How the Chilean wonder boy plays
Known as the 'boy wonder', Alexis Sanchez (22) is the right-winger capable of playing in any of the three attacking positions. Fast and skilful, the Chilean also stands out for his tactical discipline.
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Full fiscal autonomy for Catalonia in exchange for a “permanent and stable ally”
Catalan President Artur Mas will give full support to the next Spanish government if it accepts a new fiscal arrangement for Catalonia. Mas says his party, the centre-right nationalist Convergència i Unió, is the only political force able to become a counter-power to the Spanish conservatives, the most likely winners of the next general election
CaixaBank obtains a net profit of 833 million euros
The results are 11% higher than last year. The group stresses that has strengthened its capital standing by 11.3%, 2.4 points higher than in December 2010.
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There is "suspicion" in Spain about the use of Catalan as the main language in Catalonia's schools, admits Rubalcaba
"Catalanophobia exists" and "Catalonia has to communicate its ideals if it is to be understood by the rest of Spain" says the socialist candidate to the next Spanish general elections
Pedro: “We want another season full of success”
Pedro Rodríguez spoke to reporters after training on Thursday and explained that the squad is excited about the season ahead and already working hard to ensure another successful campaign
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"With information, investors realize that Catalonia is really making an effort," said a broker in the City of London
Robert Casajuana warns, however, that Spain is "getting dangerously close" to offering yields of 7% for 10 year bonds, the point, according to him, "of no return"
Lloyd Cole, Brian Ferry, Gilberto Gil, Raimon and the Comediants all starring at the 49th Porta Ferrada Festival
The 49th edition of the Porta Ferrada Festival is a "preamble to the fiftieth and is as competitive a program as always. Hopefully, it is the gateway to an edition that will reach a much larger audience this year", said Festival director Albert Mallol.
The last of Catalonia's stolen historical documents returned to their rightful home
The final 365 boxes of the controversial civil-war archives were returned on Wednesday, ending a 5 year process to reinstate them in Catalonia. However several artefacts still remain in Salamanca.
First training session with 15 players
The FC Barcelona first team was back at training on Monday, 51 days after the final at Wembley. There were 15 players involved in the first session of the season.
Zubizarreta, on Bojan and Alexis: “We’re near the end”
Sports director Andoni Zubizarreta has recognised that the negotiations to sign Alexis Sánchez and finalise Bojan Krkic's departure are almost complete. On Cesc, he insists that the negotiations have been clean.
Catalonia needs to give more thought to "business growth and wealth creation" in order to overcome the financial crisis
The Catalan President has inaugurated the expansion of the facilities of the Boehringer Ingelheim pharmaceutical company in Sant Cugat. Artur Mas stressed that behind the crisis “is always the industry, companies turn ideas into products that give way to new opportunities”
The Barcelona to Madrid route is still the number one air connection between two European airports
Up to 80 daily operations take place between the Catalan and the Spanish capitals The fourth route with the greatest passenger volume is Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca.
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Catalonia is committed to take a firm stance against the deficit despite all the backlashes, Artur Mas tells the Wall Street Journal
Characterised as one of the most powerful men in combating the Spanish financial crisis, Catalan President Artur Mas presents his forceful economic strategy to the US newspaper
Fifty days since Wembley
The squad will be back in training on Monday –exactly 50 days since their Champions League triumph at Wembley. During their holiday break, the Club have made three important contract renewals and five of the players have won European international honours.
Two Catalan banks fail the stress tests in worst case scenarios but would be approved if all provisions would have been taken into account
Unnim and CatalunyaCaixa would have 4.5% and 4.8% of core capital respectively. However, the provisions that all Spanish banks must have to face difficult times have not been taken into account as they did not exist in other European banking systems. With these funds taken into account, Unnim and CatalunyaCaixa would have approved the tests with 6.2% and 6.3% respectively. CaixaBank, the most important Catalan bank passes the test with 6.4%.