US Barcelona consul Katie Stana bids farewell to Catalan capital after 2.5 years
Diplomat leaves city for Mexico after landing in January 2022
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22-Jun-23: '80% of Catalans live under 'tense housing market'
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Painter Sert's murals transferred to US Consulate in Barcelona from American embassy in Madrid
Building under refurbishment aims to recover original design featuring art pieces from construction time
10 days to sign Queen Elizabeth's book of condolence at British consulate
High-profile Catalan politicians honor monarch in Barcelona
English-language website offers support for victims of homophobic attacks in Catalonia
British Consulate in Barcelona facilitates translation of help and advice from Observatory against Homophobia
Ukrainians protest outside Russian consulate in Barcelona
Demonstrators joined by some Russian nationals showing their solidarity call Putin a "terrorist" and a "killer"
How is Catalonia handling Brexit?
What does UK leaving EU mean for Catalan businesses and Brits living in Catalonia?
No-deal Brexit could cost Catalan economy €2bn over 5 years
Business minister Àngels Chacón met with British Consulate representative on Monday
Pro-independence protest in front of Chinese consulate in solidarity with Hong Kong
Barcelona and Hong Kong demonstrations of support take place simultaneously
‘Medium’ credibility alert of terror attack in Barcelona
Catalan police passes information on local officers, as US consulate issues message telling citizens to “heighten caution” in La Rambla area
Puigdemont to the consular corps: “The referendum will take place with all the legal and democratic guarantees”
Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, officially announced the referendum to the consuls in Barcelona. Before 60 international representatives based in the Catalan capital, Puigdemont emphasised this Wednesday the Government’s “determination” to hold the referendum and assured that “the threats” of the Spanish State won’t change its will. According to Puigdemont, the referendum will take place “in September at the latest” and it will have all the “democratic and legal guarantees”. Joined by the Catalan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raül Romeva, and the chairwoman of the consular corps in Barcelona, Peru’s consul Franca Lorella, Puigdemont insisted that the Government “will always bid for reaching an agreement with the Spanish State” to hold the referendum and emphasised its will for “permanent dialogue”.
The French community in Catalonia takes a left turn
Last Sunday Socialist candidate François Hollande won the French presidential elections. After 17 years of conservative government the French voted for change including the French community of Catalonia, which had the possibility to express itself in 19 polling stations set up all around Catalonia. Between the first round of voting -two weeks ago- and the second round, the rate of electoral participation in Catalonia increased from 37,5% to 42%. The Franco-Catalan community came out strongly in favour of the Socialist candidate, with 52.79 % for Hollande as against the figure of 42.21% who voted for Sarkozy.