🎉 Looking for something to do this weekend? 🎲 DAU Barcelona – board games 📚 Jane Austen – reading festival 📸 World Press Photo – exhibition 🇵🇸 Act x Palestine – launch 🏛️ Casa Vicens Gaudí – anniversary ⚽ PanenkaFest – football culture 🚇 Historic trains – exhibition ✨ …and more! 🔗 bit.ly/440Tyzy

🗨️ MWC to focus on AI and open to all countries "if no sanctions imposed" "I'm aware of the geopolitical tensions, of course, but MWC is a unifying event. It's about the politics of technology, not the politics of the land," Lara Dewar, GSMA, said More: www.catalannews.com/business/ite...

🗨️ Catalonia proposes 27 safe sites to host over 85,000 people for 2026 total solar eclipse "We have selected 20 municipalities that offer a total of 27 observation spots with a capacity of 85,000 people," Núria Montserrat, research minister, said More www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

☀️ | Catalonia proposes 27 safe sites to host over 85,000 people for 2026 total solar eclipse Meteorological phenomenon takes place on August 12 at 8:30 pm, with most selected sites located in southern Catalonia

🐔 Spain imposes confinement on all free-range poultry farms due to bird flu Decision taken as "preventive measure" in light of increase in number of cases

#BREAKING: EU Advocate General says amnesty law complies with European legislation on terrorism and embezzlement Dean Spielmann's opinion is non-binding, and finds the deadlines imposed for resolving the cases incompatible

👩⚖️ | Spain's Attorney General: 'Truth does not leak, truth is defended' during trial on alleged leak of confidential information Álvaro García Ortiz denies disclosing email concerning partner of Madrid's regional president

🎄 'Music, lights and magic': Barcelona unveils Christmas events lineup Holiday program includes 126 km of lights, hundreds of shows and concerts, New Year's fireworks and Three Kings parade

🪪 Trouble getting your NIE or TIE? 🔎 We’re investigating the long-standing appointment chaos. 🗣️ If you’ve struggled to secure a 'cita previa,' or resorted to intermediaries to get an appointment, we’d like to hear your story. 📩 Contact us at 671787031 or by email at [email protected]

🎵 Rosalía breaks Spotify record for most daily streams by Spanish-speaking female artist New album Lux garners strong streaming numbers worldwide and receives widespread critical acclaim www.catalannews.com/culture/item...

❗Catalonia's oldest person, Angelina Torres, dies aged 112 She was also the oldest living person in Spain and ranked among the 40 oldest people in the world www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

🚨 | Parents sell 14-year-old daughter for €5,000 and five bottles of whiskey Police arrest girl's parents, the couple accused of purchasing her and their 21-year-old son who married her www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

💻 | Catalonia to invest €1bn in artificial intelligence schemes until 2030 Government will promote public-owned cloud service, promote university degrees, and reduce paperwork

🛰️ | Sateliot opens first European 5G satellite development center in Barcelona Catalan telecommunications company pioneers in connecting IoT devices and phones in very low signal areas

⚽ | Leo Messi returns to Camp Nou: 'Hopefully I can be back someday' Former FC Barcelona player wishes to bid farewell to stadium as he was "never able to do"

🗨️ Government to inspect over 150 companies during Black Friday "This has already been planned to increase the products we supervise, from 2,500 last year to 10,000 this year," Isidor Garcia, from the Catalan Consumers Agency, said More: www.catalannews.com/business/ite...

🏷️ | Government to inspect over 150 companies during Black Friday Catalan authorities to control prices of 10,000 products, around 300% more than in 2024

🇺🇸 'Stability, security, and order' were US requests to Spain amid Catalan independence push Former US ambassador to Spain says polarization is "not specific to Spain or US, but it's gotten worse"

⚽ Organizers of Catalonia–Palestine match call for full stadium to send message of 'hope' The game in Barcelona's Olympic Stadium will be broadcast live on all Palestinian television channels

🎭 Catalonia kicks off Gaudí Year celebrations Events marking architect's centenary will take place across Catalonia throughout 2026

🗣️ Polarization has "gotten worse," says Julissa Reynoso, former US ambassador to Spain "A lot of it, I think, is fueled by social media and people's inability to be open to other opinions and other positions." 🔗 www.catalannews.com/politics/ite...

🎪 Cirque du Soleil brings steampunk-inspired show to Barcelona next fall Canadian circus company will close out their Spain tour in the Catalan capital

🎛️ Sónar unveils single-venue format merging day and night shows New management of electronic music festival promise "enhanced experience" at Fira Gran Via www.catalannews.com/culture/item...

