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Is that clown called Laporta a good candidate for independence?

Barça’s president, Joan Laporta, has been invited to head up the electoral list of a Catalan separatist party. Reagrupament, a group that has split from Esquerra Republicana has asked the Barcelona boss to be their first candidate in next year’s Generalitat election.

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1Nov2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued
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TV1 chief sacked after Spanish anthem is booed

MADRID – Spain’s state television sacked its head of sports coverage on Thursday, saying it was a mistake not to have shown a football crowd from Catalonia and the Basque Country booing the Spanish national anthem during the country’s Cup final.
The move by Television Espanola to break away from coverage at the stadium in Valencia [...]

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15May2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued
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Pre-registrations start for schools in Catalonia

Monday saw the start of the pre-registrations for entry into schools in Catalonia.
From 23rd March until 3rd April, families with children from the age of 3 to 16 can submit their applications for them to be entered into the school of their choice.
There will also be a further acceptance of applications on the 8th to [...]

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25Mar2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued
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More than half a million Catalan workers are over qualified

According to a recent report by the CCOO trade union, almost 550,000 employees in the Cataluña region are over-qualified for the jobs they are being paid to do. Almost half of them have degrees or postgraduate qualifications.
As a result of these findings, CCOO regional socio-economic secretary, Dolores Llobet, insists that improvements in professional training “should [...]

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4Jun2008 | Catalonia | 0 comments | Continued