U.S. Embassy & Consulate
in Spain and Andorra

Location:  Barcelona, Spain

Event:  On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, demonstrations are scheduled to take place in several cities around Catalonia at 7:00 PM.  In Barcelona, the demonstration will take place at Plaza Lesseps.  Please monitor news media to see if a demonstration is scheduled in an area near you.  U.S. citizens should expect traffic disruptions.  Please exercise caution in the vicinity of these events as even peaceful protests have the potential to turn violent without any warning.

U.S. citizens are advised to avoid the areas of demonstrations.  Please see our Demonstrations in Spain webpage for more information.

Actions to Take:

• Avoid the areas of the demonstrations.
• Exercise caution if in the vicinity of large gatherings or protests.
• Monitor local media for updates.
• Be aware of your surroundings.
• Keep a low profile.
• Notify friends and family of your safety.
• U.S. citizens may monitor English-language Spanish media at the following website: https://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html
• Also, view updates on Twitter, Facebook and Official Websites from the Mossos d’Esquadra (Regional Police), Barcelona City Police, Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil:
  Mossos d’Esquadra (Regional Police)
  Barcelona City Police
  https://twitter.com/spanishpolice?lang=en
  https://www.facebook.com/PoliciaNacional/?fref=ts
  https://www.policia.es/
  https://twitter.com/guardiacivil?lang=en
  https://www.facebook.com/GuardiaCivil.es/
  http://www.guardiacivil.es/en/servicios/atencionciudadano_1/index.html

Assistance:

• U.S. Embassy Madrid, Spain
  +34-915-872-200
  AskACS@state.gov
  https://es.usembassy.gov
• U.S. Consulate General Barcelona, Spain
  +34-932-802-227
  BarcelonaACS@state.gov
  https://es.usembassy.gov
• State Department – Consular Affairs
  888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444
• Spain Country Information
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