Gerard Larcher Visits Tarn-et-Garonne - France

Gerard Larcher Visits Tarn-et-Garonne - France

A placard reading, State/FNSEA co-management is killing farmers, with activists. Rally organized by the Confederation Paysanne du Tarn-et-Garonne in support of the 52 farmers held in custody following the peaceful occupation of the Ministry of Agriculture. Visit by Mr. Gerard Larcher, President of the Senate, to Tarn-et-Garonne and press conference at the Jean Moulin Hall in Castelsarrasin. France, Castelsarrasin, January 16, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gerard Larcher Visits Tarn-et-Garonne - France

Gerard Larcher Visits Tarn-et-Garonne - France

A placard reading, State/FNSEA co-management is killing farmers, with activists. Rally organized by the Confederation Paysanne du Tarn-et-Garonne in support of the 52 farmers held in custody following the peaceful occupation of the Ministry of Agriculture. Visit by Mr. Gerard Larcher, President of the Senate, to Tarn-et-Garonne and press conference at the Jean Moulin Hall in Castelsarrasin. France, Castelsarrasin, January 16, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

"Transgressive" cooperative housing project in Barcelona wins major European architecture award

STORY: "Transgressive" cooperative housing project in Barcelona wins major European architecture award DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the projectSOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ERNEST GARRIGA, Architect of the Local cooperativeSOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ERNEST GARRIGA, Architect of the Local cooperative STORYLINE: La Borda is a sustainable housing project in Barcelona that has been awarded the 2022 emerging architecture prize of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award. Developed by Barcelona's Local architectural cooperative, La Borda is currently Spain's tallest wooden building, with 28 apartments and various communal spaces, such as a kitchen-dining area, laundry, patio and guest rooms. On getting the award, La Borda was described as "transgressive" and praised for its "co-management of shared resources and capacities." SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ERNEST GARRIGA, Architect of the Local cooperative "La Borda