📺 Nearly 70% of Spaniards don’t trust news, report finds Four in ten people avoid news, according to the Digital News Report 2025

✝️ Sagrada Família installs central piece of cross on tallest tower Core with six octagonal faces will link arms of cross crowning Tower of Jesus Christ

🃏 Explora Catalunya: New card game celebrates Catalonia's heritage through play "As a foreigner living here, I feel an obligation to share and promote this culture," says creator Moya Sands

🎸 Live music breaks attendance records in 2024 with almost six million spectators Musical industry and theater lead cultural recovery, while cinema loses viewers

⚽ "It's the present, and it's the future," says FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta Barça returned to the Spotify Camp Nou today in an open training session in front of 22,000 fans 🔗 www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

⚖️ President warns 'democracy is fragile' 50 years after Franco's death Parliament Speaker calls for more "humanity" in face of rising extremist discourse www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

🗣️ "I can’t wait to be on this pitch with all the home fans." FC Barcelona's Marcus Rashford enjoys his first training session at the Camp Nou 🔗 www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

🧱 Berlin Wall exhibition featuring six original sections opens in Barcelona Over 200 artefacts from the era are on display at Espai Inmersa in Poblenou until March www.catalannews.com/culture/item...

💩 Pedri, Pope Leo and Labubu among this year's new pooping 'caganers' New defecating nativity figures also include footballers Pau Cubarsí and Raphinha, tennis star Jannik Sinner, and designer Karl Lagerfeld www.catalannews.com/life-style/i... Ver menos

📷 Gaza, Ukraine, migration, and political polarization in World Press Photo 2025 exhibition Palestinian Samar Abu Elouf says winning photo of the year is "a dream" but regrets sadness of her image www.catalannews.com/culture/item...

🎼 | Rosalía's Lux: A search for meaning in the doomscrolling era The Catalan star returns with her most daring album yet: 18 tracks sung in 13 languages, blending classical music with spiritual reflection ✍️ by Oriol Escudé www.catalannews.com/culture/item...

❄️ Snow at 1,700 meters above sea level amid torrential rain Bonaigua area and Cantó area registered between four and ten centimeters of snowfall, with snowplow machines operating for the first time More: www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

🐺 'Historic' wolf litter born in Catalonia for first time in a century Three wolf pups were born this year between Alta Garrotxa and Alt Empordà www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

⚖️ ECHR sides with Spain over jailing of Catalan pro-independence leaders European Court of Human Rights rules detentions of Junqueras, Turull and Sànchez were justified to "preserve constitutional order" www.catalannews.com/politics/ite...

🌈 Catalonia flood alert downgraded after heavy rain passes Firefighters respond to 377 incidents while 112 emergency number receives 876 calls www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

📈 Catalan GDP climbs 2.4% in Q3 2025, below Spanish average Economy grows 0.7% compared with previous quarter www.catalannews.com/business/ite...

🚫 Pro-independence Junts to veto all Spanish government-proposed laws in Congress Catalan party plans to paralyse government's term after breaking ties with Socialists www.catalannews.com/politics/ite...

❌ | Pro-independence Junts to veto all Spanish government-proposed laws in Congress Political party plans to halt country's term after breaking ties with Socialists www.catalannews.com/politics/ite...

✈️ Cancellations at Barcelona airport and multiple train lines cut due to torrential rains Ten flights cancelled and several delayed at El Prat, with three cuts to Renfe commuter lines bit.ly/47FMx8n

⛈️ Firefighters respond to 44 incidents as heavy rain hits Catalonia 112 emergency number receives 259 calls while police monitor swollen Faneca ravine in Móra d'Ebre www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

🛳️ | Barcelona welcomed 2.8 million cruise passengers in 2024, generating €1.2 billion Americans make up 28% of homeport passengers and are the highest spenders, while Italians lead among day-trip cruise visitors

🦣 | CosmoCaixa Science Museum unveils latest edition to exhibition: 50,000-year-old Siberian mammoth Skeleton is six meters long and 3.5 meters tall, with the aim of becoming the museum's newest star

🍹 | Coca-Cola's Sol Daurella is richest Catalan with €2.9bn, according to Forbes Puig perfume vice president ranks second with €1.8 billion

🫂 | 1,500-kilometre journey to bring together Catalan-speaking territories The flame of the Correllengua Agermanat will travel through Northern Catalonia, Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Alghero

⚠️ | Civil Protection issues emergency phone alert due to expected torrential rain Authorities call to "take extreme precautions and avoid unnecessary travel"

🎼 | Rosalía's album Lux leaked online two days before its official release Catalan singer's song Reliquia was published and unpublished in matter of hours on Tuesday

🏫 | Government expands Catalan learning with 10,000 new course places Grants to municipalities, organizations, and businesses fund around 400 courses to meet growing demand