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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Mar
29
2019
FOCIR holds its 23rd General Assembly
Posted by FOCIR 29 Mar 2019 / 0 Comment


FOCIR held its 23rd General Assembly on March 28th at SGAE-Catalonia’s Social Club. There were over 30 attendees hailing from its various member organisations. Seguidament, es presentà la memòria del 2018 amb el Sr. Sergi Perelló començant pels objectius: The event began with the approval of last year’s General Assembly’s minutes as well as this […]

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Feb
20
2019
FOCIR supports the general strike on February 21st
Posted by FOCIR 20 Feb 2019 / 0 Comment

Our office will remain closed all of Thursday. For more information, visit this website.

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Nov
20
2018
13th International FOCIR Breakfast with Arnau Guix Boira
Posted by FOCIR 20 Nov 2018 / 0 Comment

“Cities can use citizen diplomacy to answer to global and local problems.” – Arnau Guix According to political scientist Arnau Guix, following the paralysis caused by the implementation of the Spanish Constitution’s Article 155, it is very important to diversify Catalan external action. At the 13th International FOCIR Breakfast held at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans, […]

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Nov
5
2018
FOCIR hires a young trainee thanks to the European Youth Guarantee initiative
Posted by FOCIR 05 Nov 2018 / 0 Comment

FOCIR welcomed its newest member, a communications and project manager, on October 29th thanks to the European Youth Guarantee initiative promoted by the Catalan Generalitat’s Servei d’Ocupació de Catalunya and the European Union to reduce youth unemployment and encourage quality employment. The subsidy that made this hire possible, “Work-placement contracts for young graduates in search of […]

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