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Barcelona to launch a green zone program
The plan aims to transform three streets into “green zones” where there are 21 public squares
Barcelona has unveiled an ambitious plan to expand its low traffic zones and reclaim the city’s in...
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Barcelona possible site for American casino complex
A new casino, hotel and business complex, which would generate about 30,000 new jobs during the construction stage, could be built in Barcelona, although Madrid is also a candidate for the €3-6 b...
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Barcelona bids to host UN water resources unit
Barcelona is competing with Istanbul and Delft close to Amsterdam to become the water capital of the world.
The city council has presented its candidacy to host the permanent headquarters of the Wo...
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POLLUTION FREE ZONES FOR CATALONIA
Polluting cars in Barcelona will be barred altogether from clean air zones, which are to be created in Catalonia
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Barcelona graffiti clean-up costs escalating
The cost of cleaning graffiti from Barcelona
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Barcelona city council has announced moves that it hopes will boost the take-up of electric powered vehicles in the city. Under a joint agreement with utility company Endesa, the council is to install...
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Water wars may be a thing for the past for the city of Barcelona, with the opening of its long-awaited river water desalination plant
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Air quality improves in Barcelona
The Catalan department of environment and housing has released data on air quality in Barcelona for 2008, showing an average 10 per cent drop in airborne pollutants compared to the previous year.
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Recycling bags distributed to Barcelona homes.
Barcelona city council has launched a new recycling campaign with the delivery of free recycling bags to 720,000 homes across the city. The re-usable bags are colour-coded to correspond to the city
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Urban allotment network to expand.
The local department of parks and gardens has signed an agreement with La Caixa Foundation aimed at expanding the network of graden allotments in the city. The accord follws the recent assignment of t...
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Barcelona city council has launched a comprehensive drive to improve the capitals beaches. A recycling awareness campaign, with posters featuring four comic strip super-heroes in the act of collecting...
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Five new underground stations and a new bus route are part of the city councils comprehensive transport project for the Zona Franca industrial park in the Poble Nou neighbourhood. Underground line 9,...
