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Call for Franco police HQ to become memorial

Cultural and historical groups have set up a committee with the aim of turning the Jefatura Superior de Policía on Barcelona’s Via Laietana, the former HQ of Franco’s political police and today a...

Cases of tuberculosis fall below a thousand

The number of cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in Catalonia fell below a thousand for the first time in 2017, according to the epidemiological report by Catalonia’s Agency of Public Health. The study...

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politics

Mariàngela Vilallonga, new culture minister

Mariàngela Vilallonga, the vice president of the Institute of Catalan Studies, is to replace Laura Borràs as the Catalan culture minister. Borràs has to leave the post to contend the upcoming general...

business

Nissan ready to lay off up to 500, say unions

Vehicle manufacturer Nissan is looking at reducing staff numbers in its Barcelona plant by up to 500 people. The unions say the potential reduction comes after the company lowered production. Union representatives...