Bullfighting is banned in Catalonia
The Catalan Parliament has finally approved the bullfighting ban in Catalonia. This morning, an absolute majority of 68 votes has modified the previous Animal Protection Law and banned bullfighting from 2012 on.
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Barcelona, track and field capital for seven days
In the 76 years of the European Athletics Championship?s History, the competition has never taken place in a Spanish city. This year, Barcelona?s Olympic Stadium was chosen for 7 days of track and field.
Vueling gains a profit of 7.1 million euros due to its fusion with Clickair
Despite the rise in fuel prices and the dollar as well as the negative effects of the volcanic ash cloud, the Catalan company Vueling has gained a profit of 7.1 million euros in the year?s first trimester.
The sweet fruit sector prioritises internationalisation
Local cooperatives and businesses in Catalonia are working together to improve production quality of fruit in order to commercialise in the Catalan market where most of the fruit consumed is imported from abroad.
Bullfighting may be banned in Catalonia
The Catalan Parliament will vote tomorrow on a popular initiative to ban bullfighting in Catalonia. The initiative has spurred great expectation abroad, as well as lively controversy in Catalonia and the rest of Spain.
President of Barcelona businesses ?worried? by the delay of the train connection to Barcelona airport?s new terminal
Last week the Spanish Government announced the delay or cancellation of several transport infrastructures? public works in Catalonia. One of them was the train connection to the main terminal of Barcelona?s airport, which now centralises almost all flight
The Dutch trekker who was lost in the Pyrenees is found dead
A 52-year-old Dutch man went missing last night while trekking near Espot in the Catalan Pyrenees. Catalan fire fighters have found his dead body this afternoon.
Catalan companies in Quebec, an entry way into the American market and strategic partnerships
Businesses from Catalonia and Quebec are starting to form partnerships in the fields of aerospace, consulting, and biotechnology. ?Quebec is an opportunity for Catalan companies to enter into the American market?, said Françoise Bertrand.
First successful full face transplant in the world performed in Barcelona
4 months after the surgery, the patient is said to be "happy" with his new image. The Vall d?Hebron Hospital of Barcelona performed the operation. It is the 1st full face transplant, after 13 partial face transplants in the world.
American pop punk band The Get Up Kids return to Barcelona after 10 years
The legendry pop punk band from Kansas City played at Badalona?s Sala Estraperlo on Friday night, next to Barcelona. ?Sorry it took us 10 years to come back to Barcelona. We hope it was worth the wait?, said the band?s lead singer, Matt Pryor.
Israel: "The Union for the Mediterranean should not be another useless forum politicised against Israel"
The Israeli Ambassador to Spain, Raphael Schultz, spoke of Israel?s position on the Union for the Mediterranean in an interview with CNA. He stressed that ?we need the Union for the Mediterranean, but with the negative attitudes from Arab countries, we wi
The new Gran Casino Costa Brava in Lloret, a new concept for leisure, culture and gambling
A new concept casino has recently opened in Lloret de Mar in Catalonia. The Gran Casino Costa Brava consists of 2,000 square metres of gambling space and a conference centre next to the Mediterranean Sea.
Police operation against Barcelona?s subway pickpockets
About 50 people have been detained in two major police operations in Barcelona?s subway since May. Minor robberies have been a constant problem in the few last years.
Blanes Fireworks International Festival kicks off with Italian taste
The Italian pyrotechnic Santa Chiara has opened the 40th edition of the International Costa Brava Fireworks Festival that lasts 6 days. Thousands of people have watched the spectacle.
Catalan nationalist parties react to the international recognition of Kosovo's independence
Despite the International Court of Justice's decision, the Spanish Government decided not to recognise Kosovo as an independent state. Both the Spanish Government and Catalan nationalists see implicit parallelisms in both cases, although Madrid denies it.