Weekend: More local festivals, the Sant Andreu Jazz Festival and Catalan Book Week
Free time. Popular culture, music and literature to enjoy at the weekend in Barcelona.
How to get in touch with Barcelona City Council
There are various ways for submitting queries, suggestions and complaints, as well as alerting municipal services about issues or incidents in public spaces.
Catalan National Day 2019: disruptions to mobility and recommendations
Mobility and transport. A special operation is being organised and extra public transport laid on for the demonstration, which takes place between Pl. Universitat and Pl. Espanya.
Selective waste collection improves in Bon Pastor
Environment. Portable containers are set up for a few hours a day at three points in the neighbourhood, helping to improve waste separation.
Migrant rights as the focus of the lecture for 11 September
Catalan National Day. The political scientists Rainer Huhle will be analysing migration policies in Europe since the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Almost 23,000 passengers in half a year for the bus on demand in Torre Baró
Mobility and transport. This pioneering service boosts mobility in the neighbourhood, providing access to facilities and the public transport system.
Work begins on the city’s first temporary housing block
Housing. The temporary homes on the APROP project are quick-build sustainable flats which help ease the pressure of the housing emergency.
More alternatives to fines for breaking municipal by-laws
Social services. The new decree promotes restorative justice and raises awareness among offenders on the rules of proper conduct and respect towards others in the city.
More surveillance and fines for hand scooter-sharing
Mobility and transport. The City Council is preparing new regulations to control the activity of companies operating hand scooter-sharing services.
2019 Gracia Festival more inclusive, more family and more female
Culture and leisure. The festival’s family nature has been consolidated, as has its inclusive side with over 60 activities for people with functional diversity.