Haruki Murakami wins this year’s ‘Premi Internacional Catalunya’
The Japanese writer wins the 23rd edition of Catalonia’s top award. Other winners have included Jimmy Carter, Aung San Suu Kyi, Claude Lévi-Strauss and Harold Bloom, among others.
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The first free and open website for learning English is now available
The project, sponsored by three Catalan universities, focuses on the academic community but it can be used by everyone. The initiative is unprecedented in Europe, especially as regards self-learning systems.
CatalunyaCaixa will be the name of the second Catalan savings bank
Today the new name and image of the second Catalan savings bank as a result of the Caixa Catalunya, Caixa Tarragona and Caixa Manresa merger was presented. CatalunyaCaixa will be the new brand, which has been decided upon after negotiations and strategic studies. CatalunyaCaixa has not yet decided if it will look for more capital.
Jimmy Carter compares Spanish Constitutional Court's errors with those of the US Supreme Court
Former US President received the prestigious Premi Internacional Catalunya award in its 22nd edition. In a speech before the ceremony, Carter talked about the situation in Catalonia and criticised the Constitutional Court's sentence. Carter also recommend
The National Archive of Catalonia to incorporate more than 30 years of material about exiled people
The National Archives of Catalonia will include over 30 years of material about exilement into their archives on Monday. The documentation will present Catalonia?s perspective on exilement, regarding people who left the country and people who arrived from