Do you have symptoms compatible with the flu? Do you feel unwell? Do you have nausea, vomiting, or gastroenteritis? These are some of the most common inquiries that 061 Salut Respon handles. More than 200 professionals – including doctors, nurses, and technicians – offer non-face-to-face healthcare 24 hours a day, every day of the year, providing guidance, advice, and information to resolve health concerns.

Student care is one of the priorities of the Government of the Generalitat for the 2026-2027 academic year. With the aim of reinforcing inclusion and equal opportunities in educational centers, the new academic year will progressively incorporate healthcare professionals into schools. The forecast is that, in the first year alone, half of the educational centers in Catalonia will have nursing staff or auxiliary nursing care technicians (TCAI) to attend to the health needs of the students.

The creative project PongoTodo was born in Barcelona a year and eight months ago at the hands of three young people with an idea and a desire to start a business. At just 21 years old, its three partners have managed to consolidate a business project that has been recognized with 'La Base Awards Young Entrepreneurs 2026', the initiative that BBVA and ScrapWorld promote with the aim of supporting young entrepreneurship and accompanying creative projects that are transforming consumption models, fashion, and digital culture.

On August 12, the Moon will completely cover the Sun and, for just over a minute, day will turn into night. Catalonia will experience an exceptional astronomical phenomenon, which has not been observed in its entirety for over a century. The enormous scientific and historical interest of this eclipse has made it an unmissable event for both experts and astronomy enthusiasts, and the Government, together with the municipalities, has identified the best observation points.

From AQC Editors, this summer ARA offers the possibility of acquiring an artistic edition of the six poetry collections by Joan Salvat-Papasseit (1894-1924) in a wooden case, a piece conceived by designers Salvador Saura and Ramon Torrente and illustrated by painter Perico Pastor.

As a result of this alliance, BBVA became in February the first bank in Spain to promote the adoption of AI among small and medium-sized enterprises. The initiative has been very well received and more than 12,000 companies have already joined the ChatGPT Business program, which includes two ChatGPT licenses and specialized training content.

It is the first specific plan on peace justice in Catalonia and its implementation allows for the deployment of new justice offices in municipalities provided for in Organic Law 1/2025 on measures regarding the efficiency of the public justice service. The plan also foresees expanding groups of peace courts to improve this service in more municipalities and strengthening citizen attention, especially in those towns that do not have a judicial office. The objective is to streamline the management of procedures and facilitate access to justice from proximity. 

The Generalitat's mobility policies receive a significant boost in the 2026 Budgets. The allocations for transport and the improvement of infrastructures and mobility throughout the country are among the fastest growing, with an increase of 30% compared to the last approved accounts. If in 2023 the allocation was 3,067 million euros, it now reaches 3,986 million.

Plains, lakes and hills. Mountains, lush forests and a rugged coast bathed by the Adriatic Sea. Croatia is an incomparable destination to enjoy this summer, but also perfect to discover at any time of the year: a destination easily accessible from Barcelona thanks to Vueling's direct flights to Split and Dubrovnik.

Languages are not only useful for conversation, but also for legislating, negotiating, defending rights, and building societies. Catalan is one of them. And in the Balearic Islands, this reality takes on a special dimension: the native language coexists with a rich legal tradition that is part of the identity of the Islands and remains fully in force.

Entrepreneurship is much more than having a good idea. It's turning it into a real project. It's taking risks, overcoming difficulties, and making decisions. It's taking a step forward. And, above all, it's knowing with whom to take it. Transforming an idea into a viable business is one of the challenges many entrepreneurs face, and often the path is not easy.

The exhibition When healthcare becomes a refuge builds a visual and documentary narrative through two connected realities: on the one hand, the impact of the war on the healthcare system in Gaza and its consequences on children, and on the other, the healthcare reception initiatives that allow some of these children to be treated in hospitals in Catalonia.

Grocery shopping is part of everyday life, but it's not always an easy task. That's why the BonpreuEsclat app has become essential for many users.

