Archive for January, 2010

The Carnival Poster of Vilanova i la Geltrú 2010

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Less than two week remain before Vilanova i la Geltrú enters the most emblematic event of its festive calendar: el carnaval. Those who live it intensely and participate in all events tend to end up having their apartments looking like what we see in t…

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11 municipalities in Spain say ‘Si’ to the nuclear waste cemetery

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

The procedure has sparked lively social and political debate across the country

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Three Guardia Civil arrested for drug trafficking

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

The three graduated from the academy just some months ago

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Penedès News in English

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Penedès is not only white wine and fabulous cava, but also four comarques (Alt Penedès, Anoia, Baix Penedès and Garraf) west of Barcelona which aspire to be a separate administrative unit – a vegueria. Here is a summary of local news from this are…

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The resentful immigrant

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

And now to the topic that triggered my previous post. Over the last few years I have noticed how there has been a proliferation of blogs about Catalonia or Spain in English. That so many people from around the world move to Catalonia for whatever reas…

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Vicente Ferrer candidate for Nobel Peace Prize in 2010

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

The Catalan aid worker died in India last year

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Socialist party supports retirement at 67

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

There were concerns voiced by the left wing of the party at a meeting of the Federal Executive over the weekend

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Supreme Court reduces sentence against two Almería rapists

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

The court considered that the injuries suffered by the victim were ‘consistent with such conduct’

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Woman fined for abandoning her dog at the doors of an animal rescue organisation

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

It’s the first time that an owner has been fined in such circumstances

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Language policy in Catalonia

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

If you read newspaper articles or blogs in English about Catalonia, I am sure you will have come across the issue of language policy in Catalan schools.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />
<?xml:namespace prefix = u3 />Sadly, there is a lot of mis…

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