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The torrential rains that hit the province of Barcelona this weekend have caused significant disruptions on many roads, as well as to public transportation. The Rodalies service is experiencing difficulti...
Before the end of this year, the Barcelona City Council will launch a financial fund to purchase properties housing iconic local businesses that are at risk of disappearing. This measure aims to prevent t...
If you’re over 40, have a stable income, and the bank turns you down for a mortgage, there’s a new option. The Catalan Government has announced three new housing measures designed to make it easier for pe...
The La Mercè festivities ended less than three days ago, but we’re already eager to celebrate them again, and although we still have quite a while to wait, at least we have a little preview of what’s in s...
Protests by TMB bus service workers will continue throughout October. During the strike on September 22, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona staff met with the company to negotiate a new collective barg...
Barcelona woke up to a red alert for extreme rainfall in eight regions, including the Barcelonès. Civil Protection issued an ES-Alert emergency message yesterday urging the public to exercise extreme caut...
The transition from summer heat to extreme rainfall in a matter of days—or even hours—is becoming increasingly common in Catalonia and along the entire Mediterranean coast. The Catalan Meteorological Serv...
As of this week, finding a home with a parking space in Barcelona (and 27 other municipalities) has become a little more difficult. The Generalitat de Catalunya has approved new regulations that will limi...
The Fabra i Puig Rodalies station will remain closed indefinitely following the collapse of part of the ceiling on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 22. The collapse occurred in the concourse, above the...
No one can dispute that the Sagrada Família is one of the greatest monuments in history, a candidate to become one of the Seven Contemporary Wonders of the World, and a work of unprecedented grandeur. But...