Society

Two members of the Catalan NGO 'Amb les teves mans' ('With your hands') during a trip to Pireaus, Greece (by ACN)

24 May 2016 02:41 PM

Catalonia hosts half of the 20 refugees newly arrived in Spain

Three Syrian families, including 4 minors, make up the 10 refugees which will be relocated to Catalonia. They are part of a group of 20 people which arrived this Tuesday in Madrid. 44 more people, expected to arrive...

The mosquito that transmits Zika (by ACN)

17 May 2016 06:30 PM

Four new infected with Zika virus cases, including another pregnant woman

The Catalan Ministry for Health has confirmed this Tuesday that there are four new cases of people infected with Zika virus in Catalonia, one of which is a pregnant woman. Thus, the number of infected with Zika virus in Catalonia...

Secretary of Catalonia's Institute for Public Health, Joan Guix (by ACN)

06 May 2016 04:11 PM

Catalonia confirms first case of Zika-linked microcephaly

The Ministry of Health of Catalonia has reported the case of a woman infected by the mosquito-borne virus, which her baby has now contracted, according to 8TV. This is the first case of microcephaly confirmed in Catalonia and Spain, and the second...

Bernat Villa and Adrian Sallés have designed and built a low cost wheelchair for people in developing countries (by UPC)

05 May 2016 01:19 PM

Two Catalan students design low cost wheelchair for developing countries

The students at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya have designed and built a low cost wheelchair for people in developing countries. The chair is made from bicycle wheels, a supermarket trolley and PVC pipes and can be made in fifteen...

European People’s Party MEP Pál Csáky during his visit at Ebro's Delta (by ACN)

27 April 2016 07:28 PM

MEPs call for “constructive dialogue” with Spanish government after Ebro Water Plan assessment

Since a delegation of MEPs visited the Ebro Delta, in the south of Catalonia on the 8^th of February, the delegation has drafted their report of the current ecological flow of the Ebro Water Plan (PHE). In the draft of the report, the...