives hours before eviction from Barcelona flat was scheduled
The eviction was to be carried out this Monday morning in a flat in the Sant Andreu neighbourhood
Monday, 1 of july of 2024 - 23:24
Barcelona mayor Collboni has his hands tied by opposition after Formula 1 and Park Guëll shows
TriasXBCN, Comuns and ERC force city government to prepare a protocol for the holding of major events in future
Friday, 28 of june of 2024 - 20:08
The other side of Formula 1: Barcelona residents protest use of city for race-car exhibition
While 38,000 watched Formula 1 spectacle in city streets, hundreds called for the resignation of mayor Collboni
Wednesday, 19 of june of 2024 - 22:26
Souvenirs intended for the locals: these are the new (old) posters of La Rambla
The Pòsters de la Rambla collection seeks to recover the charm of posters linked to the city of Barcelona
Thursday, 13 of june of 2024 - 23:12
Barcelona tenants threatened by tourist flats come together in joint campaign
The Tarragona Block, with 120 flats affected, is catalyst for the action, led by a new Catalonia tenants union
Tuesday, 11 of june of 2024 - 20:53
This is Barcelona's mobility plan for the America's Cup
The city council recommends getting to beaches on foot or by public transport and will open two "Park and Ride" car parks
Monday, 10 of june of 2024 - 21:42
Catalan, the most spoken language in only one of the ten Barcelona districts, says council report
The social use of Catalan in Barcelona is lower than ever: only 36% of Barcelona residents say that is their usual language
Thursday, 6 of june of 2024 - 20:31
‘Barcelona, our home. And yours’: the new municipal campaign addressed to tourists
New Barcelona City Council campaign proposes to advise tourists against visiting popular locations when they are too crowded
Wednesday, 5 of june of 2024 - 23:24
Jaume Collboni admits traffic offence on his Ciutat Vella bike ride and pays a €100 fine
The Barcelona City Council is working on modifying bicycle mobility to Ciutat Vella
Tuesday, 4 of june of 2024 - 22:29
Traffic lights and trucks crossing La Rambla: street enters major rebuild phase on June 17th
Five sets of traffic lights will allow vehicles to cross the central promenade while Barcelona's Rambla is remodelled
Monday, 27 of may of 2024 - 22:10
Homage to George Orwell: a plaque recalls where the writer witnessed the 'Fets de Maig' in Barcelona
Orwell spent three tense nights on the rooftop of an historic building on La Rambla, as he recounted in 'Homage to Catalonia'
Thursday, 16 of may of 2024 - 21:43
PP's Catalan candidate Alejandro Fernández accuses Illa and Sánchez of "resuscitating separatism"
The PP candidate for May 12th considers that Pedro Sánchez is "a populist in the image and likeness of Puigdemont"
Saturday, 4 of may of 2024 - 01:37
Barcelona's Park Güell: the July 1st change for tourists that is intended to benefit residents
Online-only ticket sales are part of a mobility action plan in Barcelona's La Salut neighbourhood, home to the Gaudí park
Friday, 19 of april of 2024 - 19:07
Activists reject plan for Via Laietana to be a torture remembrance space but still a police facility
Remembrance group demands that notorious Barcelona building be transferred to the Catalan government
Wednesday, 17 of april of 2024 - 22:20
Residents and restaurants clash in Barcelona over bar terrace regulations
Residents' body FAVB calls for review of terrace rules and Restaurants Guild accuses them of an “anti-terrace obsession”
Monday, 15 of april of 2024 - 23:10
The reality behind the urban legend: Barcelona rejected three proposals for Eiffel-style towers
Barcelona rejected three monumental towers that would have rivalled that of Paris, although none proposed by Gustave Eiffel
Sunday, 14 of april of 2024 - 14:07
Gone with the wind and the waves: the beach damage from Storm Nelson along the Barcelona coast
Beaches whose widths have narrowed by up to 25 metres, erosion escarpments and damaged facilities: the ravages of the storm
Wednesday, 3 of april of 2024 - 01:10
Mayor Collboni loses confidence vote, but guarantees the passing of Barcelona's city budget
Mayor only wins votes of ERC and his own PSC but asserts that "expansion of the municipal government" is about to happen
Wednesday, 27 of march of 2024 - 19:13
The Sagrada Família, reaching the heights: the tallest tower, that of Jesus, to be finished in 2025
After 2025, the Glory Facade towers will become the main focus, with the desire to finish the work within a decade
Tuesday, 26 of march of 2024 - 21:28
Barcelona mayor Collboni defeated on budget and calls confidence vote for March 27th
City budget was only supported by the PSC and ERC, but confidence mechanism is likely to give Collboni his accounts
Friday, 22 of march of 2024 - 20:01
Barcelona residents and skaters join forces to stop expansion of the MACBA art museum
Residents of the Raval neighbourhood and users of the square marched to protest "the plunder of a thousand square metres"
Wednesday, 20 of march of 2024 - 21:18
La Sagrera: Barcelona's future "station of stations" begins to take shape
Construction progress now gives a sense of the functionality of the three-level intermodal station complex
Tuesday, 12 of march of 2024 - 22:17
Superb images of a nesting pair of Bonelli's eagles near Catalonia's Sant Llorenç del Munt
A high-res camera has been installed to focus on the nest of a pair of Bonelli's eagles on the Catalan mountainside
Thursday, 7 of march of 2024 - 00:50
