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NEWS IN ENGLISH FROM A CATALAN POINT OF VIEW. Published monthly in Barcelona. Join us! Now on EL PUNT AVUI TV: English Hour

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“I trust a lot in European values, I trust little in Spain” cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
"I trust a lot in European values, I trust little in Spain" - 04 Jun 2023

"I trust a lot in European values, I trust little in Spain" - 04 Jun 2023

Watergate, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward of The Washington Post taught us that when political power uses technology to spy on political rivals, "democracy dies in the dark". With Catalangate, the...

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Dry land cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Dry land - 04 Jun 2023

Dry land - 04 Jun 2023

The historic drought Catalonia is currently suffering will cause millions in losses in the Catalan countryside and end up having a direct and significant impact on the wallets of consumers when they...

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Highs and lows cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Highs and lows - 07 May 2023

Highs and lows - 07 May 2023

The former presenter of El Punt Avui TV's The Week in Football and Barça TV commentator, Barney Griffiths, analyses the situation at Catalonia's leading clubs as the season draws to a close

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Wine route through D. O. Terra Alta cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…

Wine route through D. O. Terra Alta - 07 May 2023

In the morning:Celler Rialla (Batea) Celler Rialla is a small winery located in the municipality of Batea, in Terra Alta. It was founded in 2016 as a result of the enthusiasm of three young people...

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City of cocktails cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
City of cocktails - 07 May 2023

City of cocktails - 07 May 2023

Barcelona has the first (Paradiso), third (Sips) and seventh (Two Schmucks) best cocktail bars in the world, while Raval is home to historic bars like Boadas

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Punk in a hijab cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Punk in a hijab - 07 May 2023

Punk in a hijab - 07 May 2023

TV Series Filmin is a platform that hosts small series which are not easy to find on the big platforms and prove that in the world of television, even if it seems impossible due to the extensive...

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“Singing sad songs doesn’t cause me pain; it helps me cleanse” cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
"Singing sad songs doesn't cause me pain; it helps me cleanse" - 07 May 2023

"Singing sad songs doesn't cause me pain; it helps me cleanse" - 07 May 2023

Wanting, in her words, to "vindicate the beauty and richness of all ages", Sílvia Pérez Cruz (Palafrugell, 1983) has structured her new album, Toda la vida, un día (Sony Music), into five "movement...

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In deep shit cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
In deep shit - 07 May 2023

In deep shit - 07 May 2023

Wild Horses is a non-stop car-ride all round Catalonia, to Amsterdam and Naples too, but most surely through Berga, Tarragona, Torelló, Pont de Suert, Granollers, Blanes, Ripoll, Bagà, Puigcerdà,...

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The spy capital cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
The spy capital - 07 May 2023

The spy capital - 07 May 2023

Diplomats, civil servants, journalists and academics move around the European Union capital of Brussels without being what their credentials say they are

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THERE’S YOUR EXPLANATION cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
THERE'S YOUR EXPLANATION - 07 May 2023

THERE'S YOUR EXPLANATION - 07 May 2023

In his article on the facing page regarding the economic status of Barcelona and Madrid within the Spanish state, Eduard García – a member of the Economy Section of the Catalan National assembly –...

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A tale of two cities cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
A tale of two cities - 07 May 2023

A tale of two cities - 07 May 2023

In a 2012 book (Modesta España), veteran journalist Enric Juliana explained Spanish governments' consistent economic discrimination against Catalonia by pointing out that Europe will in the future...

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Recessional heritage cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Recessional heritage - 07 May 2023

Recessional heritage - 07 May 2023

Marta Lloret has published 'La caçadora de masies. Les cases de pagès, el llegat del nostre país', in which she presents 15 Catalan farmhouses

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“If there are no people left in the countryside, we’ll have sold out” cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
"If there are no people left in the countryside, we'll have sold out" - 07 May 2023

"If there are no people left in the countryside, we'll have sold out" - 07 May 2023

Coop-era is an award-winning project that links the labour insertion of vulnerable groups and the generational shift in the countryside by adding value in rural environments and giving direct job...

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Return to rural life cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Return to rural life - 07 May 2023

Return to rural life - 07 May 2023

For decades, the countryside has experienced a constant loss of people leaving for towns and cities, but there are also examples of people going in the opposite direction and deciding to go back to a...

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From the editor @ToporMarcela. A new life model cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
A new life model - 07 May 2023

A new life model - 07 May 2023

Giving up city life to become a farmer used to be a romantic idealisation that aroused curiosity and a certain interest, but was still seen as an extravagance. However, things have changed a lot...

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Wine route through D. O. Conca de Barberà cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Wine route through D. O. Conca de Barberà - 02 Apr 2023

Wine route through D. O. Conca de Barberà - 02 Apr 2023

In the morning:Castell d'Or (L'Espluga de Francolí, Tarragona)) Castell d'Or is among the first cooperatives founded at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Currently...

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Wine tourism, one of the country’s main assets cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Wine tourism, one of the country's main assets - 02 Apr 2023

Wine tourism, one of the country's main assets - 02 Apr 2023

The authorities in Catalonia have begun ramping up their efforts to turn the country's food and wine into one of its most important tourist attractions

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Barcelona, city of stars cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Barcelona, city of stars - 02 Apr 2023

Barcelona, city of stars - 02 Apr 2023

The Catalan capital has 24 restaurants distinguished by the Michelin Guide, showing how the gastronomy sector is key for attracting international attention

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Tourism - Just a passing fad cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Tourism - Just a passing fad - 02 Apr 2023

Tourism - Just a passing fad - 02 Apr 2023

At the end of the 1940s Norman Lewis spent three springs and summers in a Costa Brava fishing village he calls Farol. Voices of the Old Sea tells a classic story of how an impoverished village,...

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Changing the end of the war cataloniatoday.cat/article/2…
Changing the end of the war - 02 Apr 2023

Changing the end of the war - 02 Apr 2023

The Alcoletge Civil War Centre is opening an escape room in which the participants are charged with obtaining rebel plans to avoid the occupation of Catalonia

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