Barcelona to ban the burqa in municipal buildings
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.
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Interactive Fish Center aims to create fish 'addicts'
Wholesale market Mercabarna aims to redress students' eating habits
Barcelona ?rebels against tourist invasion? says a British newspaper
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.
Advanced computing project launched in Barcelona
The Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) aims to reinforce European leadership in the field. This EU network will be a key asset in European R&D. Catalonia will update its Mare Nostrum supercomputer to remain a PRACE?s key node.
Catalan government creates digital database for restaurant managers
Site contains online dictionary with over 7,000 names of Catalan dishes in four languages
Barcelona receives European green light for cell therapy treatment
Hospital Clinic will be the first Catalan medical centre to provide cells for clinical use to fight some pathologies. The hospital has received the European certificate allowing such practices.
Protest against nuclear cemetery in Tarragona
Four hundred people block a road to oppose the nuclear warehouse at Ascó. The village has posted its candidature to host this controversial equipment, which will store all the nuclear waste produced in Spain in the last years and in the next decade.
Will wine age under the sea?
An experimental project aims to discover how wine bottles mature at the bottom of the sea, where temperature changes are minor and light is filtered. A winery from the Costa Brava has come with the first positive results.
Catalan schools integrate newcomers
President Montilla visited a new centre for foreign children?s´ educational integration. These centres are the first step for integration when a student coming from abroad joins a school in Catalonia.
Clean Catalan beaches awarded 85 blue flags
Catalan coast maintains high levels of quality according to the Foundation for Environmental Education, which each year recognise the cleanness, safety and equipment of beaches and harbours.
Lleida City Council bans burqa in municipal buildings
Lleida becomes the first city in Spain to prohibit full-face veils
Barcelona unveils new tapas route around the city
Restaurant industry association fights crisis with tapas + beer formula
European Solar Rally 2010 kick starts in Catalan coastal town
Caldes d?Estrac hosts event to promote electric vehicles
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