Public services workers who have children through surrogacy can now claim for maternity and paternity leave It’s great news for Catalonian couples who are opting for surrogacy. The Generalitat of Catalunya has officially agreed to recognise maternity and paternity leaves of public workers for births done through this method. A surrogacy, or simply known as “rental belly”, is a process in which a […]
Barcelona’s TV station launches a new website: betevé The public tv station of Barcelona BTV has gone through a whole new renovation. During the last week of January, the television channel changed its settings and layout, converting into betevé. The new website homepage quoted:” We changed not just the new graphical display, but also a much […]
Global fashion apparels are taking over architectural buildings of Barcelona! It has been reported that number of several fashion brands companies are replacing some of the architectural buildings of Barcelona. A recent occurrence happened in Gothic, just over a month ago, where the global economic apparel, Teddy, newly launched a flagship store of five-stories high in the Cucurulla Square. The palace Castell de Pons is also another historic building that has […]
The Catalonian Government against the growth of this business sector The collaborative economy is a sector that has been growing continuously in Europe. The Collaborative Economy is manly based on either lending, renting, buying or selling products for specific needs rather than profits or economic benefits. The collaborative economy teaches that, other than money, services can also […]
The Popular cook recently awarded as “Friend of Calçotada”, called the Calçots Contest as an uncivilized event. Calçots are the Catalan version of scallion or green onion but they are much larger in size and milder than the normal onion. Those found in Valls, Tarragona are registered as a protected geographical indication by the EU. They […]
The new theme park Ferrari Land will be open on April the 7th PortAventura World has decided to put the advance tickets of the newly built Ferrari Land Theme Park on sale. The Ferrari Land Theme Park, which is in the last stages of being completed, will officially open its doors on the 7th of April, […]
FC Barcelona secures a total of 13 consecutive wins; breaking the record for being the team to win most matches. In the first week of December 2016, FC Barcelona played against Borussia Moenchengladbach, winning a stunning 4-0. The Catalonian team, mainly consisted of reserves, making Mascherano, Iniesta and Messi the only headline players in the team that night. Before […]
Barcelona-home, provider of amazing apartments, villas and other spaces ideal for any type of event in Barcelona! Barcelona is considered one of the best European Cities to make an event, not coincidentally it is among the top 5 in the world rankings compiled by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The high quality of the […]
Public Labour chiefs commissioned the creation of a public railway “holding” company to face 2020’s liberation Adif, a firm that manages the models and designs of railways, and Renfe, a failed transport operator company, have announce that they will re-unite in one single society. Adif’s huge financial crisis and restrictive dependence to the fee charged […]
2016 was by far the year of Trump, Brexit and many more ridiculous events. Food also had its own shine of foolishness. Here’s 3 types of food that needs to be terminated in 2017! Spain had its fair share of ridiculousness this past few years, with a stream of food trends that took over our bars, […]
Popular clothing store Blanco filled for liquidation The clothing company Blanco has decided to lay off all of its 850 employees as well as closing its chain of stores, compromising of 120 establishments. According to Europa Press, the decision was made after the firm submitted a liquidation form before the Commercial Court of Toledo. Other similar sources […]
Several buildings and the centre of Sant Andreu district have been documented The Barcelona City Council previously decided to officially carry out a plan to protect and preserve one of the city’s oldest town formerly know as Sant Andreu de Palomar; now a district. The planned provisions are set, with the aim to protect the […]
From next summer, Barcelona will expand its cultural arts performance with an investment of €300,000 The deputy mayor of Culture, Jaume Collboni, has announced that, from August 2017, the Greek Amphitheatre is expected to be opened with an “artistic quality programming”, funded through a budgetary contribution of €300,000 from the Fund for the Promotion of Tourism […]
Student Residences that accommodates tourists will be fined up to €600,000 for breaching the law Prosecutors of Barcelona City Council have been investigating illegal tourist floors in Barcelona and have now found evidence of a growing number of student residences posing as tourist accommodations. The local council have reported that, within the last few months, over fifteen residences […]
Barcelona made a campaign to promote the supply of products of proximity and increase the presence of organic food! The Mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau signed a year ago the Urban Food Policy Pact. It is an agreement for the creation of an active international platform of cities that share a clear objective for a healthy […]