A Barcelona full of theater, music, dance, and circus
The Grec Festival opened its doors this weekend to a total of 102 performances, including one that tells the story of Catalan and Japanese chefs Ferran Adrià and Hiroyoshi Ishidam
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European Language Equality Network calls on the EU to levy sanctions against discrimination towards Catalan
ELEN Secretary-General warns that EU support for minority languages “has dropped off in the last decade”
‘Estiu 1993' selected for Lux Film Prize 2017
The first movie by Catalan director Carla Simón amongst 10 European films shortlisted
Referendum law based on international treaties justifies unilateral action
Independence vote receives broad municipal support despite Spain's opposition
Congress president rejects Puigdemont’s offer to explain referendum
Ana Pastor says Spanish chamber rules only allow a Catalan president to appear if proposing legislation and refers him to the Senate
German CDU think tank urges solving of Catalan issue before ‘it’s too late’
Konrad Adenauer Foundation openly criticizes the People’s Party for not offering political solution to Catalan question
Call for local leaders to show commitment to referendum
Mayors asked to take "all actions required" to ensure holding of independence vote in manifesto to be launched Saturday
Catalan Parliament unanimously nullifies Francoist sentences
64,000 victims of fascist repression get justice more than 40 years since the end of the dictatorship, including executed president Lluís Companys
Catalan referendum a ‘European challenge’ says National Pact for the Referendum member in Brussels
Francesc de Dalmases states Catalans will vote in October 1 independence referendum in meeting with think tanks, States representatives and foreign journalists
Spanish Guardia Civil interrogates civil servants amid independence vote preparations
Some investigations refer to Catalan government’s institutional campaign inviting citizens resident abroad to register on external electoral roll
Catalan independence 'no threat' to foreign investment
Head of government’s German delegation tells Catalan News that figures show investor confidence in Catalonia abroad, but warns no state will speak up for independence without tangible results
Catalan government insists there will be ballot boxes for independence referendum
Executive pledges to resist Spanish pressure and explore other legal avenues to provide polling stations with means to vote on October 1 after accreditation process declared null
200 social and economic entities join forces to bring the European Medicines Agency to Barcelona
They defend the city as a great headquarters due to its “scientific, technologic, and industrial potential” and the way it faces “big challenges” as it did with the Olympic Games in 1992
'New York Times' defends independence referendum in Catalonia
"The best outcome for Spain would be to permit the referendum, and for Catalan voters to reject independence" says newspaper NYT editorial
Longtime German MP urges Europe to intervene in the Catalan question
German Socialist Bernhard von Grünberg says Europe cannot look away while Spain reverts to authoritarianism