According to the department, the official reason for the strike is the extension of labor rights, but the protesters demand, inter alia, to release the imprisoned Catalan politicians.
It is noted that the metro and buses operate normally, as city authorities refused to join the strike.
Problems are created by groups of activists who block roads, especially in the area of ??Barcelona, ??where 39 roads are now blocked.
Groups of protesters also caused the blocking of train traffic, in particular, in the direction of Girona.
On the eve of 200 mayors of Catalan cities held a rally under the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels demanding the release of political prisoners.
As previously reported in URA-Inform, the Greek media are protesting against insufficient funding of the social insurance fund. During the day from six in the morning local time on the Greek radio and television channels will not be published news bulletins.