Barcelona News

A shocking family drama has rocked Sentmenat, a municipality in the Barcelona metropolitan area. On early Monday morning, an incident occurred in which a man allegedly killed his partner's son, severely injured the woman, and then committed suicide. The Mossos d'Esquadra have immediately launched a comprehensive investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of this horrific act.

The infamous neo-Nazi music festival "Chaos in the Sun" is once again gathering supporters of the far-right scene this weekend at a private farmhouse in Maresme, near Santa Susanna, Barcelona. Despite great secrecy, the event's poster, featuring international Oi! and far-right bands, has surfaced on social media.

Barcelona's population has increased for the third consecutive year, reaching 1,732,066 people, marking its highest level in four decades. This represents a 1.7% growth compared to the previous year, a development that, according to the Barcelona City Council's municipal data office, solidifies trends that have accelerated in recent years.

The Barcelona City Council has once again made a controversial decision that severely strains relations with Israel and raises questions about institutional antisemitism. Following the closure of the Generalitat's office in Tel Aviv, a resolution was passed this Friday with far-reaching consequences:

A tragic incident has shaken Santa Susanna: On Sunday evening, a firefighter lost his life while battling a fire at a hotel on the promenade. The alarm was raised at 7:29 PM, prompting the immediate mobilization of eight ground teams. Upon the arrival of the emergency services, the hotel, which housed around 250 people, had already been fully evacuated.

"Barcelona is the city with the highest crime rate in Spain," ChatGPT responded, citing current figures that leave no room for doubt: In 2024, 8.56 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded in Barcelona, ​​exceeding the crime rates of other major cities in the country.

Junts per Catalunya is advocating for a ban on burqas and niqabs in public spaces. Sources from the Independence Party report that this decision was made because they believe these religious garments promote "gender discrimination" and also play a role for "security reasons."

In November 2022, a scrap dealer, while rummaging through trash, discovered a man's torso in a suitcase in a container. This incident occurred in the Eixample district of Barcelona. On Monday, the defendant, who pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering his landlord, accepted a ten-year prison sentence for the murder, taking into account the mitigating circumstance of mental alteration

72% of arrests and investigations for squatting are concentrated in Catalonia. In 2024, state security forces arrested a total of 8,039 people for trespassing or breach of property, ten times more than in the nearest municipality, Madrid, where only 847 cases were registered in the same year.

The Barcelona City Council's governing team presented a reform proposal on Friday to amend the Civic Education Ordinance. The goal of this project is to increase fines for rude behavior, reduce bonuses for timely payments, and update the list of punishable behaviors, in accordance with the previous ordinance passed 20 years ago.