The Government of Andorra (Pyrenees) presented the psychological care programme, aimed at reducing the negative effects on the mental health of part of the population caused, directly or indirectly, by COVID-19. It is estimated that 40% of the population…

The Museums and Monuments Area of the Government of Andorra (Pyrenees) and the Carmen Thyssen Museum (Escaldes-Engordany) have drawn up a programme of activities for the month of May focused on the colourful Barcelonian painter, Joaquin Mir Trinxet and the…

The end of the curfew and the reopening of land borders with the rest of Spain are the most remarkable changes that the expiration of the state of alarm on May 9 will bring to Catalonia. Six months after the exceptional measure was invoked, restricting mobility…

The President of France Emmanuel Macron has revealed in more detail a four-step plan to easing Covid-related restrictions in France over the next two months. Key dates set out by Mr Macron May 3 The first date of the plan, which was already known, will mean…

PortAventura World (Costa Daurada, Salou, Catalonia, Spain) will reopen on May 15 after Catalonia’s Procicat civil protection body has lifted the Covid-19 restrictions on amusement parks which had forced them to remain shut. The theme park located just south…

Gaudí’s La Pedrera setting for new digital edition of 080 Barcelona Fashion Show (Catalonia, Spain). Running from April 26 to April 29, the annual event features 22 designers from Catalonia and the world 080 Barcelona Fashion has returned to the city this…

The Minister of Finance and Government of Andorra (Pyrenees) Spokesman, Eric Jover, and the Secretary of State for International Financial Affairs, Marc Ballestà, have presented the result of the international issuance of green, social and sustainable bonds…

In the town of Coforb, surrounded by mountains and fields in the Berguedà region of northern Catalonia (Spain), three local and Dutch entrepreneurs have planted over 150,000 tulips. The project, called Tulipmania Barcelona, aims to create a floral tourist…

BBVA plans to lay off more than 3000 workers, 16% of the bank’s staff in Spain.  Bank intends to close 530 offices, a few days after Caixabank the largest bank in Spain, revealed its intention to lay off 8,291 workers generally (754 people in Catalonia).…

Free travel has been restored within Catalonia, Spain, as the county-level lockdown ended on Monday, as part of a broader reopening scheme brought about by the stabilization of coronavirus infections. Other de-escalation measures include the restoration of…

Caixabank plans to lay off 18% of staff, it will be the third largest cuts in Spain and the biggest in the history of the financial sector. Financial institution intends to close 1,534 offices across Spain. This comes barely one month after it confirmed its…

“Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, wants to be the engine of the country’s economic prosperity again,” deputy mayor Jaume Collboni said at the opening of the Barcelona reAct conference. The local council also aims to “transform” the economic model of the Catalan…

Spain rules out extending state of alarm past May 9. Catalonia plans to ease mobility restrictions starting next Monday. The Spanish government has ruled out extending the state of alarm beyond its current expiry date, May 9, which will put an end to six…

There are now 505,900 jobless in Catalonia, Spain, an increase of 21.31% compared to the same month last year Unemployment fell by 6,390 during the month of March compared to February, leaving a total of 505,900 people without work – a monthly decrease of…

The Government of Andorra (Pyrenees) and the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalonia, Spain) met yesterday to share their analysis of the health situation as well as the state of travel between the two territories. This meeting is part of a series, which has…

Last weekend holiday travel related to the Easter break began, with 410,000 vehicles leaving the Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) area by Saturday afternoon – lower than expected, 440,000, but 2.7% higher than the previous weekend. Yet, when compared to an equivalent…

On Thursday 25th and Friday 26th March the first ever visit by a King and Queen of Spain to Andorra will take place as part of the celebration of Andorra’s hosting of the 27th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government. The Ministry of Health…

Rocket carrying ‘Enxaneta’ satellite takes off from Kazakhstan after 48h delay The Catalan government’s first nanosatellite was launched on Monday at 7:07 am (CET) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, exactly two days after the initial takeoff was…

Low-cost high-speed rail service AVLO starts its service from June. Low-cost high-speed rail service AVLO needs 80% occupancy to be profitable. Train operators Renfe estimates that the occupancy of AVLO trains – also known as the “low-cost AVE” high-speed…

In Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, bookings are not picking up as much as in the inland and Pyrenees, because most of the visitors in the capital (83%) are international. Some hotels, like 5 Star Mandarin Oriental, are beginning to open after a year without…