5.8 million people visited the country in the first semester of the year and forecasts predict a rise in hotel occupancy this summer, according to official figures released by the government
Shepherds from the mountainous Catalan county of Ripollès in Northern Catalonia have created a new brand to mark the quality of their lamb meat, which comes from lamb that has pastured in the mountain fields.
A wine shop from Vic (a city in the centre of Catalonia) sells Catalan wines online. The shop sells wines from Priorat, Penedès, Montsant, Costers del Segre, as well as ecological wines, among others.
Prestigious newspapers such as The Times and Le Figaro published the story in their front-page and argued that the decision widens the gap between Spain and Catalonia.
The Catalan Parliament has finally approved the bullfighting ban in Catalonia. This morning, an absolute majority of 68 votes has modified the previous Animal Protection Law and banned bullfighting from 2012 on.
The Catalan Parliament will vote tomorrow on a popular initiative to ban bullfighting in Catalonia. The initiative has spurred great expectation abroad, as well as lively controversy in Catalonia and the rest of Spain.
Businesses from Catalonia and Quebec are starting to form partnerships in the fields of aerospace, consulting, and biotechnology. ?Quebec is an opportunity for Catalan companies to enter into the American market?, said Françoise Bertrand.
