https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/catalunya/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:29:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/catalunya/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/16/deadly-rabies-warning-in-popular-tourist-region-of-spain-after-alarming-surge-in-bat-attacks/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/16/deadly-rabies-warning-in-popular-tourist-region-of-spain-after-alarming-surge-in-bat-attacks/#respond Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429610 HEALTH authorities in Catalunya have issued an urgent warning urging residents to avoid all contact with bats following a spike in potentially dangerous encounters across the region. Officials recorded 22]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/16/deadly-rabies-warning-in-popular-tourist-region-of-spain-after-alarming-surge-in-bat-attacks/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:07:35 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429646 A notorious British gang leader who hid out in a Barcelona apartment with sweeping city views while directing violent attacks in the UK has been jailed for 43 years. Jamie]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/us-citizens-are-seeking-refuge-in-free-and-safe-spain-to-escape-trumps-authoritarian-takeover/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/us-citizens-are-seeking-refuge-in-free-and-safe-spain-to-escape-trumps-authoritarian-takeover/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:08:14 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428977 SPAIN has become a refuge for some US citizens seeking to escape President Trump’s ‘authoritarian takeover.’ Many families who have now settled in Spain have no intention of returning to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/us-citizens-are-seeking-refuge-in-free-and-safe-spain-to-escape-trumps-authoritarian-takeover/feed/ 17 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/spains-barcelona-bans-organised-bar-crawls-in-latest-anti-tourism-drive/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/spains-barcelona-bans-organised-bar-crawls-in-latest-anti-tourism-drive/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:06:15 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428954 BARCELONA has voted to ban bar crawls across the city in the latest sign of the local council’s growing discontent with mass tourism. The new decree follows an extensive trial]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/spains-barcelona-bans-organised-bar-crawls-in-latest-anti-tourism-drive/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/stop-the-madness-outrage-in-spain-after-la-liga-agrees-to-play-league-match-in-us/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/stop-the-madness-outrage-in-spain-after-la-liga-agrees-to-play-league-match-in-us/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:19:33 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428913 FOOTBALL supporters in Spain have launched a scathing attack on La Liga after plans to host a league match in the United States were formally approved by the Royal Spanish]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/stop-the-madness-outrage-in-spain-after-la-liga-agrees-to-play-league-match-in-us/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/catalunyas-government-comes-under-fire-over-police-contracts-signed-with-israeli-firm/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/catalunyas-government-comes-under-fire-over-police-contracts-signed-with-israeli-firm/#respond Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:01:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428451 LEFT-WING regional politicians have criticised Catalunya’s government for doing deals with an Israeli firm to supply gear to the police. The former ERC-led separatist administration- that lost power after the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/catalunyas-government-comes-under-fire-over-police-contracts-signed-with-israeli-firm/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/public-health-officials-in-spains-catalunya-push-to-ban-smoking-on-beaches/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/public-health-officials-in-spains-catalunya-push-to-ban-smoking-on-beaches/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427862 PUBLIC health officials in Catalunya are pushing for a ban on smoking at beaches ahead of an upcoming nationwide tobacco control law. Currently in its draft stage, the proposed legislation]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/public-health-officials-in-spains-catalunya-push-to-ban-smoking-on-beaches/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/popular-town-in-spains-catalunya-to-use-sensors-to-track-movement-of-tourists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/popular-town-in-spains-catalunya-to-use-sensors-to-track-movement-of-tourists/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427848 A POPULAR town in northern Spain has embarked on a novel way of monitoring tourist numbers: a network of sensors that track mobile phone signals. Officials in the picturesque Catalan]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/popular-town-in-spains-catalunya-to-use-sensors-to-track-movement-of-tourists/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/from-superman-to-snow-white-lamine-yamals-barcelona-mural-gets-a-fairytale-makeover-after-dwarf-party-drama/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/from-superman-to-snow-white-lamine-yamals-barcelona-mural-gets-a-fairytale-makeover-after-dwarf-party-drama/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:51:37 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427703 BARCELONA football sensation Lamine Yamal has gone from superhero to pantomime star after a cheeky street art prank turned his mural into a scene straight out of Snow White –]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/from-superman-to-snow-white-lamine-yamals-barcelona-mural-gets-a-fairytale-makeover-after-dwarf-party-drama/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/police-chief-says-two-british-children-drowned-due-to-dangerous-conditions-at-beach-in-spains-catalunya/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/police-chief-says-two-british-children-drowned-due-to-dangerous-conditions-at-beach-in-spains-catalunya/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:36:20 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427146 TWO British children from Birmingham who drowned at Salou’s Llarga beach on Tuesday evening died because of the strong current and ‘dangerous’ conditions. Sister and brother, Ameiya and Ricardo