Take care of themisBarcelona Zoo's new immersive experience, which invites young and old to protect biodiversity. Located next to the access from Ciutadella Park, this new proposal welcomes visitors who, in a fun and interactive way, can discover how to get involved in preserving species and ecosystems.  Barcelona Zoo continues to advance in its transformation project to become a new benchmark space for the preservation of the planet's biodiversity, as a key part of the Citadel of Knowledge project and with Cuida'ls it aims to involve young and old so they connect with nature through experiences and play. The future Citadel of Knowledge will make Ciutadella Park and its surroundings a leading node in Europe for knowledge, dissemination, research, and innovation. Alba and the otter

Cuida'ls is a 230 m² installation distributed in three spaces: a first immersive room to understand what biodiversity is and two rooms with interactive elements to take action and learn to preserve the natural environment. In the immersive room, the avatars of a caregiver, Alba, and her companion, the otter, receive visitors and accompany them on a journey through time to discover the origins of life, the richness of different ecosystems, and the numerous threats that endanger biodiversity. From poaching to pollution, fires, or overexploitation of resources. At the end of the immersive projection, Alba and the otter invite visitors to move to the second room and learn, through digital and interactive content, about real cases of illegal animal trade and the networked work carried out by entities, organizations, and security forces, such as the Nature Protection Service (Seprona) and the Mossos d'Esquadra, to prevent this illegal trafficking of wild species. Zoo, reception center

The Barcelona Zoo is a center adhering to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the international agreement whose purpose is to prevent illegal trafficking of species, and it displays replicas of real objects confiscated from visitors, in the second room of the facility. The zoo acts as a rescue and shelter center for animals intervened by administrations and thanks to this agreement it has already become a new home for numerous confiscated animals.   Through interactive elements, visitors can also discover the conservation status of some species, based on the classification by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the international organization dedicated to the preservation of biodiversity. The activity shows how the Barcelona Zoo and the Barcelona Zoo Foundation contribute to preserving certain threatened native species with numerous conservation projects inside and outside different natural habitats, such as, for example, the conservation project of the Montseny newt, the TUROCAT project for the reintroduction of the European polecat, or initiatives to recover populations of Iberian minnows, Pyrenean brook newts and the Mediterranean tortoise, among others.    Finally, in a third space designed to move directly to action and also equipped with digital and interactive elements, visitors can learn about the Barcelona Companion Animal Reception Center (CAACB) and find out how to collaborate or contribute to the care of the animals it hosts. In this last room, young and old can formalize their commitment to the preservation of biodiversity and draw an animal that will be projected as an avatar on the large outdoor screen in the "Cuida'ls" space, simulating their reintroduction. For all ages and educational centers 

This space has been designed taking into account the different ages of the public visiting the Barcelona Zoo, with special emphasis on children and young people. There are contents designed so that the little ones can familiarize themselves with basic concepts such as biodiversity and the main risks we face; and others more elaborate so that young people can delve into these same topics.  Since its opening, Cuida’ls also has a program of complementary activities to the visit and educational proposals aimed at schools and institutes and linked to curricular content.

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Three out of every four euros of the record spending planned in the 2026 Budgets are allocated to social policies, and the Department of Social Rights and Inclusion is one of the main beneficiaries of the departmental distribution planned in the accounts. The overall budget of the departments grows to 40,399 million euros, 24.9% more than in 2023 and, in this context, the Department of Social Rights and Inclusion will have 4,248 million euros, equivalent to 10.5% of the total budget. The increase in resources for the department will be 28% compared to the last approved accounts.

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Naturgy has a presence in more than twenty countries around the world, where it operates in the fields of gas and electricity distribution, renewable energy generation, and energy commercialization. With a significant presence in Europe and Latin America, the company has also extended its activities to the Southern Hemisphere. Its presence in Australia dates back to 2007, and since then it has contributed to the development in the country of a more sustainable energy mix, with projects that generate jobs, revitalize rural communities, and facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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The Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya has a budget of 13,840 million euros in 2026, representing 34.3% of the Generalitat's total budget.

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The new edition of the Barcelona International Carillon Festival returns to the Palau de la Generalitat with the world's best carillonneurs during the last two weekends of July. The program, with six concerts, concludes with Anna Maria Reverté, the carillonneur of the Palau. The festival will pay tribute to universal Catalans such as Antoni Gaudí and Pau Casals on the occasion of their 100th and 150th commemorative years, respectively.

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The increase in the 2026 Budgets, with a record expenditure of 49.162 billion euros, represents a necessary injection of resources to strengthen one of the Government's priority areas: education. The Department of Education and Vocational Training is one of the main beneficiaries of the new accounts, with an allocation of 8.356 billion euros, 24.5% more than in 2023, representing 20.7% of the Generalitat's total expenditure.

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Turisme de Barcelona and the Cruïlla Festival have teamed up to facilitate access and expand ticket and season ticket sales and distribution points for the festival to be held from July 8 to 11 at Parc del Fòrum. The Barcelona Tourist Office, located in Plaça Catalunya, thus becomes an official sales point for Cruïlla, and for this reason offers a 15% discount on day tickets and general season tickets, including management fees, until the last day of the festival.

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