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Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Ban on Bullfighting to be Debated in Parliamant

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Current legislation in Catalonia bans cruelty to animals with the notable exception of bullfighting. On Friday 18th December this matter wil...
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Friday, 27 November 2009

Catalonia's Dignity

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In an unprecedented move, all the Catalan newspapers have joined together to issue the same statement on their front covers about the legal ...
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Tuesday, 6 October 2009

200 waiters wanted

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"Wanted 150 waiters and 50 room maid for four and five star hotels". T emporary employment agency Adecco noted the recovery of em...
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Friday, 31 July 2009

Cyrille Gossard signs for two more years with the Catalans Dragons

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Rubgy League Catalans Dragons international second row Cyrille Gossard signs today a two more years contract with the club. “ I’m delighted...
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009

Concerts represent 87% of the Catalan music industry business

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Live music has turned out to be the motor of the Catalan music industry, according to the Annual Conclusion of Music and Entertainment by t...
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Friday, 10 July 2009

Settlement of offices increases in June, but rental prices drop about 10%

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The settlement of offices in Barcelona has increased during the second quarter of the year, just when the rental prices in the principal zo...
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Monday, 6 July 2009

Ryanair receives half of the complaints against airlines

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The low fare airline Ryanair has received half of the general complaints against airlines from the Catalan consumers . From January to Apri...
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Friday, 3 July 2009

Residents of Sun Village appeal for help to avoid the demolition of their houses

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The 42 owners of the houses of Sun Village in Palau-Saverdera ask the institutions for help to avoid the demolition of their homes. At a pr...
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009

MACBA offers four summer concerts in the context of the Nights of MACBA

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The Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA) offers the opportunity to visit and experience its exhibitions in a different format: M...
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Monday, 29 June 2009

2.000 people demonstrate against gene-modified products

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Yesterday 2.ooo people demonstrated in Barcelona against the cultivation of gene-modified products and demanded an advance concerning the a...
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Friday, 26 June 2009

Ceremony in honour of Narcís Monturiol in the Catalan Parliament

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Today a ceremony in honour of Narcís Monturiol will take place in the Catalan Parliament to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first di...
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Thursday, 25 June 2009

Playwright Pau Miró completes trilogy about wild animals

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The playwright and director Pau Miró has successfully completed his trilogy about wild animals. His recent creation called "giraffe...
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Safe celebration of Sant Joan with less firecrackers

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The main objective of the governmental campaign this year is to avoid minors to encounter with powerful pyrotechnic articles. Last year 269...
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Monday, 22 June 2009

Privalia increases staff with 110 employees, 50 of them in Barcelona

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This year, the internet sales label Privalia will increase their staff with 100 employees. Currently the company employs 150 people in Barc...
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Thursday, 18 June 2009

Guitar festival starts with series of concerts in the area of Girona

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The VI. Girona Guitar Festival directed by Josep Manzano will start today with a free concert by Maurizio di Fulvio Trio in the Casa de Cul...
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Monday, 8 June 2009

Campgrounds in the area of Girona confront 10% less bookings

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The bookings for campgrounds in the area of Girona are delayed in regard to other seasons and the camping sector assumes 10% less bookings o...
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Friday, 5 June 2009

Zapatero and Montilla stage reconciliation after one year of alienation

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The Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero promises to maintain a just financing for Catalunya and calls to defeat the right wing p...
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Thursday, 4 June 2009

Tomb of famous pharao Tutankamón comes to Barcelona

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Tutankamón, the tomb and its treasures. Thats the name of the exhibition that will open for the public in the Maritime Museum of Barcelona...
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Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Renting an apartment is 19% cheaper due to the decline of sales and more offers

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The price of homes for sale continues to fall but shows signs of stabilisation in some communities. The current difficulty to sell apartmen...
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Monday, 1 June 2009

Festival of dance collects money for an NGO working with disadvantaged Christians in Egypt

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A festival of classical Egyptian Dance, organized for the second year in Barcelona, yesterday offered a variety of captivating melodies, co...
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Friday, 29 May 2009

Primavera Sound launches its most intense and exultant edition

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Yesterday The vaselinas and Yo La Tengo opened the ninth edition of the Primavera Sound festival, where 130 groups will go on stage until S...
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Thursday, 28 May 2009

Neighbours promote a commemorative plaque for Catalan poet and literary critic Manent

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The people living in the district of Raval campaigned for the placement of a commemorative plaque dedicated to the poet, literary critic an...
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Catalans make more claims for loans and fees because of the crisis

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In the first quarter of 2009, the number of requests for loans to the Agencia Catalana de Consumo (ACC) has increased up to 42%. In 2008 the...
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Catalan government to give $ 500 for buying vehicles that cost up to 49.000

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Yesterday the government passed the Catalan plan for the direct aid to the purchase of a new, low-polluting car. The Catalans will receive d...
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Tuesday, 26 May 2009

Festival Tàrraco Viva claims the biggest audience of the first weekend since its beginnings

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The roman festival Tàrraco Viva started with the biggest audience on the first weekend since the first edition. Not only citizens from Tarra...
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