F O C I R

Federació d'Organitzacions Catalanes Internacionalment Reconegudes

Via Laietana, 54, 2n D, 213
08003 Barcelona
Tel 93 269 05 40
secretaria@focir.cat

Public diplomacy is not propaganda. And it is not government diplomacy. We do not need to use a new concept to designate traditional diplomatic practices. Public diplomacy is the diplomacy of public opinion, that is to say, the international projection of our public’s values and ideas.

Manuel Castells, 2008

FOCIR, the Federation of Internationally Recognised Catalan Organisations, is the only platform created for Catalan civil society actors who partake in public diplomacy. It was founded in 1995 following an agreement among various Catalan organisations that were interested in promoting their presence and that of Catalonia internationally.

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Dec
24
2019
Happy Holidays
Posted by FOCIR 24 Dec 2019 / 0 Comment


Wishing you all the best that a holiday could offer.

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Dec
20
2019
New publications to be released
Posted by FOCIR 20 Dec 2019 / 0 Comment


The FOCIR will release two new publications that will expand its collection and strengthen the entity’s commitment to generate knowledge about Public Diplomacy.

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Oct
17
2019
FOCIR has signed the manifesto “For rights and freedoms”
Posted by FOCIR 17 Oct 2019 / 0 Comment


The Federation of Internationally Recognized Catalan Organizations has signed the manifesto “For rights and freedoms” on rejection of the Supreme Court verdict in the case of the Catalan leaders’ trial. More than 450 organizations of Catalan civil society have supported the statement published on Monday October 14th.  Among the signatories to the manifesto there are […]

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Aug
14
2019
Summer Break! We will be back on September 12th
Posted by FOCIR 14 Aug 2019 / 0 Comment


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