Catalunya Info - Issue 12

02.16.2012 - 09.53 pm
The Spanish Economy grew by 0.7% last year, however decreased by 0.3% in the last quarter, because of the “contraction in domestic demand”. The Catalan Finance Minister, Andreu Mas-Colell, said he would review the 0.8% growth prediction for 2012, since the latest data points to an economic slowdown. Besides, the Spanish Deputy Minister for the Economy, Fernando Jiménez Latorre, stated that data...
02.14.2012 - 08.00 pm
Fathallah Sijilmassi is the substitute of Youssef Amrani, who quit after less than one year in office...
02.14.2012 - 10.49 pm
The Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU), which controls the Catalan Government, and the...
02.22.2012 - 02.49 pm
FC Barcelona experienced an increase of 24% in the number of visitors to its museum, and of 59% increase...
02.20.2012 - 10.49 pm
In 1939, Franco’s troops entered Catalonia and plundered most of the official documents of the Catalan...
02.17.2012 - 09.06 pm
The salary drop is to be added to the 5% cutback in 2010 and the 2011 salary freeze despite the increase...
02.20.2012 - 10.49 pm
The plan has a €420 million euro budget for 2012 and aims to foster quality education by changing the...
02.22.2012 - 10.42 pm
Inditex, the Spanish retail giant that owns Zara, Pull&Bear, and Oysho, among other brands, will base...
02.21.2012 - 11.01 pm
The Barcelona-based energy company’s net profit growth is due to a business increase in Latin America...
02.21.2012 - 11.01 pm
The total amount of sales of the Catalan wine fell by 2.14% last year, due to poor results in the domestic...
02.22.2012 - 09.01 pm
No workers will be laid off and no strikes will be organised. The management and workers of Barcelona...
02.20.2012 - 06.03 pm
Leo Messi’s four goals on Sunday night against Valencia have taken his overall tally in the Spanish...