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Catalan Home Affairs Minister calls for cooperation on all sides as fears rise of forest wreckage from March snowfalls

The largest financial institution in Catalonia and the largest savings bank in Europe, La Caixa, agreed to merge with Caixa Girona. Yesterday evening, La Caixa?s board approved the merger with the medium sized Girona savings bank.

A newly approved Tunisian law prohibits citizens to criticise the Tunisian government in front of other countries and organisations. A band of writers met in Barcelona to take a stand against this action.

Six Russian mafia leaders have been detained in Catalonia by the Mossos d?Esquadra, the Catalan Police. The arrested men, whom were detained in Barcelona, Reus, Cambrils, and Salou, will be accused of the falsification of documents, illicit association, a

Finn Erling Kydland says new political status would generate financial confidence and attract investment

The Slow Food association has released a red and a white wine produced from ancient vinyeards. The wines are produced with autochthonous varieties of grapes, which existed in the Lleida territories before the phylloxera plague in the late 19th century.

According to the Spanish statistics institute, annual inflation in Spain is fixed at 1.8% and prices have risen in May in the same proportion than in Catalonia, 3 decimals. The subjacent inflation in Spain has abandoned its negative sign and is set at 0.2

The first Catalan private bank is coming to an agreement to merge with Banco Guipuzcoano, from the Basque Country. Banc Sabadell would absorb the Basque bank through an exchange of actions. If the merging comes to an end, it will be the first merging of 2

Government and unions clash over success of strike action. Official figures suggest 11% of participation while unions raise the figure up to 75%. The salary cuts within the public sector adopted by the Spanish Government have infuriated the unions.

In a day focused on environmental acts, Catalan President asked forest defence associations to be on their guard this summer. Montilla also inaugurated a cycling park that links four important towns in Baix Llobregat, next to Barcelona.

Research and Development in Catalonia is on the good track but still presents important weaknesses to be solved. The Catalan Government stresses the strengths underlined in the OECD study and says that the report is in line with its own action plan.

Gothic, Renaissance, Cambó and Thyssen-Bornemisza collections more focused on the visitor

Javier Bardem awarded prize for Best Actor for his role in ?Biutiful? filmed in Barcelona

Fifty companies make deals on future films