" It said Christian evangelicals in Catalonia also cited barriers "in establishing places of worship.
One fifth of people living in Catalonia were born in other parts of Spain.
But, as the controversies in Catalonia show, the reality can be a lot messier.
"The crisis has made many people in Catalonia desperate, " said Gonzalo Bernardos, a University of Barcelona economist.
CNN: Ruling party in Catalonia region loses seats in parliament
They voted during a deep economic crisis in the eurozone countries, especially in Spain and in Catalonia.
CNN: Ruling party in Catalonia region loses seats in parliament
Why has Mr Pujol, who faces regional elections in Catalonia in 1999, decided to stick with Mr Aznar?
He has even told the conservatives in Catalonia to vote against Mr Pujol's new law promoting the Catalan language.
The regions administer key public services such as health and education, and in Catalonia's case, also the police and prisons.
CNN: Ruling party in Catalonia region loses seats in parliament
The Catalan vote means Article 6 of the Animal Protection Act will strictly outlaw bullfights in Catalonia from 1 January 2012.
BBC: Bullfighting in Catalonia: The death of Barcelona��s ring
The two are poles apart on the crucial issue of the economy and how to tackle the economic crisis in Catalonia.
As a result, some Spanish regions where pre-tax income per head is lower than in Catalonia end up with higher post-tax income.
The heralded tilt in favour of Catalan in Catalonia is rattling the 40%-plus of the region's people who are of Spanish descent.
Its commercial pre-eminence was then undermined by two critical events which both fostered resentment and led to a decline in Catalonia's influence.
As regional health and education cuts in Catalonia bite, they feel mugged.
About 95% of people in Catalonia, including most of the large minority who are not of Catalan descent, can get along in it.
The above photos were taken by the Meteotek team, a teacher and his four students from the IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia, Spain.
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But the process is so driven by enthusiasm that we think such comments show how weak Spain is faced with the process in Catalonia.
He is not alone in waving the immigration flag in Catalonia.
Mega Event Catalonia 2011 (8 to 9 October): On the water in the beautiful town of Calella, in Catalonia, Spain, several geocaching activities are being planned.
Basque peace could be a pay-off for Mr Zapatero's softly-softly approach to Spain's most enduring political problem: regional tensions in the Basque country and in Catalonia.
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Barcelona was once the only city in Spain to boast three bullrings, but by 1977 they were down to one - indeed the only bullfighting ring in Catalonia.
BBC: Bullfighting in Catalonia: The death of Barcelona��s ring
Voters in Catalonia, the most powerful economically of Spain's 17 regions, heeded the call that these would be historic elections, even if independence wasn't on the ballot Sunday.
CNN: Ruling party in Catalonia region loses seats in parliament
The ban in Catalonia was also seen by many Spaniards as an attempt by Catalan nationalists to distinguish the region from the rest of Spain and its traditions.
BBC: Spain moves to give bullfighting special cultural status
In Catalonia the parties compete to sound tough on immigration.
There have been growing calls for independence from nationalists in Catalonia in Spain and Scotland in the United Kingdom, as the eurozone crisis tests loyalties across the European Union.
There the Basque government is heavily promoting Euskera, the Basque tongue, which is less widely spoken in the region than Catalan is in Catalonia (and is harder for Spanish-speakers to learn).
This is precisely what happened after elections in Catalonia.
That would marginalise both the far left and the extreme separatists, in Catalonia and Spain, perhaps boosting the chances of more liberalising reforms as the government deals with a near-20% unemployment rate.
ECONOMIST: Catalonia is set to have a big role in Spain��s politics
The only thing he, the club, and its archrival in Catalonia are concerned with are a possible "remontada" the Spanish word for comeback that has been the subject of countless columns here this week.
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