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 […]
This week have taken place the first recording days of the FOCIR Clips project This initiative consists in the realization of short clips subtitled in English where each organization will share who they are and what their international projects are about. The clips intend to give visibility to the public diplomacy done by members of […]
FOCIR, represented by its president, Mònica Sabata, as well as by Montserrat Cadevall and Jordi Puiggròs, members of the board, met on May 23rd with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfred Bosch to discuss the internationalization of Catalan organizations. After the meeting, Mònica Sabata thanked the secretary for Foreign Affairs and European Union, Mireia Borell, […]
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. The event began with the approval of last year’s General Assembly’s minutes as well as this year’s agenda, after which Sergi Perelló presented the first part of the 2018 Report […]
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“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, […]
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 […]
“Catalonia is core business for the European Union” – Ramon Tremosa According to the Member of European Parliament, Catalonia is a core and well-connected region, as is demonstrated by the growth figures for infrastructure such as the port of Barcelona or El Prat airport. At the 12th FOCIR Breakfast, held on October 19 at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans, […]
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