Catalonia International Social Film Festival receives almost 300 submissions
This represents 89 more films than 2017, coming from 41 countries around the world
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Tourism up 6% so far this year
Total number of international tourists visiting Catalonia reaches more than 18 million visitors despite drop in November
Spanish Supreme Court withdraws international arrest warrant for Puigdemont
The Catalan president and the four ministers in Belgium, deposed by Madrid, testified Monday in Brussels over their extradition case
Tourism drops 4.7% in October compared to last year
Total number of international tourists visiting Catalonia grows by 6.6% and reaches more than 17 million visitors so far this year
Violence against women quadruples in three years, Red Cross says
To combat this, the organization helps to put on a self-defense program for the victims of abuse
Judge will say ‘no’ to extradition if hesitant, prestigious Belgian lawyer says
Denis Bosquet claims that prosecutor rejecting charges of corruption for Puigdemont and his four Catalan ministers in Brussels is a sign of the international arrest warrant’s “weakness”
1 in 3 women are victims of violence in Barcelona, survey says
In 2016 alone, the city council dealt with 4,300 cases of aggressions against women
Spanish government criticized by its allies for failing to impose point of view in international press
Unionist Ciutadan’s spokesman has stated that the Spanish Foreign Affairs Ministry has “a bad international strategy”
Barcelona International Boat Show ends 56th edition on a high
The event attracted more than 56,000 visitors, many coming from overseas
Observers and experts speak out against police violence and in favor of dialogue
Dutch diplomat in Catalonia on October 1: ‘Obama or Koffi Annan could mediate’
Spanish police used “excessive and disproportionate” force on Sunday, says Amnesty International
The human rights NGO calls for an urgent, “thorough, and immediate” investigation
International observers “strongly condemn” Spanish violence
The group of observers lauds citizens and polling station staff who “performed to the best of their ability”
Over 100 international observers will be following tomorrow's referendum in Catalonia
"It's not an issue of legality, but of democracy, freedom and legitimacy," says US expert H. Rosi Song
Barcelona is 'cosmopolitan' and 'open' but not perfect, say expats
A survey by International Talent Monitor is published as the city bids to host the European Medicines Agency
Catalonia earmarks 15.7 million euros for cooperation grants
The Government’s main priorities are the refugee crisis, Middle East and Central America