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The Latest Breaking News from Catalonia

Catalonia declares drought emergency, extending restrictions to Barcelona

Water reserves fall below 16% as region’s president says it has not rained in some areas for three years

The Guardian - UK

Catalonia Declares Drought Emergency For Barcelona

Spain's northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency for Barcelona on Thursday and the surrounding area, which will now face tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rain.

International Business Times

Record Drought in Spain: Rising Water Scarcity Worsens Climate Crisis

Spain declares a drought emergency as reservoirs in Catalonia reach historic lows. Small towns and villages are experiencing water shortages and are relyin...

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Spain's leader lauds mended relations with Catalonia. Separatists say it's time to vote on secession

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has visited Barcelona in an effort to show that his pledge to push through an amnesty for Catalonia’s separatists is paying dividends with the leaders of the politically restive region

The Independent UK

Catalonia’s 3Cat Digital Platform Adds Classic British Comedies

TV3's iconic shows like Blackadder and Mr Bean now available on 3Cat platform

Zenger

Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities say

Tighter water restrictions for drought-stricken northeast Spain have gone in effect as authorities in Catalonia say that Barcelona may need to have fresh water shipped in by boat in the coming months

The Independent UK

The best things to do in Barcelona in 2026, from Gaudi celebrations to beach breaks

From Camp Nou to cava, festivals to Formula 1, gardens to Gaudí – here is what Barcelona has to offer in 2026

The Independent UK

Catalonia Sees Surge In Gender-Based Violence Reports, Reflecting Increased Awareness

Gender-based violence reports surge in Catalonia, but rise in complaints reflects increased awareness

Zenger

Spain's Pedro Sánchez beat the odds to stay prime minister. Now he must keep his government in power

Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez has pulled off his latest feat of political survival to get reelected as prime minister by a highly fragmented parliament

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The Spanish amnesty law for Catalonia separatists, explained

Spain has undergone a period of great political uncertainty and upheaval since since general elections delivered an inconclusive result in July.

The National (Scotland)

Pedro Sanchez defends his controversial amnesty deal with pro-independence Catalans

SPAIN’S acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez defended his controversial amnesty deal for members of Catalonian pro-independence parties in…

The Independent UK

Spain leader defends amnesty deal for Catalan in parliament ahead of vote to form new government

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will defend his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament by midday Wednesday as part of a debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government

The Guardian - UK

Spain is losing trust in politics. This backroom Catalan deal won’t restore it

Pedro Sánchez’s amnesty for separatists will see him return as prime minister, but he faces mounting public discontent, says journalist María Ramírez

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The Guardian - UK

Carles Puigdemont: from self-exile to unlikely kingmaker of Spanish politics

Architect of Catalonia’s illegal referendum of 2017 has signed deal to support Spain’s socialists in return for amnesty

The Independent UK

Founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party shot in face by motorbike gunman

Alejo Vidal-Quadras – who had also led the conservative Popular Party in Catalonia – was shot in Madrid hours after Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, agreed a controversial deal between his Socialist Party and a Catalan separatist party that is set to give him another term in office

Evening Standard

Alejandro Vidal-Quadras: Veteran Spanish conservative politician shot in the face in Madrid

Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was a long-time member of Spain's conservative Popular Party and its regional leader in Catalonia

The Independent UK

Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain's acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans

Three people have been arrested in a protest against negotiations between Spain’s acting government and Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands involved in Catalonia’s independence movement

The Independent UK

Spain’s leader mulls granting amnesty to thousands of Catalan separatists in order to stay in power

Thousands of ordinary citizens got into legal trouble for their parts in Catalonia’s illegal independence bid that brought Spain to the brink of rupture six years ago

The Guardian - UK

Body swaps, timewarps and other fresh hell – the Sitges film festival 2023

Catalonia’s annual celebration of strange screen tales included a murderous birthmark, weretigers and a therapist overcome with ancient evil

The Guardian - UK

Keeping it surreal: my Dalí-inspired art trip to Catalonia

Portlligat, Cadaqués and Cap de Creus provide the ‘hallucinatory’ backdrop to an emotive journey into the natural world that helped create the artist

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