Spain’s health ministry could lift closure order in 4 to 8 weeks
Catalonia has revealed the reopening plan for nightclubs and other late-night venues, which will come into force once the closure order from Spain’s Health Ministry expires.
Procicat, the civil protection body, published the rules on Wednesday, including measures on ticketing, facemasks, dancefloors, ventilation and queueing.
The …
MoreThe French rail company Ouigo (SNCF) has launched its high-speed train service between Barcelona and Madrid on Monday, two days after the state of alarm in Spain has ended.
This means that regional borders will no longer be closed and all travel throughout Spain is once again permitted.
The new service run by private company Ouigo will …
MoreThe 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 in time and space, authorities are hopeful that the rollout …
MorePresident 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 the end of restrictions – and associated attestation forms – related to daytime travel beyond …
MorePortAventura World 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 of Tarragona will welcome visitors back for the first time since October 16 last year.
The opening of the season had originally been …
MoreRunning 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 week as a 100% digital event with the city’s famous modernist building la Pedrera-Casa Milà, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, as its backdrop. From April 26 to April …
MoreIn the town of Coforb, surrounded by mountains and fields in the Berguedà region of northern Catalonia, three local and Dutch entrepreneurs have planted over 150,000 tulips.
The project, called Tulipmania Barcelona, aims to create a floral tourist attraction which will encourage more visitors to the region. The park will be split into two sections; the …
MoreBank 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).
The financial institution intends to close 530 offices, of which 204 will be in Catalonia – the territory worst affected by the reduction.
Trade unions gave details of …
MoreFree travel has been restored within Catalonia 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 in-person classes for pre-university exam-year school students (‘Batxillerat’ courses) and vocational training courses (‘Cicles Formatius’).
While the 6-people limit for social …
MoreFinancial institution intends to close 1,534 offices across Spain
This comes barely one month after it confirmed its merger with Bankia, on March 26, which made it Spain’s largest lender.
Before the merger, both companies employed over 50,000 people (35,000 at Caixabank and 15,000 at Bankia).
Caixabank is now the largest bank in Spain with around 20 million …
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