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The Latest Breaking News from Catalonia

Why you should swap the fast-paced French Alps for a slowed-down ski holiday in Catalonia

Looking for break on the slopes with a little more chill? Rebecca Miles finds a calmer stay in the Pre-Pyrenees full of camping, cross-country skating and truffles

The Independent UK

Sun, Sangria… And Soaring Costs: Barcelona To Double Tourist Tax In Crackdown On Overtourism

Catalonia is set to increase its tourist tax, aiming to curb overcrowding and fund local projects, impacting holidaymakers visiting Barcelona.

International Business Times UK

Catalonia to double tourist tax in blow to holidaymakers

The move is the latest attempt to manage the impact of soaring tourist numbers across Spain

The Independent UK

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Banco Sabadell to move HQ back to Catalonia

The boss of Spain's main business confederation, Antonio Garamendi, was optimistic that "everyone comes back home" in the wake of Sabadell—but a potential influx of company HQs back to Catalonia could take some time.

Fortune

Catalonia Eyes Reversal Of Business Exodus After Big Bank Returns

Spanish business circles believe banking giant Sabadell's decision to return its headquarters to Catalonia will entice back the thousands of firms that fled after the region's botched 2017 independence bid.

International Business Times

SNP and Catalan independence MPs meet to share knowledge and experiences

MEMBERS of Catalonia’s largest pro-independence party were welcomed by the SNP to Westminster – to compare notes on fighting “intransigence…

The National (Scotland)

Tributes paid to Mango founder Isak Andic after his death

Spanish PM praises Andic’s ‘great work and entrepreneurial vision’ after his death in hiking accident in Catalonia

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Girona vs Liverpool live stream: How to watch Champions League match online and on TV today, team news

The Girona vs Liverpool live stream features the Reds in Catalonia seeking six from six. Here's how to watch the Champions League football from anywhere today.

Tom’s Guide

‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water

Spain is increasingly either parched or flooded – and one group is profiting from these extremes: the water-grabbing multinational companies forcing angry citizens to pay for it in bottles

The Guardian - UK

AP PHOTOS: Human towers rise skyward in Spain's Catalonia as part of cultural pride

Dozens of people squeeze together, pressing as tight as they can get. The stronger the foundation they build, the less likely their human tower will collapse. As children and others climb, they create eight, nine, even 10 dizzying stories.

The Independent UK

Catalonia To Mark Holiday With Separatist Movement Waning

Catalan independence supporters are set to mark the Spanish region's commemorative day on Wednesday with separatists deeply divided and out of office in Catalonia for the first time in over a decade.

International Business Times

10 of the best regions in Europe for sparkling wine

The bubbles don’t just stop in champagne country. Here’s where to find the fizz from Germany to Romania via Dorset and Catalonia

The Guardian - UK

Police make fourth arrest after Lamine Yamal’s father is stabbed in Catalonia

Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed in a car park in Rocafonda late on Wednesday and remains in hospital

The Guardian - UK

Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont in Belgium after evading arrest

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont left Spain for Belgium on Friday after appearing at a rally in Barcelona, despite a warrant for his arrent in Spain, his party said.

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The Independent UK

Fugitive ex-Catalan leader said to be in Belgium as Spanish police try to explain how he escaped

The lawyer for Carles Puigdemont says the former Catalan leader is back in Belgium after evading arrest in Spain for the second time in seven years

The Guardian - UK

Carles Puigdemont’s escape antics may look comic. But he is Spain’s version of Donald Trump

The former Catalan president staged a dramatic flight from Barcelona – but his charade could fuel extremism in the region and beyond, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK

Carles Puigdemont no longer in Spain and will not give himself up, lawyer says

Fugitive Catalan separatist has returned to Belgium after flying visit to Barcelona in which police failed to arrest him

International Business Times

Spanish Judge Demands Explanations Over Puigdemont's Escape

A top Spanish judge demanded explanations on Friday from police and government as to how fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was able to return to Spain despite a pending arrest warrant and vanish again.

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Al Jazeera

Socialist Salvador Illa elected leader of Spain’s Catalonia

Illa’s confirmation by Catalan parliament ends a decade of separatist regional rule in northeastern Spanish region.

The Guardian - UK

Police hunt for Puigdemont as pro-union MP takes Catalan presidency

Pro-independence parties lose their grip on power as Salvador Illa elected, while police operation to find Carles Puigdemont continues

Al Jazeera

Catalonia ex-leader Puigdemont returns to Spain despite arrest warrant

Puigdemont evades capture after addressing rally in Barcelona, triggering a frantic search by police to apprehend him.