Scientific submarine reaching depths up to 2,300 meters launched in Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia). Aurelia is the first modern scientific submersible built 100% in Catalonia with a huge acrylic sphere offering passengers near 360-degree unobstructed views.…

The University of Barcelona, UB (Catalan: Universitat de Barcelona; Spanish: Universidad de Barcelona) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities in Spain. It is…

The Louron valley ski resorts, in particular Peyragudes (Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitania, France) were full this winter and already geared towards summer. The Skyvall gondola will be reopened on May 7 every weekend, long weekends and every day from July…

Terres de l’Ebre, southernmost region of Catalonia, Spain, has been chosen as the site of a UN-Habitat pilot scheme – the first of its kind outside an urban area – that will look into challenges such as climate change, population loss, post-nuclear energy…

For twenty-four years now, independent booksellers have come together in April to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day. There are over 500 participants in France, including 45 in Occitania. A bookstore is independent if it is not owned by a chain or group…

Official results in France show that the abstention rate was at 28%, the highest in any presidential election run-off since 1969. France’s incumbent president, Emmanuel Macron was reelected on Sunday, April 24, with 58.5% of the votes compared to 41.5% for…

Catalonia, Spain is known for its tourist-friendly beaches and over 200km of coastline. Now, one of these summer hotspots has become a drone airport. The Castelldefels beach, just south of Barcelona, became home to several drone operations. The goal is to…

Millions of Catalans express their love on Sant Jordi, April 23. This day marks the love day in  Catalonia, Spain, much bigger than Saint Valentine’s. People walk around the streets with books and roses that they will gift to their loved ones. On Sant Jordi…

The Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week (BBFW) catwalk will be in the spotlights between 20 and 23 April presenting creations designed by major national and international bridal wear designers (Spain, Catalonia). 34 top brands will take part in the fashion shows…

The Spanish transport, mobility, and urban agenda ministry has announced its intention to build a fourth lane per direction on Catalonia’s main highway, AP-7 (Spain – France direction to the north). The project would see an extra lane between the southern…

Renfe, the government-owned rail operator in Spain, will open its first Trenlab mobility startup accelerator outside of Madrid in the city of Mataró (Catalonia) in September. The initiative, which first began in 2018, promotes innovation in terms of digitization…

This Saturday, the beach security signal will be hoisted on the Grande Beach in Biarritz (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France). Although the ski resorts are not all closed yet, the beach season is gradually coming. In April and May, the beach security signal will…

The governments of Catalonia and Aragon (Spain) have reached a deal to split the 2030 Winter Olympic Games competitions if their joint candidacy is selected. The two Spanish territories will bid to host the sports event together after some tension, as first…

The Pyrenees is one of the most interesting and rapidly developing skiing centres in France and Spain. It is unsurprising – stretched on 400 km (with a more than 70 km width) the mountain system having nearly one hundred peaks more than 2000 meters high could…

The prices of raw materials and commodities are expected to continue to rise. This was stated by the Association of Consumers and Users of Andorra. According to them, the Government of Andorra does not intend to take measures to mitigate the consequences…

The first truck running with green hydrogen could be driving around the streets of Catalonia (Spain) by 2023. The engineering company, EVARM, based in the city of Sant Boi de Llobregat, near Barcelona, on Wednesday launched the first vehicle in Spain running…