Six decades on, Terrassa searches for children "stolen" after disastrous city flood of 1962
The great flood of 1962 caused 300 deaths in Terrassa and between 50 and 60 children went missing
Tuesday, 5 of march of 2024 - 22:58
ERC-Socialist deal in Barcelona: Republicans will support mayor Collboni's city budget
Support from ERC comes on top of that announced by Ada Colau's Comuns and guarantees initial budget approval
Monday, 19 of february of 2024 - 23:26
The unexpected connection with Lenin in a unique Barcelona monument
The Fossar de les Moreres Memorial in Barcelona and the Lenin Mausoleum in Moscow have a curious point in common
Sunday, 4 of february of 2024 - 01:02
La Rambla is preparing a new souvenir: one aimed at the people of Barcelona themselves
Amics de la Rambla launches an action plan promoting a new urban tourism model to bring locals back to the city's promenade
Wednesday, 3 of january of 2024 - 21:43
A 420,000 euro fine for Barcelona property owner who illegally rented flats to tourists
A Ciutat Vella building owner has rented out flats illegally to tourists for years, with alleged legal tenants in the middle
Tuesday, 2 of january of 2024 - 21:50
Ernest Maragall closes his long political career: "It's been a privilege"
The ERC group in the Barcelona city council will be restructured, with Elisenda Alamany as new leader
Friday, 22 of december of 2023 - 21:09
Fragments of Christ's 'True Cross' and the Virgin Mary's milk: astonishing relics held in Barcelona
One of the treasures of the 'Associació Antic Gremi de Revenedors 1447' is an amazing collection of relics
Wednesday, 20 of december of 2023 - 23:16
Barcelona mayoral survey gives victory to Jaume Collboni and places Xavier Trias in fourth place
ERC's Ernest Maragall, about to retire, is the highest-rated municipal leader, in a survey which gives Ada Colau a fail
Wednesday, 20 of december of 2023 - 19:08
Barcelona's T-Mobilitat transport pass: five key questions answered
Barcelona's cardboard T-Mobilitat pass is now being phased in, and as physical cards the T-Casual and T-Usual are phasing out
Tuesday, 28 of november of 2023 - 18:41
Rail strike over Rodalies transfer will cancel 400 trains in Catalonia
Minimum services will apply during the five strike days: November 24th and 30th, and December 1st, 4th and 5th
Wednesday, 22 of november of 2023 - 23:10
Catalonia puts the handbrake on tourist housing: prior planning licences will be required
In 262 Catalan municipalities, owners will need prior planning permission to use housing as tourist accommodation
Tuesday, 7 of november of 2023 - 23:16
Catalan government assumes that Rodalies transfer will require "track by track" negotiation
ERC-PSOE accord opens a long negotiation to define real scope of a transfer that the Generalitat wants to be "comprehensive"
Thursday, 2 of november of 2023 - 22:51
Barcelona, equidistant under Collboni: pro-Israel motion passed, pro-Palestine petition accepted
The majority of a Barcelona city council committee showed support for Israel despite the contrary vote of BComú and ERC
Wednesday, 18 of october of 2023 - 21:58
Carrer Jonqueres, the green axis that no-one was expecting
The reconstruction of Barcelona's Via Laietana changes a choked-up urban dragstrip into a surprisingly peaceful street
Tuesday, 10 of october of 2023 - 05:30
A Sagrada Família progress report: what's finished, what's pending, and what about that staircase?
The Barcelona 'modernista' temple does not have a defined completion date, but construction is now advancing rapidly
Saturday, 7 of october of 2023 - 00:21
99% of e-scooters in Barcelona exceed the speed limit in pavement bike lanes
Third RACC survey of electric scooters notes with concern that there are now more accidents involving scooters than bicycles
Wednesday, 4 of october of 2023 - 23:00
Enormous eagle takes its place above the Sagrada Família, as the Evangelist John tower is finished
With the placement of the symbol that identifies Saint John, the ensemble of the evangelists' towers is completed
Thursday, 28 of september of 2023 - 23:22
The Sagrada Família tops off the third of its Evangelist towers: that of Matthew | VIDEO
This same week, the final Evangelist tower, that of John, will also be finished, with a lighting up ceremony on November 12th
Wednesday, 27 of september of 2023 - 22:09
Carles Puigdemont warns that he is not involved in ERC's amnesty negotiations
Catalan president-in-exile reacts to ERC's announcement that negotiation of the amnesty law is practically complete
Tuesday, 26 of september of 2023 - 20:42
Barcelona superblock complainant softens on bringing back asphalt in return for council dialogue
Group who won Green Axis case calls on Jaume Collboni's Barcelona council to leave behind "the sectarianism of Colau"
Friday, 8 of september of 2023 - 20:58
Barcelona court rules against city's pedestrianized 'superblock', ordering a return to traffic lanes
Judge rules that the controversial Eixample district rebuild under ex-mayor Colau did not follow the proper planning process
Thursday, 7 of september of 2023 - 19:44
Barcelona re-establishes twin city relations with Tel Aviv, suspended by Colau
Collboni is preparing his first international trip, to Palestine, which will take place this year
Friday, 1 of september of 2023 - 20:33
Hilltop booze parties continue to plague the residents of Barcelona's Turó de le Rovira
The so-called Bunkers area has been closed at night all summer, but that hasn't stopped the parties, with cars a new problem
Tuesday, 29 of august of 2023 - 21:03
