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Catalonia and Occitania back high-speed train link between Barcelona, Toulouse and Montpellier
Presidents Aragonès and Delga point to "high" demand for connection between neighboring regions
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Toulouse-Lautrec and his Montmartre come to Barcelona
A new exhibit at CaixaForum museum brings over 350 pieces from the Paris of the 20th century to visitors
‘Sciences Po’ Professor: “transition” solution needed so “Catalans are not excluded from the EU”
A Professor at the prestigious Paris Institute of Political Studies (Science Po), Jean-Bernard Auby, has advocated for a temporary solution to keep Catalonia within the European Union if it reaches independence from Spain. This agreement should guarantee that Catalonia will not be excluded from the EU even if it does not immediately become a full-member. During a conference in Sciences Po Toulouse organised alongside the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (Diplocat), Auby insisted that “Catalonia and the Catalans are part of the EU” and for this reason, if they become independent “one shouldn’t, in a mechanical way, impose on them to go through the procedures we impose on those who are complete outsiders”. The conference ‘The right to self-determination of Catalonia. Legality and democratic legitimacy’ is part of a series of debates on the right to self-determination, organised by the Diplocat and scheduled in prestigious universities throughout Europe.
Catalan airline Vueling to open a permanent base at Rome Fiumicino Airport
Vueling will offer almost 1 million seats from Rome in eight different routes, including a new direct connection with Nantes. Rome will be Vueling’s third base abroad, after Amsterdam and Toulouse. “It is the first necessary step to consolidate Vueling’s growth in Rome and in Italy”, stated the Catalan airline’s CEO, Àlex Cruz.
The Catalan ski resort of Baqueira Beret improves its facilities and snowmaking devices
The ski resort of Baqueira Beret, located in the Catalan Western Pyrenees, has invested 6 million euros to update its facilities. Baqueira Beret’s ski slopes are scheduled to open the season on November 26th. This ski resort, in the Val d’Aran County, is one of the largest in the Pyrenees.