Barcelona internacional

Go to online services
Go to main menu
Go to contents

Barcelona has always been a city open to the world. Barcelona’s calling has much to do with its highly strategic geographical location. Its port has played a fundamental role as the place of arrival for people from round the world and as a point of exchange of cultures. Barcelona is the “North of the South and the South of the North” and one of the gateways joining Europe, Africa and the Middle East, across the Mediterranean.

News

The Mayor regrets the attacks on Gaza City

"Problems must be solved by dialogue, not bombs" said Barcelona Mayor Jordi Hereu, who regretted the attacks on Gaza City and explained the Council is in constant touch with its contacts there.
Discussion in Barcelona on citizen security in the Iberoamerican cities

On the past 17th July, the mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, inaugurated the 2nd Iberoamerican Forum on Citizen Security, Violence and Public Policies in the local sphere.
The mayor attends the French National Holiday on 14th July

The celebration, organised by the French consulate, took place at the facilities of the Lycée Français
Presentation of Barcelona's bid to become the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean

At the summit of Heads of State and Government organised in Paris by the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, the Spanish minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Àngel Moratinos, presented formally Barcelona's bid to become the home of the secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean
Barcelona and Kobe sign the declaration of the 15th anniversary of their twinning

The two cities undertake to promote cooperation on policies such as culture, education, the arts or urban planning
Other news