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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Survey: Catalan independence support falls to 41.9pct
Results released Friday of a regular quarterly public-opinion survey taken by Catalonia’s regional Generalitat government shows that support among Catalans for independence…
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…
Catalan rally turnout lower amid pro-independence split
► 40pct fewer attend Catalonia ‘national day’ independence rally in Barcelona ► Surveys now show more Catalans rejecting independence than supporting Catalonia’s…
Courts say fugitive Puigdemont can stand in EP election
► Madrid court rules Catalan leader, colleagues eligible in 26th May elections ► Ruling overturns elections board veto, but no guarantee of…
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…
One year later, Catalan independence movement divided
One year on from the Catalan parliament’s 27th October 2017 proclamation of independence from Spain, a new public opinion survey by the…
‘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…
Sánchez proffers Catalan vote, but not on independence
President Pedro Sánchez marked out two red lines Monday that he said his government would not cross in the ongoing dialogue with the…
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…
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…
ROUNDUP: Catalan independence referendum news
Events have unfolded rapidly in Spain’s northeast region of Catalonia since the regional Parlament approved last Wednesday a referendum on independence from…
Catalans change rules to enable ‘express’ independence
• Pro-independence parties can now rubber stamp referendum, secession laws • ‘Guardia Civil’ adds sedition to criminal charges against top Catalan officials…
More Catalans anti-independence as gov’t ups pressure
• 49.4% ‘No’ vs 41.1% ‘Yes’ to independence, says official Catalan gov’t survey • Central gov’t to review Catalan accounts weekly to…
ROUNDUP: What’s the latest on Catalan independence?
In the high-stakes game of political chess taking place between Spain’s central government and the Catalan regional Generalitat over the push toward…
‘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…
Tensions rise over Catalan independence referendum
• Announcement of October referendum dismissed by Rajoy government • Secret secession law to be made public less than 60 days before…
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…
Catalan Left split over independence referendum route
• En Comú boycotts meeting, Podemos affiliate won’t support unilateral plebiscite • Socialists remain firm against referendum, ERC & CUP support unilateral…