Catalan Government

18.06.2013 - 10.44 pm The Catalan Government raises the tax on second-hand real estate sales to earn an additional €150 million The Wealth Transfer Tax, which is levied on sales of second-hand housing units and any other used real estate, will be raised from 8% to 10% as from...	17.06.2013 - 01.40 pm Catalonia's infamous N-II road off limits to heavy load lorries after 17-year controversy Poor road conditions and a high rate of traffic accidents have led the Catalan Government to approve a strict circulation restriction for four axle...	14.06.2013 - 05.51 pm Barcelona Chamber of Commerce accuses the Spanish Government of owing €4 billion for investments in Catalonia According to the current legislation, the Spanish Government has to invest 18.9% of its total transport infrastructure budget in Catalonia between...	13.06.2013 - 10.26 pm Catalonia paves the road for 'BCN World' $6 billion resort by issuing the urban project and reducing casino taxes On Thursday, the Catalan Government published the new legal project for the area where ‘BCN World’ will be built, in order to modify the existing...
12.06.2013 - 10.06 pm David Cameron: "let the people decide" and do not "ignore questions of nationality, independence, identity" The British Prime Minister David Cameron answered a question referring to Scotland’s self-determination process and he indirectly compared it to...	11.06.2013 - 10.16 pm The President of the Catalan Government aims to stay in office regardless of the self-determination vote Artur Mas, President of the Catalan Government, presented the Government Plan for 2013-2016 on Tuesday, emphasising that he aims to complete the four...	10.06.2013 - 09.51 pm Brussels' main think-tank CEPS recommends that Spain and Catalonia name "an external mediator" In an interview with ACN, the Head of the EU Foreign Policy Unit of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Steven Blockmans argued that “the...	04.06.2013 - 09.42 pm Catalonia remembers flamenco legend Carmen Amaya Carmen Amaya is considered the best flamenco dancer in history whose passionate and wild style changed the conception of flamenco. Born in Barcelona...
04.06.2013 - 09.18 pm Registered unemployment in Catalonia dropped by 2.26% in May compared to April By the end of last month, 14,829 fewer people were registered at the Catalan Public Employment Service, which leaves the total number of registered...	03.06.2013 - 09.38 pm Catalonia will have its own representatives in UNESCO separate from the Spanish delegation in specific issues The agreement was previously discussed with the Spanish Executive and it respects the Catalan Government’s external action power as described in...	28.05.2013 - 10.23 pm Political parties agree on a common strategy to face the Spanish Government's Education Law against the Catalan language The parties defending the current Catalan school model, which represent 80% of Catalonia’s Parliament, met on Tuesday to discuss how to face the...	28.05.2013 - 07.25 pm UNESCO adds the Ebro Delta, in Southern Catalonia, to its Biosphere Reserve network Terres de l’Ebre, which encompasses the delta and the catchment area of the Ebro River’s lowest stretch, displays a unique relationship between...
24.05.2013 - 09.01 pm Norway’s former PM Gro H. Brundtland and Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai awarded the ‘Premi Internacional Catalunya’ Both women have been awarded Catalonia’s most prestigious prize for “their determination and courage in the defence of human rights”. Malala...	23.05.2013 - 10.20 pm The Constitutional Court temporarily allows the Catalan tax on bank deposits but still halts the drug prescription fee The Spanish Constitutional Court has lifted the temporary suspension of the Catalan Government’s tax on total bank deposits while it is waiting to...	21.05.2013 - 10.42 pm Catalonia contributed with 8.5% of its GDP to infrastructures and services in the rest of Spain in 2010 On Tuesday, the Catalan Government posted the so-called fiscal balances for 2010, showing the difference between the money paid by Catalans in taxes...	17.05.2013 - 09.53 pm Madrid to oblige the Catalan Government to pay for a privately-owned school if a pupil wants to study in Spanish The Spanish Government has approved its Education Reform, which aims to make Spanish a teaching language in Catalonia and reduces the Autonomous...