Gerard Escaich Folch

Barcelona

Catalan News Head at Agència Catalana de Notícies (ACN)

📝Head and reporter - @catalannews by @agenciaacn Previously: 📺 Assignment Editor & Journalist - @euronews 🎙Journalist - @capitalemporda [email protected]

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Articles

Barcelona metro opens driving simulators to public in last weekend of July

2 weeks ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

Simulators located at Plaça Catalunya have trained 441 metro driversThe Barcelona metro is opening its driving simulators to the public on July 26 and 27. Located at Plaça Catalunya, in the city center, the simulator helps professional drivers train and pass their re-training courses. Eight simulators replicate the L1, L3, and L5 lines in large rooms similar to the train cabin.
La Vuelta Femenina cycling competition gets underway in Barcelona

1 month ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

Spain's La Vuelta Femenina cycling competition got underway on Sunday morning through the central streets in Barcelona. A total of 21 teams are competing in an 8-kilometer time trial test through Passeig de Gràcia, Provença Street, Aribau Street, Diagonal Avenue, and Muntaner Street, reaching the finish line at Passeig de Gràcia boulevard with Mallorca Street.
Barça Femení to play fifth consecutive Women's Champions League final

1 month ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

FC Barcelona's women's team will play in its fifth consecutive UEFA Women's Champions League final on May 24 in Lisbon, following its victory over Chelsea FC on Sunday. The Catalan team won 1-4 in the second leg of the competition's semifinals, following a 4-1 victory in the previous game, which brought the aggregate score to 8-2. Aitana Bonmatí scored the first goal of the game in minute 25, followed by teammate Ewa Pajor in minute 41 and Clàudia Pina two minutes later.
Twenty One Pilots bring their unique musical blend to Barcelona

1 month ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

American duo performs at Palau Sant Jordi on their Clancy World TourTyler Joseph and Josh Dun share a unique musical talent. Both perform a blend of alternative rock, electronic pop, alternative hip-hop, rap, indie rock, and pop rock. Although their names may not be well-known to outsiders in the music industry, they are recognized worldwide. Twenty One Pilots.
Scraping the clouds: New contender among Barcelona's tallest buildings

1 month ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

Barcelona will soon have a new skyline, marking a historic feat as the city's landscape changes forever. The construction of the unfinished Sagrada Família Basilica, by architect Antoni Gaudí, is quickly reaching new heights, with the Tower of Jesus Christ surpassing the 143.5-meter mark in early April. Once fully finished, the temple will be 172.5 meters tall, becoming Barcelona's tallest building.
Story of longest-serving Catalan president's 'fall to hell' arrives in cinemas

1 month ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

Anybody following Catalan politics in 2014 was left stunned in July of that year when the former Catalan president, Jordi Pujol, who had held office for 23 years, confessed to having a family fortune in an Andorran bank account. The news came after a report published by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. Over a decade later, Catalan actor Josep Maria Pou portrays Pujol in the new movie 'Parenostre', which follows the tribulations of Pujol in the hours before his 545-word written confession.
Story of longest-serving Catalan president's fall 'to hell' arrives in cinemas

1 month ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

Anybody following Catalan politics in 2014 was left stunned in July of that year when the former Catalan president, Jordi Pujol, who had held office for 23 years, confessed to having a family fortune in an Andorran bank account. The news came after a report published by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. Over a decade later, Catalan actor Josep Maria Pou portrays Pujol in the new movie 'Parenostre', which follows the tribulations of Pujol in the hours before his 545-word written confession.
Swiss writer Joël Dicker's latest novel among most sold books before Sant Jordi

2 months ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

Catalonia's day of love and books, Sant Jordi, is just a couple of weeks away. At the moment, Catalan author Xavier Bosch, Spanish author Javier Cercas, and Swiss writer Joël Dicker's latest novels are the most sold.
Catalan woman freed from Omani prison embraces 'second chance in life'

2 months ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

Fátima Ofkir, the Catalan woman released after seven years in prison in Oman, gave her first press conference since being freed in Barcelona on Tuesday morning. She said that she will not "throw away this second chance in life" in front of dozens of journalists. Ofkir, from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, was arrested in 2018, aged 18, and was serving a life sentence for drug trafficking. She landed at Barcelona airport on Sunday morning to the excitement of her family and friends.
Walking a robot dog around Barcelona to 'help society' spreading assistive technology

2 months ago | catalannews.com | Gerard Escaich Folch

'La patita.' Sit. Good boy! Dozens of passersby on Tuesday morning in Barcelona stopped in front of the Catalan News' headquarters for a few minutes to meet Khlipper. It is not a normal dog, but rather a unique and not-very usual to see down the streets as it is a robot dog. "The idea of the Khlipper project is to make a robot dog that can help people and society," Enric Lucea, owner of the robot dog and promoter of the project, told Catalan News.