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🗨️ Rodalies rail network is still suspended

"Renfe says that the train line is suspended. They do not tell us when the service will resume. We are looking for ways of getting to our workplace," Nelson Aguilar, a Renfe traveler, said

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January 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🗨️ Rodalies rail network is still suspended

"The service is between shit and extremely shit. It is always the same: a lot of uncertainty. You know when you leave your home, but not when you get back, or if you'll be able to return," Marga, traveler, said

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January 22, 2026 at 12:11 PM
🗨️ AP-7 motorway to close southbound at Martorell as authorities warn of multi-day disruption

"This AP-7 roadblock is a security measure. The manager of the highway has requested this due to the risk of collapse," Ramon Lamiel, of the traffic service, said

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January 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
🗨️ Commuters are confused as Rodalies network is fully suspended

"I asked around if there would be an alternative plan, but they said no, as there were too many people and it was impossible," Ruben, one of the affected Rodalies passengers, said

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January 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM
🗨️ One dead and five seriously injured after train crash outside Barcelona

"There was not only one train driver, but there was also a group of interns. We believe there were up to 4 people, some of whom were learning," firefighter Joan Rovira said

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January 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
📩 Accident in Andalusia, heavy rain, and fleeing from Trump

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January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🕊️ Catalonia International Prize: Salvador Illa hails Israeli and Palestinian activists as proof that peace "is possible despite difficulties"

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January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🗨️ International Catalonia Prize winners denounce women's 'exclusion' from Trump's deal for Gaza

"Your support is essential for our success because we are all together in Mother's Call," Yeal Admi from Mother's Call, said

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January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🗨️ | Catalonia performed 1,356 organ transplants in 2025, second best figure ever

"2025 has been the fourth-best year for donations, with 370 donors. These are wonderful figures, even extraordinary," Jaume Tort, director of the Organ Transplant agency, said

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January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🗨️ International Catalonia Prize winners denounce women's 'exclusion' from Trump's deal for Gaza

"This recognition is part of the recognition of women in general, but particularly, Palestinian women," Reem Alhajajra, Mother's Call movement, said

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January 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
⛪ Sagrada Família installs fourth arm of Tower of Jesus Christ's cross-alike viewpoint

Last piece missing is top arm, with basilica reaching its 172.5-meter-tall planned height

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January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"ISE is growing strongly, with a total show floor of more than 101,000 square meters," says ISE's Mike Blackman ahead of Feb 3-6 event

Last year's edition generated €520 million for Barcelona, up 11% from 2025

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January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🗨️ Deal for new tourist tax in Catalonia

"The decree-law will double the tourist tax. For the first time, tourism will not only fund tourism promotion but also directly fund policies, such as housing policies," Comuns party leader Jéssica Albiach, said

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January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🎥 Spain's €60 monthly transport ticket is now on sale

"It will encourage a lot of people to travel by train," says Renfe user

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January 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
🗨️ | Farmers at Port of Tarragona end blockade ahead of talks with Catalan president

"Our goal was to stop Mercosur. We feel disappointed and betrayed, but authorities have made proposals to protect Catalan farmers," Catalan Farmers Guild's Joan Regolf said

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January 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🏆 FC Barcelona beat Real Madrid to lift Spanish Super Cup

Catalans win frenetic 3–2 El Clásico with two goals from Raphinha and one from Lewandowski

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January 11, 2026 at 10:20 PM
🗨️ | "The agreement still has to be turned into a legal text and approved by Congress. So there is still a lot of work to do," says Oriol Junqueras, ERC leader.

'Catalan president hails 'solidarity' with Spain as new funding deal secures €4.7 billion'

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January 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"The Mercosur approval means that we are led by governments that do not defend their citizens, but those landlords in South America," says farmer Ramon Rojo from Revolta Pagesa

Farmers are keeping roads blocked in protest over the EU-Mercosur trade deal

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January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🗨️ | President hails Catalonia's 'solidarity' with Spain as new funding deal secures €4.7 billion

New financing model is "fairer, more efficient, and more transparent," Salvador Illa said

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January 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
🗨️ Farmers keep roadblocks against Mercosur deal pending meeting with Catalan minister

"We need to guarantee supplies to farms," Catalan agriculture minister Òscar Ordeig said

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January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🗨️ | Farmers block AP-7 highway to protest EU's Mercosur deal

"We do not want the Mercosur deal. The deal means that Mercosur products will arrive with illegal products by EU law," Jordi Ginabreda, Farmers' Guild spokesperson, said

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January 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
⛈️ | Days-long levanter storm hits Catalan shore with hundreds of emergency phone calls

Eastern wind continues with southern area recording 60 liters of rainfall, several rivers at full capacity

📸 by Berta Artigas, Àlex Recolons, Marina López, and Bombers

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December 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🥘 | Canelons: Catalonia's classic post-Christmas comfort dish

Traditionally made from Christmas Day leftovers, Catalans eat around four million cannelloni during the holiday season

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December 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🤒 Flu incidence in Catalonia falls, but transmission remains very high

Weekly flu cases drop by almost 3,000, but total remains above 30,000

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December 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
✉️ NEWSLETTER OUT ➡️ Christmas lottery, migrants camp evicted, and Catalonia's 'vespreig'

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December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM