Birth-rate in Catalonia drops for the first time in 10 years
In 2009 there have been 5% less births in Catalonia. The rate is at 11.65 for every 1,000 inhabitants, greater than the 10.73 for the Spanish average.
June 23, 2010 12:12 AM
Current affairs and social issues
In 2009 there have been 5% less births in Catalonia. The rate is at 11.65 for every 1,000 inhabitants, greater than the 10.73 for the Spanish average.
June 23, 2010 12:12 AM
The village of Ulldecona has more than one thousand millennial olive trees. These basic olive trees, which are known as the ?1000 Autumns?, are located in the territory of La Sénia. The oil is the only thing that can be taken from these trees.
June 22, 2010 11:49 PM
Coca, cava and firecrackers are as ever an essential part of the menu for the shortest night of the year but this year cava bottles will be set to a quite different use.
June 22, 2010 09:36 PM
The UK conservative newspaper has issued an article judging the ban Barcelona's Town Hall has issued on full-face veils in municipal buildings as a contradiction to the city's liberal image. According to 'The Times', the ban on the burqa and the niqab doe
June 22, 2010 12:32 AM
Catalan Home Affairs Minister calls for cooperation on all sides as fears rise of forest wreckage from March snowfalls
June 19, 2010 04:32 AM
Artificial reefs to the south of Barcelona set in place to restore marine biodiversity. The pioneer project aims to facilitate the reproduction of species and benefit traditional fishing methods.
June 18, 2010 06:42 PM
Catalan police arrested two days ago 6 supposed bosses of the Russian Mafia. The suspects have been sent immediately to the National Court of Spain where the instruction judge has sent five of them to jail and the other was released on parole.
June 18, 2010 03:56 PM
One out of every three students has serious difficulties regarding reading and writing competence
June 16, 2010 11:48 PM
Six Russian mafia leaders have been detained in Catalonia by the Mossos d?Esquadra, the Catalan Police. The arrested men, whom were detained in Barcelona, Reus, Cambrils, and Salou, will be accused of the falsification of documents, illicit association, a
June 16, 2010 06:50 PM
Neus Català, a survivor from Ravensbrück, has been recognised as a ?defender of democracy? on her 95th birthday. The event was an homage to the hundreds of women who were deported during the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship whom ended in conc
June 16, 2010 06:25 PM
DINCAT demands equal rights in a difficult context as special learning centres are hit by job cuts and a reduction in the number of new service centres
June 16, 2010 04:44 PM
The Catalan police uncovered a laboratory with over 200,000 pills whose active ingredient provokes a serious health risk.
June 16, 2010 04:54 AM
Barcelona?s Mayor has announced his intentions to ban the use of full-face veils in municipal buildings. The ban would be issued ?imminently? and would enter into force in September.
June 15, 2010 04:43 PM
Wholesale market Mercabarna aims to redress students' eating habits
June 15, 2010 02:11 AM
A local movement complaining about the large numbers of tourists that visit Barcelona has found an original way of expressing its ideas. A graffiti on the pavement segregates tourists and local has reported 'The Observer' newspaper.
June 14, 2010 06:09 PM
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