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About AVE (Spanish High-Speed Trains)

Juncà Lluís — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:40:11 +0000

(Article written by Col.lectiu Emma)

We would like to bring to your attention the report on high-speed trains in Spain that was published by the Barcelona daily Avui on Sunday May 23.

Some time ago Col.lectiu Emma wrote about a New York Times article on the same topic.We feel that the whole AVE [...]

Facts, not words

Juncà Lluís — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:10:52 +0000

Both the Partido Popular and the Socialist Party have claimed in many occasions their willingness to compensate the enormous fiscal deficit of Catalonia. But facts are there, and there’s nothing else that explains the situation better than them. And at their sight, phrases that normally come out of Spanish politicians such as “it is good [...]

Long life to Catalan fiscal deficit

Juncà Lluís — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:38:24 +0000

So that’s it. One year of negotiations between the Catalan and the Spanish governments on the new financial system to, finally, reach an agreement that will have little effect to offset the shameful fiscal plundering of Catalonia.

The three political parties that form the Catalan Government have accepted the agreement, though with [...]

“El camí”, a remarkable iniciative from the civil society

Juncà Lluís — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:39:40 +0000

This figure shows the areas where the way is currently under construction (circled) and the stretches of the way that will be started in the coming months (dashed).

“El camí” (the way) is a project born out from the Catalan society with the goal to establish a permanent walking path around the Països [...]

T1 Terminal: more a facade than a real international hub for Catalonia

Juncà Lluís — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:19:11 +0000

After months of delay Barcelona airport’s new south terminal (T1) has been inaugurated. The media coverage of the event was large and went on without losing detail. Politicians fought to be on every photo, each one trying to take as much credit for the new infrastructure as they could. But few are pointing out the [...]