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Two upcoming international book events to feature Catalonia as guest of honor

Catalonia’s famous winegrowing region serves up 20,000 samples at event’s 23rd edition

The 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair, a “turning point” for Catalan literature to go international, according to Ramon Llull institute

"EU citizens should have fair treatment," states regional director in Europe of the Fair Trials human rights NGO

The 36th edition of the event pays homage to the creator of Captain America, the beloved Superlòpez character, and a the ‘Còmic Kids’ space for the new generation

The 34th edition will feature events for children, families, and professionals, and focus on the eight great genres of literature

City Council and the Catalan government are both against the military taking part in such events   

Event includes workshops, talks, demonstrations and tasting sessions, all devoted to the liquid gold of Mediterranean cuisine

5 million kilos of product produced under Siurana denomination instead of a possible 6 million due to late rains

This year’s edition broke all records, both in number of exhibitors and available space

Lasting five days and with more floor space than ever, this was the event’s most ambitious edition

"We are working to have a good trade show like Paris and Rome," says exhibition president

The 2017 edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) registered a record participation of 108,000 visitors from 203 countries worldwide, 7% more than last year’s edition, according to figures released this Thursday by the event organisers GSMA. Those who passed through the MWC’s main venues at L’Hospitalet Gran Via and Fira de Montjuic were mostly senior executives, including 6,100 CEOs. The economic impact in Barcelona and its metropolitan area is estimated to reach €465 million and over 13,200 temporary jobs have been created due to the MWC. 2,300 international companies, which went beyond just the mobile phone industry, including firms from the automotive, financial and health sectors, presented their novelties at the world’s most important cell-phone and internet-related exhibition. 

From the 27th of February to the 2nd of March, the Catalan capital will host the 12th edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world’s largest event of the mobile and cell phone-related industries. Last year’s edition surpassed its record and registered 101,000 visitors, which passed through the 2,200 stands distributed across two different venues, L’Hospitalet Gran Via and Fira de Montjuic. This year due to the international terrorist alert, the security measures will be strongly increased. For the first time ever, some of the access will be protected with bollards and concrete fences to prevent vehicles from bursting in the facilities. The security measures will go beyond the MWC’s venues and extend to the neighbouring areas and those aimed at holding parallel activities. The number of security officers in the public transport will also be increased during the MWC’s week.

The 20^th edition of Barcelona Meeting Point (BMP), the international and professional real estate trade fair in Spain, opened this Wednesday. The inauguration was marked by contention. The Catalan representatives decided not to attend it. The Catalan Minister for Public Administration, Meritxell Borràs, and the Catalan Minister for Planning and Sustainability, Josep Rull, informed the President of the BMP of their decision through a letter. The reason for their absence is that by Tuesday, less than 24 hours before the start of the fair, the organisers had still not informed the Catalan representatives about the time of the event, as they were waiting to know the agenda of the Spanish representative. The Catalan Ministers assessed this lack of information as “disregard and informality towards members of the Government of Catalonia and all the attendees”.