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Antoni Tapies dies and people visit museum - Barcelona

The Catalan artist Antoni Tapies died today, many people have showed up to the Tapies' Foundation in Barcelona to leave their last message in...

by Lino De Vallier in Spain on 07/02/2012

Sports

Tom Andres assured his title of champion for the fourth time at Pirena

File Images: German Tom Andres, assured his title of champion on this 22th edition of Pirena 2012. The second on overall scoring is Spaniard Iker...

by F.J Fernandez Bordonada in Spain on 02/02/2012

Society

More than 150 people claim a free public transport ride in Barcelona

More than 150 people are gathered in the underground of Barcelona before public transportation tickets rise in cost. People protest and enjoy a free...

by Pau Barrena in Spain on 01/02/2012

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07/02/2012 - Antoni Tapies dies and people visit museum - Barcelona - Spain - The Catalan artist Antoni Tapies died...
02/02/2012 - Tom Andres assured his title of champion for the fourth time at Pirena - Spain - File Images: German Tom Andres, assured...
01/02/2012 - More than 150 people claim a free public transport ride in Barcelona - Spain - More than 150 people are gathered in...
30/01/2012 - Ninth stage of Pirena 2012 in Port Ainé is celebrated - Spain - The ninth stage of the 22nd edition has...
28/01/2012 - Dog Sled Racing at Pirena 2012 - Spain - The Pirena Advance 2012 dog sled race...
28/01/2012 - Spanair stops flying after running out of money - Spain - Spanair, catalan airline, stops all...
26/01/2012 - Bus and Tube workers demonstrate over pay in Barcelona - Spain - Bus and tube workers demonstrate...
22/01/2012 - Devils and demons festival - Barcelona - Spain - Participants dressed as devils and...
20/01/2012 - Iberia offer job security to 16'000 employees to avoid new strikes - Spain - File Images: Flight company Iberia have...
12/01/2012 - Barcelona airport records 34 millions of passengers last year - Spain - File Images: Barcelona airport has...

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Spanish Football Cup: FC Barcelona 2 - Valencia CF 0
FC Barcelona beat Valencia 2-0 thanks to goals from Cesc and Xavi, one early on and the other late in the game, in a match that could have been all over before half-time. Barcelona, Cat...
Antoni Tapies dies and people visit museum - Barcelona
The Catalan artist Antoni Tapies died today, many people have showed up to the Tapies' Foundation in Barcelona to leave their last message in the Artist's memory book. Spain. ...
Devils and demons festival - Barcelona
Participants dressed as devils and demons, dancing and running around fireworks seen at a traditional celebration very popular in some parts of Spain, but which European directive 2007/...
Catalan police break up gathering of trade unions in Barcelona
Mossos d'Esquadra, the Catalan police, remove members of the trade unions UGT, CCOO, IAC and CATAC who have been tried to negotiate with representatives of the Public Administratio...
Tom Andres assured his title of champion for the fourth time at Pirena
File Images: German Tom Andres, assured his title of champion on this 22th edition of Pirena 2012. The second on overall scoring is Spaniard Iker Ozcoidi ahead of Pavel Pfeifer. Spain. ...
More than 150 people claim a free public transport ride in Barcelona
More than 150 people are gathered in the underground of Barcelona before public transportation tickets rise in cost. People protest and enjoy a free ride before the price hike. Spain. 1...
'We Don't Pay' protest in Barcelona's tube station
Single bus and tube fairs have increased 38 percent this year. As a result, hundreds of people are invited to Pl. Catalonia Station to ride for free. Spain. 1st February 2012
Ryanair, EasyJet and Vueling gain passengers as Spanair ceases
Spanair airlines suspends its operations without warning, leaving 23,000 passengers stranded to reschedule flights. Other low-cost companies are gaining from the situation. Barcelona, S...
Ninth stage of Pirena 2012 in Port Ainé is celebrated
The ninth stage of the 22nd edition has been celebrated in the ski resort, Skipallars - Port-Aine. It has taken place under a dense fog that made it advisable to change the trail to ens...
Dog Sled Racing at Pirena 2012
The Pirena Advance 2012 dog sled race was held in temperatures as low as minus 5 degrees Celsius at Pallars Sobira in the Pyrenees, despite fog and snow. Catalonia, Spain. 28th January ...
Spanair stops flying after running out of money
Spanair, catalan airline, stops all flights from 27.01.2012 22:00 after running out of money and the final "No" of Qatar Airways to acquire 49% of the shares, a capital injec...
Bus and Tube workers demonstrate over pay in Barcelona
Bus and tube workers demonstrate against salary or staff cuts to cover economic debts. Barcelona, Spain. 26th January 2012
Police trial starts over 27M Indignados Dispersal - Barcelona
File Images: The trial began against police officers who allegedly gave orders to the 'Mossos' (Catalonia police officers) to violently disperse supporters of the Indignados m...
Iberia offer job security to 16'000 employees to avoid new strikes
File Images: Flight company Iberia have reached an agreement in job security with the Workers' Commissions (CCOO) and Union of Workers (UGT) which planned new general strikes for t...
Spanish Liga: FC Barcelona 4 - Betis 2
Hard-fought victory with goals from Xavi (9'), Messi (11', 84') and Alexis (73'). Betis' goal scorers: Rubén Castro (31') and Santa Cruz (50'). Barcel...
Barcelona airport records 34 millions of passengers last year
File Images: Barcelona airport has grown due to Ryanair flights last year. T-2 terminal Catalan airport, has recorded more than 10 million passengers in the last year. Barcelona, Spain....
109 flights cancelled for Day 2 of the Iberia pilot's strike - Spain
Iberia have not yet reached an agreement with SEPLA over job losses, so a second day strike by the pilots of the company has begun. 22,000 passengers are known to be affected. Barcelon...
Pilots at Spanish airline Iberia plan to strike for 72 hours
Iberia pilots strike continues pressing for the company's plans to set up a low-cost carrier for short- and medium-haul flights. Barcelona, Spain. 9th January 2012
Iberia clients affected by strike arrive at Barcelona airport - Spain
Iberia's pilots unit, Sepla, called for a strike to protest the company's plans to set up a low-cost carrier for short- and medium-haul flights. Barcelona, Spain. 28th Decembe...
Protesters from 15M movement hold Epiphany Parade - Madrid
Demonstrators from Spain's 'indignant' social movement 15M, took to the streets of the capital as an alternative Epiphany feast parade to protest against government spend...