A proposal to promote the use of Catalan in five secondary schools and 600 bars and shops in Gràcia has been reported by El Periódico Barcelona, in an article dated 14 July 2026. However, the supplied official Ajuntament de Barcelona material does not announce the scheme, set an autumn start date, or identify the schools and businesses involved.

For Gràcia traders, school communities and residents, this means there is no confirmed municipal requirement, registration process, grant or participation timetable in the official documents reviewed. The reported proposal originates in the newspaper report, rather than in a linked City Council announcement.

Official material documents earlier commerce and education projects

The available City Council information concerns existing initiatives linking local commerce, design and schools, rather than a Catalan-language programme for 600 businesses.

Under the [Dissenyem Comerç programme](https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/gracia/es/noticias/jovenes-talentos-del-diseno-y-comerciantes-cierran-con-exito-una-nueva-edicion-del-programa-disenamos-comercio-1376572), the Ajuntament brought together eight design organisations with eight commercial associations and shopping streets during the 2023/2024 edition. The programme received €223,000 from the tourist tax and has produced about 80 projects since it began in 2020, according to the council.

  • Gràcia Central worked with the design team Bold.
  • La Rambleta worked with Suave Estudio.
  • The council said the projects included communication campaigns and improvements to commercial image.

A separate council-backed education initiative, El Comerç i les Escoles, awarded 14 student designs in 2024. According to the [programme announcement](https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/comerciescoles/acte-premi-punt-de-llibre-2024/), 200,000 printed bookmarks based on the winning work were to be distributed free through businesses from 23 April, Sant Jordi.

No published participation route for the reported scheme

The material reviewed does not state whether the reported five schools or 600 businesses have been selected, whether participation would be voluntary, or what support would be offered. It also provides no official contact point or application deadline for the proposed autumn scheme.

Businesses and schools seeking verified information can monitor the Ajuntament's [Gràcia district news page](https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/gracia/es/noticias/jovenes-talentos-del-diseno-y-comerciantes-cierran-con-exito-una-nueva-edicion-del-programa-disenamos-comercio-1376572), where the council has published information on local commerce projects. Until a municipal notice sets out the terms, the reported Catalan-language plan remains unverified by the official sources supplied.

Primary sources: ajuntament.barcelona.cat, Alba Escolà Llorens, Alba Escolà Llorens, ajuntament.barcelona.cat, Ramon. Reported by eixfortpienc.com, encantsnous.com, Jordi Palmer, Pere Roca Soler, ground.news, Gerard Pruna, Laura Serra, Guillermo Altarriba Vilanova, Jordi Ribalaygue, lavanguardia.com, Adrià Asbert, Metrópoli, El Periódico Barcelona.