Cathy O’Dowd, the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest from both sides, speaks about mountaineering in Andorra.

Le Bourget on the Garonne River Air show on the big screen On Saturday, June 24, from 11 to 18 hours, the Le Bourget saloon will land on the Place de Gaulle in Toulouse (France, Occitania). The event “Le Bourget on the River Garonne” is promoted by the City…

La Seu d’Urgell, Catalonia, Spain, from June 20 to June 25, hosts the IV International Congress of Geologists, which have been studying the evolution of life on Earth for more than 400 million years and trying to “read” information on the changes on our planet…

Andorra (Pyrenees) hosted the fifth competition of digital photographs on the theme “Landscapes of Andorra”. The competition is held from 2013. By now it had been attended by 3.259 photographs and 449 participants. This year two photographers, Antoni Callejas…

The two days of international meetings for the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) and its member federations consisted of an open workshop on Friday and the Plenary Assembly on Saturday. Participants of the weekend included Andorra (Pyrenees)…

The head of the Government of Andorra, Antoni Martí Petit, took part in the 28th conference of Trobada Empresarial al Pirineu. The conference was attended by 600 representatives of the government, business and educational institutions of Catalonia and An…

The Government of Andorra has adopted a few amendments to the law on health care. First they concern relations between 2 systems – Caixa Andorrana de la Seguretat Social (CASS) and Servei Andorrà d’Atenció Sanitària (SAAS). The first organization is responsible…

photo: govern The delegation of Andorra (Pyrenees), led by Xavier Cañada, the director of the government’s social affairs department, arrived in New York at UN headquarters to attend the 10th conference on the rights of people with disabilities. The conference…

The Government of Andorra annulled claims to the quality of the mineral water spring in Arinsal in Andorra (Pyrenees) and decided to ensure the continuity of the plant’s operation to spill it. This decision was made after studying the report of the company…

photo: Encamp An outdoor swimming pool La Mola opens in Encamp in Andorra  (Pyrenees) on 17th June. The pool will work until 7th September. Working time: Monday to Friday from 12 am to 8 pm, on weekends from 10 am to 8 pm. From 1st July, the pool will operate…

A presentation of the project for the construction of a platform in the finish zone of the Avet ski track  in the Soldeu-El Tarter zone (Grandvalira ski resort) took place yesterday in Andorra (Pyrenees). This project will be implemented to host World Ski…

Fitch Ratings agency keeps Morabanc’s rating at BBB with stable outlook. This rating is maintained by bank for the second year. According to Morabanc, Andorra (Pyrenees), the bank was able to maintain the rating largely thanks to a serious transformation…

photo: govern Andorra (Pyrenees) participated in an international conference on the use of renewable energy, held in Perpignan (Occitania, France). The Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Development Silvia Calvó, speaking at the conference…

photo: govern Art Camp Andorra (Pyrenees) exhibition took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris (France). This event is the 5th, about 30 works took part in it. The exhibition was opened by the Ambassador of Andorra in France, Christina Rodríguez. She…

photo: govern The National Commission for the Prevention of Gender Violence of Andorra (Pyrenees) during its meeting decided to establish a 24-hour call center help desk. 24 hours service contact number – 181 – wll be available since 1st July 1 (until July…

The director of the observatory and Professor of the Elcano Royal Institute, Andrés Ortega, took part in the 8th conference “Dialogue of Europeans” in Andorra (Pyrenees) organized by the Embassy of Spain in Andorra. In his opinion, Andorra is not only able…

photo: ACA New driving school for extreme driving on ice Logic Drive opens in Ordino-Arcalis in Andorra (Pyrenees). An experienced pilot Marcel Besolí Pérez will be the main instructor, reports the Automobile Club of Andorra. The school will prepare cars…