Catalonia’s COVID outbreaks muddle nationalist agenda
Nearly all of Catalonia 7.5 million residents will be required to wear facemasks both in enclosed public spaces and in most outdoor…
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Catalonia with more new COVID-19 cases than Madrid
Catalonia surpassed the regional community of Madrid on Tuesday in the number of new cases of coronavirus, with the Department of Health…
Who’s behind Catalonia ‘Tsunami Democràtic’ protests?
Spanish police and national security forces are investigating whether or not leaders of Catalonia’s pro-independence movement and political parties may be involved…
Más País, Podemos positions on Catalonia diverge
► Más País rejects focus on Catalans’ ‘right to decide’ independence from Spain ► Policy shift away from Podemos, pro-independence parties prior…
Torra defies Junta Electoral over banners in Catalonia
► Near-identical banner covers pro-independence symbols on gov’t building ► Catalan regional President Quim Torra on Thursday defied an order by Spain’s…
Catalonia protests put pressure on Torra over budget
Draconian budget cuts initiated in 2010 and continued in successive years under the government of Catalonia’s ex-President Artur Mas appear to be…
‘Mossos’ quell protests on Catalonia vote anniversary
Catalonia’s regional Mossos d’Esquadra police force on Monday night turned back a crowd of hooded and masked protesters storming Catalonia’s regional Parlament…
PSOE rejects Catalonia coalition with Esquerra, Comúns
Spain’s national Socialist party (PSOE) responded Wednesday to a majority vote in Catalonia’s parliament symbolically proclaiming the right of any of three jailed…
Catalonia: CUP sinks Puigdemont substitute strategy
► UPDATE: CUP ABSTAINS, TURULL LOSES VOTE IN CATALAN PARLAMENT ► ► ANTI-CAPITALISTS HOLDING OUT FOR PUIGDEMONT OR NEW ELECTIONS ► In…
POLITIFILE :: Junts per Catalunya ~ Together for Catalonia
• Junts per Catalunya ~ Together for Catalonia • The Catalan regional political movement known as Junts per Catalunya (JxCAT, Together for…
Is Catalonia heading toward new regional elections?
After a strategy meeting Wednesday in Brussels with legislators of his Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) movement, former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has…
Catalonia: CUP torpedoes Puigdemont stand-in Sánchez
► Far-left party sends pro-independence coalition back to drawing board ► True to form, Catalonia’s far-left Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (CUP) party on…
Socialists call for injunction to break Catalonia deadlock
► Court asked to start clock on two-month deadline toward new election ► Catalonia’s regional Socialist party filed a request for an…
Torrent puts brakes on Puigdemont plan in Catalonia
► Catalan parliament leader to ask European Court of Human Rights for ruling ► An effort to enable Carles Puigdemont to be…
Catalonia anti-independence parties win popular vote, but lose parliamentary majority to ‘independentistas’
► Ciudadanos wins 1.1mn votes, 161,499 more than Puigdemont’s PDeCat party ► Pro-independence parties fail to win 50% of ballots in record…
What’s next for Catalonia following regional elections?
► Deputies must select a new President, or face a re-run of regional elections ► What happens now that Catalans have voted…
POLITIFILE: Catalunya en Comú-Podem ~ Catalonia Together-We Can
• Catalunya en Comú-Podem ~ Catalonia Together-We Can • Catalunya en Comú-Podem is a regional electoral coalition formed in Spain’s northern region…
Puigdemont suggests EU exit referendum for Catalonia
• ‘CATexit’ vote comments generate criticism from political Left and Right • Remarks appear to reflect shift toward Euro-sceptic parties’ positions on…
Activist groups reveal ‘Truth About Hunting’ in Catalonia
• Environmental, animal-rights groups denounce hunting lobby’s influence • Groups say hunting across 90% of Catalonia harmful to wildlife, ecosystems A coalition…
Truth vs post-Truth in Catalonia’s referendum debate
In the morass of charges and counter-charges flying over the push toward secession from Spain being fomented by the leadership of the…
‘Anticaps’ challenge Podemos in Catalonia, Andalucia
• Podemos ‘Anticapitalistas’ support for Catalan plebiscite breaks with party line • In Andalucia, ‘Anticaps’ push for statutes, more autonomy from national…
Podemos rejects unilateral referendum vote in Catalonia
• As independence debate heats up, Podemos backs away from Puigdemont plan • Faced with stiff Madrid resistance, Catalan gov’t considers unilateral…
Catalonia drops psychiatric test for transexuals
• Move announced as part of region’s desire to ‘de-pathologise’ transexuality • Special unit set up in Barcelona to handle all gender…
Activists protest return of bullfighting to Catalonia
• Constitutional Court said ready to overturn Catalan law banning bullfighting • Animal-rights activists mobilize with petitions, call for nationwide protests Animal…
POLITIFILE :: Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ~ Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
• Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ~ Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) • Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia), also known…
PSOE’s Sánchez vows ‘political Pact with Catalonia’
• Socialist promises Constitutional recognition of Catalonia’s ‘unique’ stature • Post-election ‘Pact with Catalonia’ would expand regional self-government In a further sign…
Catalonia: Just 21% favor fast-track independence
• Public opinion against Catalan Parlament’s fast-track independence roadmap • Artur Mas’s CDC party falls to fourth place, behind ERC, Ciudadanos, PSC-PSOE…
Embattled PSC avoids primary fight in Catalonia
• Former deputy & PSOE executive committee member to lead PSC election slate • PSOE gives nod to more autonomy, Catalan ‘nation’…
PSOE’s Chacón faces primary challenge in Catalonia
• Ex-Senator Carles Martí throws hat into ring to lead PSC list on June ballot • Chacon-led PSC ticket won 335k fewer…
Advocates of bull-running and bull-baiting events in local festivals suffer defeats in Valencia, Catalonia
• Xàbia & Ondara limit bull spectacles, Xirivella & Roses prohibit altogether • Proponents of bull-running and bull-baiting in local festivals in…
PSOE knocks back Podemos power-sharing offer on 14 counts, including Catalonia, tax & spending hikes
• Podemos ‘obsession with political control’ over judiciary, media criticised • Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) on Saturday knocked back a proposal made…