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"Made Our City Unliveable": Barcelona Residents Protest Against Mass Tourism
The second most visited country after France, Spain received 85 million foreign visitors in 2023, an increase of 18.7 percent from the previous year, according to the National Statistics Institute.
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Barcelona And Real Madrid Agree New Date For Postponed El Clasico
Barcelona and Real Madrid both have agreed a new date of December 18 for the El Clasico -- the biggest match in Spain's La Liga.
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Manchester City Boss Pep Guardiola Fined Over Catalan Ribbon Protest
Pep Guardiola has also been warned as to his future conduct by the governing body after accepting a charge of "wearing a political message".
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Ousted Catalan Leader Calls For United Front For Independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest the imprisonment of former members of the regional government.
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450,000 Gather To Protest As Spain Moves To Sack Catalan Government
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Barcelona's streets Saturday as Spain took drastic measures to stop Catalonia from breaking away, announcing plans to dismiss the region's separatist government and call fresh elections.
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Spain Braces For Any Outcome As Catalan President Prepares To Speak Up
All eyes are on the Catalonia's parliament in Barcelona today. For the first time since the referendum for independence from Spain was held on October 1, the President of Catalonia, Carles Puigedemont, will address the parliament. Will he or will he not make a unilateral declaration of Catalonia's independence from Spain? If not, what will his spee...
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Thousands Protest In Barcelona Against Catalan Independence
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.
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Spain's King Condemns Catalan Leaders As Thousands Take To Streets
Spain's King Felipe VI accused Catalan secessionist leaders who staged a banned independence referendum of shattering democratic principles and dividing Catalan society, as thousands took to the streets to protest against a violent police crackdown.
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Catalonia On Strike Over Independence Poll Violence
Protesters blocked roads, public transport slowed to a crawl and FC Barcelona refused to train on Tuesday as Catalonia observed a general strike over police violence at a banned weekend independence referendum.
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Barcelona Board Members Resign Over Closed Doors Decision
Police fired rubber bullets and forced their way into polling stations, often violently removing activists, to confiscate ballots leaving at least 92 people confirmed injured out of a total of 844 who needed medical attention, according to Catalan authorities.
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Violence Erupts As Catalans Vote On Split From Spain, Hundreds Injured
Spanish riot police burst into polling stations across Catalonia on Sunday, confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers to try to halt a banned referendum on a split from Spain as Madrid asserted its authority over the rebel region
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Homeless Guides Show Tourists A 'Hidden' Barcelona
Ramon Holgado used to sleep outside in a cardboard box, but he is back on his feet this Christmas- guiding homeless-themed tours of the Barcelona streets he lived rough in.
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Wall Street declines as European debt fears heat up
Violent protests in Madrid against expected austerity measures and growing talk of secession in Catalonia increased pressure on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he maneuvers before asking euro zone policymakers for rescue money.
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"Made Our City Unliveable": Barcelona Residents Protest Against Mass Tourism
The second most visited country after France, Spain received 85 million foreign visitors in 2023, an increase of 18.7 percent from the previous year, according to the National Statistics Institute.
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Barcelona And Real Madrid Agree New Date For Postponed El Clasico
Barcelona and Real Madrid both have agreed a new date of December 18 for the El Clasico -- the biggest match in Spain's La Liga.
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Manchester City Boss Pep Guardiola Fined Over Catalan Ribbon Protest
Pep Guardiola has also been warned as to his future conduct by the governing body after accepting a charge of "wearing a political message".
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Ousted Catalan Leader Calls For United Front For Independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest the imprisonment of former members of the regional government.
-
450,000 Gather To Protest As Spain Moves To Sack Catalan Government
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Barcelona's streets Saturday as Spain took drastic measures to stop Catalonia from breaking away, announcing plans to dismiss the region's separatist government and call fresh elections.
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Spain Braces For Any Outcome As Catalan President Prepares To Speak Up
All eyes are on the Catalonia's parliament in Barcelona today. For the first time since the referendum for independence from Spain was held on October 1, the President of Catalonia, Carles Puigedemont, will address the parliament. Will he or will he not make a unilateral declaration of Catalonia's independence from Spain? If not, what will his spee...
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Thousands Protest In Barcelona Against Catalan Independence
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.
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Spain's King Condemns Catalan Leaders As Thousands Take To Streets
Spain's King Felipe VI accused Catalan secessionist leaders who staged a banned independence referendum of shattering democratic principles and dividing Catalan society, as thousands took to the streets to protest against a violent police crackdown.
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Catalonia On Strike Over Independence Poll Violence
Protesters blocked roads, public transport slowed to a crawl and FC Barcelona refused to train on Tuesday as Catalonia observed a general strike over police violence at a banned weekend independence referendum.
-
Barcelona Board Members Resign Over Closed Doors Decision
Police fired rubber bullets and forced their way into polling stations, often violently removing activists, to confiscate ballots leaving at least 92 people confirmed injured out of a total of 844 who needed medical attention, according to Catalan authorities.
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Violence Erupts As Catalans Vote On Split From Spain, Hundreds Injured
Spanish riot police burst into polling stations across Catalonia on Sunday, confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers to try to halt a banned referendum on a split from Spain as Madrid asserted its authority over the rebel region
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Homeless Guides Show Tourists A 'Hidden' Barcelona
Ramon Holgado used to sleep outside in a cardboard box, but he is back on his feet this Christmas- guiding homeless-themed tours of the Barcelona streets he lived rough in.
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Wall Street declines as European debt fears heat up
Violent protests in Madrid against expected austerity measures and growing talk of secession in Catalonia increased pressure on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he maneuvers before asking euro zone policymakers for rescue money.
