All Posts Tagged With: "catalunya"
The unofficial Catalan referendum turns out a ridiculous 30 percent of voters
The unofficial Catalan referendum with voting taking place in 166 municipalities yesterday is one of the highlights of today’s Spanish press, Monday 14th December 2009.
14Dec2009 | Catalonia | 15 comments | Continued
World Press Photo 2009 Exhibition in Barcelona
“Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness”. That quotation by American photojournalist, war photographer and artist [1918 – 1978] highlights some of the forces of reportage photography: its value as a historical document for information and power to change the [...]
10Dec2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued
Christopher columbus wasn’t Italian or Catalan, he was Scottish!
Christopher Columbus was actually a Scotsman called Pedro Scotto and his family originally came from Scotland, too claims a Spanish historian.
In a report by The Telegraph, these allegations made by Alfonso Ensenat de Villalonga have turned upside down the normally accepted narratives regarding the famous explorer’s origins. He is said to be the son of [...]
Catalonia is different – Cops with beers!
Ok I know we all know what goes on but i couldn’t resist this – two Guardia Urbanos drinking beer in a bar/restaurant in Barcelona. Is this right? Is this normal? According to a lot of my Spanish and Catalan friends – yes it’s quite normal here in Spain for traffic cops to have a [...]
5Mar2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued
Thierry Henry states that Catalonia is not Spain
Own goal or a winner? Thierry Henry takes aim at Spain’s claim on Catalonia ‘is not Spain’
Away games could be about to become a lot more difficult for one of the world’s greatest footballers.
Thierry Henry, the former Arsenal striker who transferred to Barcelona two years ago, has provoked the wrath of millions after telling a [...]
Carta a La Vanguardia sobre los malos tratos
Estoy muy agradecida de poder haber leido un artículo (30/12/2009) tan valiente ,veraz y real. Muy a pesar de estar vivendo en una sociedad de lo más avanzada y progresista es lamentable palpar como los malos tratos a niños ya sean físicos , los más visibles y aún más los invisibles al ojo [...]
30Dec2008 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued
VEUS DEL MON A BARCELONA
Ok I hold my hand up high and say I went to the presentation of the book “veus del mon a Barcelona“. It was quite a nice presentation, held in the ayuntamiento in Plaza Sant Jaume in Barcelona just over a week ago.
There were musicians playing and some video footage of people from around the [...]
Corbacho says that imposing the Catalan language on immigrants is counterproductive
The Ministry of Labour and Immigration, Celestino Corbacho has said that the administration must promote awareness of Castellano or co-official languages to immigrants, but not as an obligation. Imposing the Catalan language on immigrants for example, would have a counterproductive effect, the minister noted in an interview with El Periodico de Catalunya, which it [...]
23Dec2008 | Catalonia | 0 comments | Continued
Praise for Catalan language policies
I read with interest Erik’s post from his blog at wirdheim in vilanova and I have to praise his unbiased views. I say this as quite a few people have just lately left a few less than savoury comments in their efforts to make their mark and force their opinions on others.
He explains that a [...]
Weekly roundup of news in Catalonia and Spain
What do you know, Barcelona FC – instead of them sticking in 50 goals on saturday night they could only manage 2 – and rather pathetic if I may say so. First one by Eto and the second one by cannavaro although Messi did his job.The funniest thing is that Real Madrid with “8 bajas” [...]
15Dec2008 | Catalonia | 0 comments | Continued
Bicing bike stations to give warning if the bike has not been properly locked
Bicing users now have more security when returning bikes to the bike stations, with a confirmation as to whether the bike has been parked correctly.
The user only needs to put the card in the station reader and a message will appear on the screen. If it has not been parked correctly, the message gives the [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Ballon d’Or
Cristiano Ronaldo has been awarded the Ballon d’Or by France Football Magazine. Ronaldo was widely tipped to be the winner, after scoring 42 goals as Manchester United won both the Premier League and the Champions League.
Lionel Messi of Barcelona FC was 2nd, with Fernando Torres – Liverpool coming 3rd.
Ronaldo picked up an amazing 77 votes [...]
Car sales in Spain plunge to 15-year low
Car sales in Spain fell by almost 50 per cent last month in another sign that the country’s economy is hurtling further downward.
Anfac, the car trade association, said that 63,068 vehicles were sold in November – a decrease of 49.6 per cent from the 125,206 sold in November last year. This was the biggest year-on-year [...]
The Catalan media might have to go back to school
I’ve been reading with interest what’s been happening this week in Cataluña regarding the…ahem language spoken by the Catalan media. The Periódico de Cataluña gave us an insight this week into the right and wrong way of pronouncing certain Catalan expressions which are used on a daily basis on TV3 et al.
Now I understand that [...]
Hats Off To The Economist’s Article
I’ve got to take my hat off to The Economist for publishing an excellent article about Catalonia called “The party’s over” last week. It has caused great concern here in Catalonia and there’s been much calling for public apologies, articles being banned etc etc.
In my opinion the article was very well written and touched a [...]
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Barcelona News- Carlos Slim Helu Richest Man No 1 World’s Billionaires 2010 beaten Bill Gates and Warren Buffett March 11, 2010
- Barcelona: Police arrest juvenile suspected of murdering their mother after heated argument March 11, 2010
- Catalan universities, next year, offer 541 degrees and 600 master’s tailored to the EHEA March 11, 2010
- Spain’s general secretary blames France for the closure on the border of La Jonquera, that affecte March 11, 2010
- Vic, will become another of the Catalan cities to debut a public bicycle system March 11, 2010
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