Tag: Barcelona

Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Finally Barcelona City extends permit to finish Gaudi's Sagrada Familia Cathedral

Construction of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica may have started 137 years ago, but the emblematic monument got a building permit only last Friday. The Spanish seaside city council awarded the license to a committee in charge of finishing construction of the Catholic church for €4.6 million (S$7.1 million), Ms Janet Sanz, in charge of urban planning, told reporters.
Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Liverpool celebrates with a stunning win over Barca: “these boys are talented giants”, says coach Klopp

Kurgen Klopp turned the air blue as the Liverpool manager celebrated his side's incredible Champions League semi-final success against Barcelona with a profanity-laced victory speech.
Monday, February 25th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
“Rotten Bourbons” shouts the Barcelona crowd to Spanish visiting King

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a visit by Spain's King Felipe VI to the Catalonia region that made a failed bid to secede in 2017.
Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 06:11 UTC
Catalonia protest President Sanchez decision to lead his weekly cabinet meeting in Barcelona

Thousands of pro-independence protesters angry about Spain’s cabinet holding a meeting in Catalonia have blocked roads across the region and clashed with anti-riot police in its capital. Grassroots separatist groups and unions called the protests to show their disgust at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s decision to lead his weekly cabinet meeting in Barcelona.
Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 09:03 UTC
A million Catalans took to the streets in Barcelona to mark “National Day”

An estimated million people took to the streets of Barcelona to mark Catalonia's “National Day” and show continued support for independence. The annual Diada celebration is the first since Catalonia's failed attempt to break away from Spain last October.
Wednesday, June 6th 2018 - 08:41 UTC
Argentina's national team cancels audience with Pope Francis

Argentina's national team have cancelled an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican that was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, the Holy See has announced. The Albiceleste are preparing for the World Cup and have been training in Barcelona since May 31.
Thursday, May 24th 2018 - 08:31 UTC
Manchester United the most valuable European football club, says KPMG

Manchester United has again been named most valuable European football club, being worth about €3.25bn (£2.9bn) says business services group KPMG. The English club tops KPMG's study of top sides' “enterprise value”, ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Catalan MPs elect fervent separatist who pledges to reinstate Puigdemont as “the legitimate president”

Catalan MPs have elected a fervent separatist as the new chief of the region, ending a leadership vacuum of more than six months and setting the scene for more confrontations with the Spanish government. Quim Torra, 55, a former corporate lawyer who went on to lead a prominent pro-secession group, vowed to build an independent Catalan republic by working under the leadership of his fugitive predecessor, Carles Puigdemont.
Monday, November 13th 2017 - 06:44 UTC
Rajoy campaigns in Catalonia and calls on the silent majority to convert voice in vote

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has said regional elections next month in Catalonia will help end “separatist havoc” in the northeastern region. Rajoy addressed a campaign event on Sunday on his first visit since imposing direct rule on the region a fortnight ago.
Saturday, October 28th 2017 - 08:11 UTC
Western world leaders rally behind Rajoy and support Spain's territorial integrity

Leaders from the world have largely rallied behind Spain's central government after the Catalan parliament voted in favor of splitting from Madrid and establishing an independent republic. Spanish president Mariano Rajoy on Friday announced the dissolution of the Catalan parliament and called for snap regional elections in a swift response to the Catalan MPs' declaration for independence.