New purge on Barcelona prostitutes

The police have launched a new crackdown on prostitution in the Raval district of Barcelona and the central tourist thoroughfare La Rambla de Barcelona. The move is a collaboration between three police authorities, including local and national police. Officers are...

Financial crisis sees Barcelona abandon more animals

Financial crisis sees increase in abandoned animals Barcelona authorities have begun a new campaign and streamlined the adoption process for abandoned animals this summer as homes are urgently needed for the hundreds of animals that will be required to leave the...

Catalan cinema law approved

The Catalan parliament has voted in favour of a law that will mean 50 per cent of all foreign films being shown in the region must now be dubbed or subtitled in Catalan. Among the members of parliament 117 were...

Barcelona’s green rooftops

Barcelona has over three hectares of green roofs – buildings that are designed specifically to incorporate vegetation on roofs or walls, which costs around €180-300 per square meter to install. Benefits are said to include energy saving because of the...

Banking closures in Catalonia

Banks in the Barcelona region shut an office for every day of last year as a result of the collapse of the banking and real estate sectors. According to figures just released from Banco d’Espana there are currently 7,760 regional...