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Socialist victory in Catalan elections ends pro-independence dominance

Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party won Catalonia’s elections but will still need the votes of leftist Catalan party ERC to form…

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Tide turns as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections

The four pro-independence parties, led by the Together party of former regional president Carles Puigdemont, were set to get a…

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Catalans vote in crucial regional election for the separatist movement

Catalonia is holding a regional election on Sunday, the outcome of which is set to  reverberate across national Spanish politics. …

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Rainfall allows Catalonia to ease water restrictions for first time since drought began

The Catalonia region is set to ease restrictions on water use for a wide area, including its capital Barcelona, after…

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Barcelona is banking on a floating desalination plant to fight drought in northeastern Spain

Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia will install a floating desalination plant to help the city of Barcelona guarantee its drinking…

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Catalonia tourists may soon face water restrictions – but swimming pools spared as ‘climate refuges’

Spain’s drought-stricken northeastern Catalonia is considering imposing water restrictions on tourists in the driest parts of the region if domestic…

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Spain on track for hottest first quarter on record: Have heavy rains helped with severe drought?

January, February and March are likely to have been Spain’s warmest first quarter since records began in 1961. National meteorological…

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Agriculture vs tourism: How are farmers and hotels coping with the Spanish drought?

Standing in a field of apple trees in Catalonia, fruit and cereal farmer Ramón Falguera looks worried. Last year, fruit…

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UN marks World Water Day as droughts plague the globe

The Spanish region of Catalonia is experiencing one of the worst droughts in living memory. At no point in the…

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Carles Puigdemont plans to run for Catalan presidency 7 years after fleeing Spain

Carles Puigdemont, the former president of Catalonia, declared his plans this Thursday to run for the leadership of Catalonia’s government,…

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