Birmingham City Council welcomed two delegates from the Catalan capital, Mr Alex Masllorens, the Deputy General Manager of Social Services, and Mrs Angels Canals, the Director of the Municipal Institute of Social Services. The purpose of their visit was to find out more about how […]
This year’s celebrations of the Commonwealth Day were held on 9 March 2015. Birmingham Commonwealth Association led a vibrant programme of events which started with a flag raising ceremony in front of the Council House. Commonwealth flag was raised by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr […]
Philip Barton, UK High Commissioner to Pakistan visited Birmingham on 6 March 2015. The purpose of his visit was to meet with the Lord Mayor and representatives of the local Pakistan citizens. The meeting covered UK / Pakistan business and trade opportunities as well as wider […]
There was a buzz of excitement at the launch of the Commonwealth Business Women’s network (CBWN) at Bar Opus, 1 Snowhill. Over 100 people gathered for the launch which included Lorely Burt, MP and Government Ambassador for Women in Enterprise; Her Excellency Felleng Mamakeka Makeka, […]
On 26 February EUROCITIES launched its Declaration on Work and called for the EU to work more closely with, and allocate more resources directly to, cities to ensure that EU funds really make a difference to tackling the employment crisis. Launched in the presence of […]
