Catalan athletes need ‘equal conditions’ to train for suspended Olympic Games
Sports secretary agrees with one-year postponement of Tokyo 2020 as there’s no guarantee it will be safe by autumn
Sports secretary agrees with one-year postponement of Tokyo 2020 as there’s no guarantee it will be safe by autumn
Funds to be allotted to address the climate emergency
No public health concern, but still noticeable economic and social repercussions
Amazon, LG and Nvidia also pull out, while government moves to reassure attendees
Fourth edition of event focused on how digital revolution will affect everyday life expanded to 16 cities
Proposed bill to be passed before fresh Catalan election sees health and education take the lion's share of €36bn in public funds
Plan including €3bn spending increase on 2017 to be ratified in parliament
Barcelona’s two big summer music festivals announce diverse, stellar lineups
Possible thaw between Catalan and Spanish governments, likely ousting of president, and increasing action on climate emergency among issues expected next year
After welcoming the New Year with a grape on each stroke of midnight, the options go from fireworks and dancing to skiing by torchlight
Government gets support of left-wing party for income section, and seeks to gain backing for spending part
Parties critical of executive and put focus on social policies ahead of 2020 budget talks
Researchers from the Polytechnic University develop sensors to measure wind speed and air temperature on the Red Planet
Health organisations in Catalonia received 43.5 MEUR from the EU Horizon 2020 programme to fund projects in this field between 2014 and 2015. This amount represents 42.5% of the total allocated by this European initiative to the Spanish State, according to figures released this Friday by the Spanish Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), a public business entity which belongs to the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Madrid is second on the ranking, with 25.6 MEUR received, followed by the Valencian Community, which got 8.2 MEUR. The Catalan Department for Health has stated that it considers these figures to prove “Catalonia’s clear leadership in health research”.
Half of the 14 Spanish projects selected by the European Commission from the State are from Catalonia. The 7 innovative SMEs, or small and medium enterprises, will receive a total of €9 million to launch their projects and receive business advice along the way. The Commission selected 50 SMEs across 14 different countries to invest €73 million in after phase 2 of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument. In Spain, the 14 SMEs selected focus their projects primarily in the areas of information and communication, transport, energy efficiency, and food production. Since the start of the instrument in 2014, this has been Spain’s most successful year, with the 14 selected projects receiving €15.4 million — more than any other country in the programme.