Barcelona Honors 17A Bombing Victims on 8th Anniversary - Barcelona

Barcelona Honors 17A Bombing Victims on 8th Anniversary - Barcelona

Roberto Manrique, activist for victims of terrorism, victim of the ETA attack in Hipercor and former advisor (2018-23) of the extinct Unit of Attention and Assessment of People Affected by Terrorism (Uavat), puts a toy among the floral offerings in tribute to the child who died in La Rambla in Barcelona in the attack on August 17, 2017, during the tribute to the victims of the 17A attack on its 8th anniversary, in La Rambla, on August 17, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). This Sunday marks the eighth anniversary of the August 17, 2017 jihadist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, which left 368 victims, including 16 dead. The main event has taken place at the Pla de l'Os de la Rambla Mosaic, the scene where the van was stopped after running over numerous passers-by. Photo by Lorena Sopêna/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Half of food products in Spain become more expensive despite price caps: consumer group

STORY: Half of food products in Spain become more expensive despite price caps: consumer group DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of markets and food chain in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN SANCHEZ, Secretary-General of Facua-Consumers in Action 3. various of markets and food chain in Spain 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RUBEN SANCHEZ, Secretary-General of Facua-Consumers in Action STORYLINE: Almost half (48.9 percent) of the food products in Spain that are subject to the government's sales tax reduction measures became more expensive in September, according to Facua-Consumers in Action, one of Spain's main consumer associations. After analyzing the prices of 962 food products in eight of the largest supermarket chains in Spain: Alcampo, Aldi, Carrefour, Dia, Eroski, Lidl, Hipercor and Mercadona, the association found that the prices of 470 products had gone up since the start of the inflation reduction measures at the beginning of the ye