Farmers End Protests After Illa Meeting

Farmers End Protests After Illa Meeting

BarcelonaRevolta Pagesa, the agricultural organization that leads the farmers’ protests on roads throughout Catalonia, lifted the road blocks this Monday after meeting with the president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa. The president has assured the farmers’ representatives that both he and the entire Government assume the commitments of the Minister of Agriculture, Òscar Ordeig, with … Read more

PDF Phase-Out: Government Digital Shift

PDF Phase-Out: Government Digital Shift

BarcelonaAfter launching a new website and introducing videoconferencing, the Generalitat continues to take steps forward in the reform of the administration. And now it’s the turn of online procedures. Before the summer, the Government will definitively say goodbye to the PDFs that until recently had to be filled in to make online applications. The goal … Read more

Homelessness in [Region]: Town Councils Seek Generalitat Aid

Homelessness in [Region]: Town Councils Seek Generalitat Aid

BarcelonaCatalan councils have launched a cry for help so that the Generalitat does not leave them alone when it comes to caring for people living on the streets. Although there is no official census that puts numbers on homelessness, it has been noted that it is a phenomenon that already exceeds the metropolitan crown and … Read more

Committee Independence: Government Response

Committee Independence: Government Response

BarcelonaThe Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Óscar Ordeig, defended this Tuesday the “full independence” and “absolute autonomy” of the group of experts investigating the origin of the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Collserola. This committee, created by the Government, must clarify whether the virus of this disease has arrived from another … Read more

Generalitat Buys Barcelona Hospitals: Dos de Maig & Sagrada Família

Generalitat Buys Barcelona Hospitals: Dos de Maig & Sagrada Família

barcelona, Spain – In a important move to bolster public healthcare, the Catalan Institute of Health (catsalut) has officially acquired the Hospital Dos de Maig and the Sagrada Família primary care center (CAP) from the Red Cross. the deal, finalized this Monday, sees Josep Quitet, president of the Red Cross’s Autonomous Committee in Catalonia, and … Read more