Immigration Highest in Europe

Catalonia Today, Thursday, April 10, 2008

Catalonia has one of the highest immigrant populations in the EU.The Centre d'Estudis de Temes Contemporanis concludes that in 2007, the foregin population of Catalonia stood at 13,5%, higer than that most EU countries such as Flanders or Schotland.

Some 30% has no residency papers and that 18% of migrants work in the underground economy.

The place who decided migrants to live depends primarily on their level of education, origin and job. Asians and Latin Americans tend to live in urban areas, while Africans and eastern Europeans were more common in rural areas.

Immigration Stats--->migrants by percentage of population per region.

-Catalonia 13'5%
-Lombardy 7'6 %
-Flanders 5'4%
-Basque Country 4'6%
-Scotland 1%

Drink up

Costa Brava Resident April 2008 number 32



The world Health Organisation estimates that humans can live for 30 days without food, but only three without water. In the Costa Brava area, tap water is provided by the Agencia Catalana de l'Aigua (ACA), which manages the nine major reservoirs that supply the region. At the begining of 2008, water levels in reservoirs across Catalunya were dramatically down, with an average volume of only 25 percent of capacity, just half what it had been 12 months earlier. Only 20 percent of plastic bottles get recycled.

A load of Lolly

Costa Brava Resident-March 2008 number 31

Chupachups lollipops are one of Catalunya's most popular exports.

In 1958, Catalan confectioner Eric Bernat invented the lollipop. He called it GOL and it became Chupa Chups. Fifty years on, this global confectionary phenomenon is celebrating its golden anniversary.

The Chupa Chups is sold in 168 countries. The family company Chupa Chups was the pride of Catalunya and one of the bestknown Spanish businesses ever, with worldwide sales of euros 40,000 milion. The wole company was sold in 2006 to enormous multinational Perfetti van Melle (producers of Mentos and Happy Dent).

Strawberry is the most popular flavour worldwide, while top choice among boys is Cola and girls prefer Peach.

Letter

48 The Flower Way

Belish BE4 8ZC

11 April 2008

Minister of the environment
Blue Water Agency
77 Bridge Road
London KE24 74O

Dear sir,

I am writing to complain about our region, we don't have a lot of water. Some years ago, in this zone it rained a lot but nowadays it doesn't. We are worried about it because the water is being wasted.

We have thought of some possible solutions to improve the problem but we need some help because we are a little town that our job consists basically of the agriculture.

On the one hand, we'll want to buy a system that recycles the water and moreover, this mecanism also can eliminate the seal of the water of the beach. We are situated in a zone where we have the sea next the town and I think that we are lucky.

On the other hand, we'll want keep on the water that fall to the sky or bring water to Belish from the other towns.

We need economic financyal help and some ideas more to improve our problem if those ideas we have said before aren't good.

Yours faithfully

Kate Paris

Catalonia Today

Thursday, October 18, 2007

RACC : Speed limit no plus in air qualiti

Proporsals by the Generalitat to reduce speed limits from 100 to 80 km/h on roads in the Barcelona metropolitan area have been shammed by RACC, Catalonia's auto club. The group maintains that the problem is congestion, not speed.

Starting January 1, the Catalan Transit Service will begin fining motorists for acceding 80 km/h on roads in the metropolitan area. Up until then there is a period of grace when errant drivers will be sent a copy of the speed radar photo without being lived a fine.

Descripton of a place

One of the best things about Majorca is that you can found lots of things. It's a huge country and you can do any activity that you want like shopping, go to the beach, climb, etc. I really love the Majorca climate. Almost of the days it's sunny. There are also many zoos with unusual animals.

Majorca is famous for is oudoor life and the pearls of the isleand. In summer, you can see thausands of people plying sports and sunbathing on the beach. I used to spend hours with my cousin Marta playing volleyball.

I think that the best thing about Majorca is the people; they are really kind. I made a lots of friends there and nowadays we talking every month once or twice.

Sarah

Last week come from Irleand Annica's friend. She studies and lives in the South of England.

His family is a catholic Irish family.She has a brother and a sister.



The school in England begin at 9:30 Pm amd ended at 4:30.

She studies Marketing and Manegement.



A peace wall in England separated Catholics and no Catholics. An important day in Irleand is 17th March "St Patrick".The city of Irleand has 4 provences.