NGOs in Catalonia meet to prepare an aid strategy for the victims of the recent heavy flooding in Pakistan. They are ready to act as soon as international organisations decide exactly what is needed in the field
Official figures indicate that around 7,700 buildings were built in Catalonia in the first six months of 2010; more than half the number constructed in the whole of 2009
Brand new technology could be of great service to Catalan fire-fighters in the near future. It would monitor vital signs made by fire-fighters working in emergency situations
Catalan President José Montilla and Spanish minister Manuel Chaves meet to demonstrate their will to cooperate in the development of the original Statute
The Barometer of confidence in the housing sector indicates a restoration of trust for the first time since the beginning of the economic crisis
In July, the total number of Catalan jobless stands at 539,191, thanks to the creation of service sector summer jobs
5.8 million people visited the country in the first semester of the year and forecasts predict a rise in hotel occupancy this summer, according to official figures released by the government
The Economist criticizes the decision of the Catalan Parliament to ban bullfighting and states that the country has a ?spam of intolerance?.
The award-winning football club uses its Asiatic tour to explain the tourist attractions of the country it comes from
Shepherds from the mountainous Catalan county of Ripollès in Northern Catalonia have created a new brand to mark the quality of their lamb meat, which comes from lamb that has pastured in the mountain fields.
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.
Prestigious newspapers such as The Times and Le Figaro published the story in their front-page and argued that the decision widens the gap between Spain and 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.
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.
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.