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2024 in Catalonia: A year in news

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As Christmas time approaches and 2024 draws to a close, we’ll be dedicating an episode of Filling the Sink to an annual review, summarizing some of this year’s most important news and taking a look at what is on the cards for Catalonia in 2025.

Host Beth Cohen sits down with Catalan News journalist Lorcan Doherty to look back over the major events which happened in 2024 and discuss the best and the worst of this year’s news. We have seen extreme weather events, starting the year with a critical drought situation which was worsened by heat waves, and whilst the DANA in October brought much needed rain it also had catastrophic consequences which raised questions about Catalonia’s vulnerability in the face of climate change.

On a political level, there have been two elections, an amnesty law, a new president and the surprise return of Carles Puigdemont in August. Gerard Escaich Folch, head of Catalan News, recalls the uncertainty surrounding his short visit.

There have been protests about the housing crisis and Catalonia adopted a rent cap law to protect the right to affordable housing. Anti-tourism protesters also made the headlines as they sprayed water guns at holiday-makers in Barcelona.

And on a sad note, we also said goodbye to the oldest living person in the world, Maria Branyas Morera from Olot, who passed away in August at 117 years old. This week’s Catalan phrase is “Anys i panys” - “Years and locks” - which refers to the passage of time.

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As Christmas time approaches and 2024 draws to a close, we’ll be dedicating an episode of Filling the Sink to an annual review, summarizing some of this year’s most important news and taking a look at what is on the cards for Catalonia in 2025.

Host Beth Cohen sits down with Catalan News journalist Lorcan Doherty to look back over the major events which happened in 2024 and discuss the best and the worst of this year’s news. We have seen extreme weather events, starting the year with a critical drought situation which was worsened by heat waves, and whilst the DANA in October brought much needed rain it also had catastrophic consequences which raised questions about Catalonia’s vulnerability in the face of climate change.

On a political level, there have been two elections, an amnesty law, a new president and the surprise return of Carles Puigdemont in August. Gerard Escaich Folch, head of Catalan News, recalls the uncertainty surrounding his short visit.

There have been protests about the housing crisis and Catalonia adopted a rent cap law to protect the right to affordable housing. Anti-tourism protesters also made the headlines as they sprayed water guns at holiday-makers in Barcelona.

And on a sad note, we also said goodbye to the oldest living person in the world, Maria Branyas Morera from Olot, who passed away in August at 117 years old. This week’s Catalan phrase is “Anys i panys” - “Years and locks” - which refers to the passage of time.

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