Josep Tarradellas i Joan, 1st Marquess of Tarradellas was a Catalan politician.
TV3 is the primary television channel of Catalan public broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya, a subsidiary of the CCMA. TV3 broadcasts programmes only in Catalan, with an optional dual track in the original language for some foreign-language series and movies, although Spanish is not dubbed or subtitled. TV3 is also a founding member of FORTA, the Federation of Autonomic Radio and Television Organizations of Spain. It is funded by the regional autonomous government, the Generalitat de Catalunya, through the CCMA.
Sport has an important incidence in Catalan life since the beginning of the 20th century. The main sports in Catalonia are football, basketball, handball, rink hockey, tennis and motorsport.
The Catalonia national rugby league team represents Catalonia in the sport of rugby league football, running under the auspices of the Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga.
La Forja - Jovent Revolucionari is a left-wing Catalan independentist youth organization that acts in all the Catalan Countries. La Forja is part of the Popular Unity Candidacy–Constituent Call (CUP-CC) coalition and has very close ties with the political party Poble Lliure.
The R1 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the Barcelona area to the southern limits of the province of Girona, passing through the coastal Maresme region. Since 2014, some services have been extended further north towards Portbou, near the French border. These services are designated RG1 and are considered part of the Girona commuter rail service. The line had an annual ridership of 28 million in 2016, achieving an average weekday ridership of 102,214 according to 2008 data.
The Catalan Rugby League Championship is the rugby league competition for clubs in Catalonia, promoted by the Catalan Rugby League Association (ACRL) and played since 2009.
The Prudenci Bertrana prize is a literary award for novels written in Catalan. It has been awarded annually since 1968 in honour of the Catalan author Prudenci Bertrana (1867–1941). The winner receives €42,000, and the prize is considered one of the most prestigious awards in Catalan literature.
Futbol Club Barcelona Rugby Lliga are the rugby league extension of the FC Barcelona association football club's sporting family, based in Barcelona, Catalonia. They won the Catalonia's Cup in 2008 and now play in the Catalan Rugby League Championship, the premier rugby league tournament in Catalonia, after being admitted into the competition in 2010. The sports club's president is Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Blanes Hoquei Club Fundació was a professional roller hockey team based in Blanes, Catalonia. Its major successes to date are winning the 2001 Copa del Rey and reaching the final of the 2010 CERS Cup, lost to Liceo La Coruña.
The Catalonia men's national roller hockey team is the national team side of Catalonia at international roller hockey. Nowadays it's not officially recognized by International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS).
The Catalonia women's national roller hockey team is the national team side of Catalonia at international roller hockey. Nowadays it's not officially recognized by International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS).
The Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la is an award for Catalan language literature, given by Òmnium Cultural and Enciclopèdia Catalana.
The 2012 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship was the 10th men's UEFS futsal championship, held in Brest (Belarus) from May 14 to 19, with 9 national teams. Belgium won their first ever European championship defeating the Czech Republic 4-1 in the final.
The 2017 Catalan regional election was held on Thursday, 21 December 2017 to elect the 12th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was called by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after the invocation of Article 155 of the 1978 Spanish Constitution and dismissal of the Catalan Government, led by former President Carles Puigdemont. The three pro-Catalan independence parties won a slim majority of parliamentary seats, claiming 70 out of 135, but fell short of a majority in the popular vote by securing 47.5% of the share.
Club Esportiu Lleida Llista Blava, also known as ICG Software Lleida for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish rink hockey club based in Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951, the club currently plays in the OK Liga, holding its home games at the Pavelló Onze de Setembre, with capacity of 2,000 seats.
The 2017–18 Copa Catalunya season, was the 19th season of Copa Catalunya.
Junts per Catalunya is a political party in Catalonia centered around former President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont. It was initially formed as an electoral alliance of the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT), successor of the now defunct Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, and independents to contest the 2017 Catalan regional election.
Eva Baltasar is a Catalan poet and writer. A graduate in Pedagogy from the University of Barcelona, she has studied Philosophy at the University of Barcelona and the Free University of Berlin. She currently lives in a village in the Montseny. She has published nine books of poetry, which have earner numerous awards including the 2008 Miquel de Palol, the 2010 Benet Ribas, and the 2015 Gabriel Ferrater. Permafrost is her first novel. It received the 2018 Catalan Booksellers award.
Andrea de la Torre Pérez is a Spanish female handballer for KH-7 Granollers and the Spanish national team.
