Catalonia

Spain: ‘Not sustainable’ – Barcelona seeks ways to manage over-tourism

The Sagrada Familia, the Guel park, the Las Ramblas boulevard… but also the crowds, the noise, and the rising property prices: faced with an increasingly massive influx of visitors, Barcelona is seeking to overhaul its tourism model, a source of tension among the Spanish city’s residents.

Mother Ran Over her 3-Year-Old Child While Parking

A three-year-old child died on Sunday evening after its mother, run over him in an attempt to park her off-road jeep.

The ridiculous accident occurred on a parking in the centre of the town Mont Blanc, located in the northeastern province of Catalonia.

According to the local police, the woman said she hadn't seen the child, and she didn't know exactly where it was.

The Catalan Separatists Brought a Bill for a Possible Separation from Spain

The coalition of the separatist parties 'Together for YES' and 'Candidates for People's Unity' who rule in the Spanish province of Catalonia have submitted to the regional parliament a law that should serve as a transitional constitution if a decision to separate from Spain is taken in a forthcoming referendum, The Associated Press reported.

Spain's Top Court Halts Catalan Independence Referendum

The Constitutional Court of Spain has stopped the referendum on independence the province of Catalonia is planning to hold November 9.

Twelve magistrates made their ruling unanimously, during a session that lasted just about an hour, daily El Pais reports.

Their decision nullifies resolutions of Catalonia's Parliament which set the referendum date earlier in mid-September.