THE INFORMER NEWS BLOG

February 1, 2012

Making the news headlines in Barcelona today are the following stories:

LA VANGUARDIA (Castilian / Catalan)

Catalan president Artur Mas is hoping for a change in his relationship with Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy as a result of their meeting in Madrid today; Protección Civil department has expanded its pre-alert for the imminent cold snap to include ground at 200 metres above sea level and higher; Seven thousand shops closed down in Catalunya last year.

EL PERIODICO (Castilian / Catalan)

The council of Sant Andreu has evicted 60 families to make space for two new green zones in the neighbourhood; The PP Spanish government is eliminating the 'citizenship' (ciutadania) course from schools, to replace it with one covering civism and constitutionality; The Interior Ministry has announced new regulations to deal with immigrant internment centres.

EL PUNT-AVUI (Catalan)

Qatar Airways made agreement with Iberia before breaking off its talks with Spanair; President of Santander bank, Emilio Botín, says that politicians are mainly to blame for the financial crisis and absolves the banking sector.

February 1, 2012

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