Inflation rises to 2.2% in Catalonia
The country registers its highest inflation since 2008 and the highest monthly-rise of prices in all Spain, according to the data published by the Institute of Statistics
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Catalan gastronomy goes international
Fourteen Catalan producers of luxury gastronomic goods come together to present their companies abroad and to expand their presence in foreign markets
Spain urged to pay tribute to Catalan president executed by Franco
Catalan vice-president, Josep Lluís Carod Rovira, asks the Spanish Government to avoid obstacles and to join Catalonia in honouring president Lluís Companys by declaring the trial that condemned him to death null and void
Tribute in France to Catalan president arrested by Nazis and killed by Franco after the Civil War
A commemorative plaque is to honour Lluís Companys in the French town of La Baule in Brittany, where he was arrested on 13 August 1940, exactly 70 years ago.
One in five youngsters are out of work, education and training
As a result of the economic crisis, 56% of young people in Catalonia can be considered Neet
14% rise in the creation of new Catalan companies
In June, up to 1,264 new businesses were started in Catalonia, according to official figures published by the Spanish Institute of Statistics
ACS sells stake in Abertis to CVC
With a 15.5% stake in the Catalan infrastructure group Abertis, the private equity group CVC will become the company?s second largest shareholder
3.6% rise in passengers using Catalan airline Vueling
In July, more than 1.1 million passengers travelled with the low-cost airline, which represents a significant increase since the company merged with Clickair
Relations between Catalonia and Spain can be repaired after cuts in the Statute, say politicians
Catalan President José Montilla and Spanish minister Manuel Chaves meet to demonstrate their will to cooperate in the development of the original Statute
15,070 less unemployed in Catalonia this month, but unemployment is still higher than last year
In July, the total number of Catalan jobless stands at 539,191, thanks to the creation of service sector summer jobs
Catalan economy grows by 0.1% and gets out of recession, confirms minister
?There is a good trend towards recovery in Catalonia in the second half of the year,? states Antoni Castells, Minister of Economy and Finance
FC Barcelona promotes Catalonia in Asia
The award-winning football club uses its Asiatic tour to explain the tourist attractions of the country it comes from
Tensions at Barcelona's first bullfighting corrida since the ban
Groups for and against the bullfighting prohibition clash in front of Barcelona's only bullring just days after the Catalan Parliament decided to ban the fiesta
To buy Catalan wines online, vinscatalans.cat
A wine shop from Vic (a city in the centre of Catalonia) sells Catalan wines online. The shop sells wines from Priorat, Penedès, Montsant, Costers del Segre, as well as ecological wines, among others.
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.