Junior]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/police-chief-says-two-british-children-drowned-due-to-dangerous-conditions-at-beach-in-spains-catalunya/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/sagrada-familia-becomes-the-tallest-building-in-barcelona-surpassing-two-skyscrapers-but-how-does-it-compare-to-the-rest-of-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/sagrada-familia-becomes-the-tallest-building-in-barcelona-surpassing-two-skyscrapers-but-how-does-it-compare-to-the-rest-of-spain/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:14:27 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427030 CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts, both standing at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/sagrada-familia-becomes-the-tallest-building-in-barcelona-surpassing-two-skyscrapers-but-how-does-it-compare-to-the-rest-of-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/game-over-spains-multi-billion-euro-videogame-industry-is-in-crisis-amid-mass-layoffs-with-ai-taking-the-blame/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/game-over-spains-multi-billion-euro-videogame-industry-is-in-crisis-amid-mass-layoffs-with-ai-taking-the-blame/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:10:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427065 ACROSS the Spanish videogame industry, significant layoffs are taking place. This reflects a worldwide restructuring that many are attributing to the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Madrid-based videogame studios, Secret]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/game-over-spains-multi-billion-euro-videogame-industry-is-in-crisis-amid-mass-layoffs-with-ai-taking-the-blame/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/pictured-heartbreaking-final-photo-of-brit-brother-and-sister-aged-11-and-13-who-drowned-off-spains-catalunya-coast/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/pictured-heartbreaking-final-photo-of-brit-brother-and-sister-aged-11-and-13-who-drowned-off-spains-catalunya-coast/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:56:44 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426894 THIS is the heartbreaking final photo of two British siblings who drowned off the Catalan coast on Tuesday. Ameiya, 13, and Ricardo Junior, 11 – known to friends and family]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/pictured-heartbreaking-final-photo-of-brit-brother-and-sister-aged-11-and-13-who-drowned-off-spains-catalunya-coast/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-strike-a-e44m-shirt-deal-with-dr-congo-but-is-it-a-winner-or-own-goal/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-strike-a-e44m-shirt-deal-with-dr-congo-but-is-it-a-winner-or-own-goal/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:47:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426829 FC BARCELONA are about to wear their hearts on their backs – quite literally. From next season, the legendary La Liga giants will sport ‘DR Congo – Heart of Africa’]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-strike-a-e44m-shirt-deal-with-dr-congo-but-is-it-a-winner-or-own-goal/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-lifeguards-to-launch-indefinite-strike-over-working-conditions/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-lifeguards-to-launch-indefinite-strike-over-working-conditions/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:31:05 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426767 LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona city have announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow (Friday, August 1) in response to unmet demands for improved working conditions and unfulfilled agreements from previous years. The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-lifeguards-to-launch-indefinite-strike-over-working-conditions/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/elderly-woman-loses-all-her-money-as-two-carers-steal-e524k-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/elderly-woman-loses-all-her-money-as-two-carers-steal-e524k-in-spain/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426466 TWO carers have been arrested in Barcelona for clearing out an elderly woman’s bank account to the tune of €524,000. Police said two sisters, aged 44 and 49, syphoned off]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/elderly-woman-loses-all-her-money-as-two-carers-steal-e524k-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/tragedy-as-two-british-brothers-aged-11-and-13-drown-off-catalunya-coast/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/tragedy-as-two-british-brothers-aged-11-and-13-drown-off-catalunya-coast/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:38:47 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426509 TWO young British siblings tragically died in Spain on Tuesday after getting into trouble while swimming off the Catalunya coast. The brother and sister, aged 11 and 13, drowned off]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/tragedy-as-two-british-brothers-aged-11-and-13-drown-off-catalunya-coast/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:25:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426418 BARCELONA’S crusade against tourists shows no signs of slowing down after the city council agreed to hike visitor levies over the next four years. The incremental rises of €1 per]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/crime-drops-9-in-spains-barcelona-but-knife-attacks-and-sexual-violence-surge/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/crime-drops-9-in-spains-barcelona-but-knife-attacks-and-sexual-violence-surge/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:29:10 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425677 HEAD to Barcelona for a holiday and the advice is almost always the same – beware of the pickpockets, hide your valuables and keep your wits about you after dark.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/crime-drops-9-in-spains-barcelona-but-knife-attacks-and-sexual-violence-surge/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/brit-exodus-to-spain-continues-as-barcelona-sign-manchester-united-and-england-star-marcus-rashford/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/brit-exodus-to-spain-continues-as-barcelona-sign-manchester-united-and-england-star-marcus-rashford/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:43:51 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425664 MARCUS Rashford has become the latest British football star to move to Spain after the 27-year-old completed a season-long loan move to Catalan giants Barcelona. The winger follows in the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/brit-exodus-to-spain-continues-as-barcelona-sign-manchester-united-and-england-star-marcus-rashford/feed/ 0