Euro Parliament withdraws immunity from Junqueras
The European Parliament announced on Friday that it was reversing its decision to decision to recognize jailed Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras…
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What does the EU court ruling on Junqueras mean?
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Strasbourg has issued a far-reaching and unprecedented ruling that overturns a widely accepted norm as…
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…
ERC-PSOE accord gives green light to Sánchez election
After weeks of negotiations, the national executive council of the Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) has approved a pact with the…
Esquerra puts kibosh on new government before January
Catalonia’s pro-independence Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party on Monday dashed the hopes of acting President Pedro Sánchez to quickly have a…
Jailed Catalan leaders soon eligible for part-time prison
► Beginning Jan 2020 through March 2021, part-time prison eligibility kicks in ► Time served, special leave will combine to slash actual…
Supreme Court acquits Catalan separatists of rebellion, levies 9-13 year jail sentences & fines on lesser charges
► Panel of 7 judges throws out rebellion charge against principal defendants ► Sentences levied for sedition, misuse of funds & disobedience…
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…
Left controls Congress ‘Mesa’ for first time in 30 years
► PSOE’s Meritxell Batet elected President of nine-member Mesa Directiva ► PSOE & Unidas Podemos control five-seat majority of crucial committee Left-of-center…
Court will let Catalan secessionists take elected seats
► Catalans on trial for rebellion may attend first day of legislative session only ► Congress, Senate to rule whether to suspend…
Polls show Catalan Socialists running close behind ERC
Voter preference surveys in Catalonia in the run-up to the 28th April general elections are showing a surprisingly tight race between the…
Opening arguments begin Catalan secessionsts’ trial
Opening arguments in the Supreme Court trial of 12 Catalan secessionist leaders were completed on Wednesday, paving the way for the appearance…
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…
Prosecutors eye lesser sentences for Catalan ‘Indepes’
Spanish prosecutors assigned to the nation’s Supreme Court system are sad to be considering requesting lesser sentences for leaders of Catalonia’s secessionist…
Catalan prisoners transferred to jails closer to home
After eight months in preventive detention awaiting trial on multiple charges that include rebellion and misuse of public funds in relation to…
Judge sets Friday to formalize charges against Catalans
Supreme Court Justice Pablo Llarena announced Wednesday in Madrid that on Friday morning he will formalize charges ranging from misuse of public…
Are there really ‘political prisoners’ in Spain?
► Jailed Catalan leaders not considered ‘political prisoners’ by Amnesty Intn’l► The president of the executive committee of Catalonia’s Parlament, Rogert Torrent,…
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…
Catalan vote delay opens rift among ‘independentistas’
► PDeCAT, ERC, CUP at odds over how to proceed with presidential selection ► A last-minute postponement of Tuesday’s scheduled parliamentary vote…
Court rules Puigdemont must return to Spain for vote
► Justices say ‘No’ to remote participation in Catalan parliamentary session ► Spain’s Tribunal Constitutional (Constitutional Court) ruled late Saturday that a…
Supreme Court casts pall over ‘independentista’ control
► Rejection of Junqueras appeal complicates Catalonia’s secessionist majority ► A ruling issued by Spain’s Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) on Friday denied…
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…
Supreme Court releases six Catalan leaders, holds four
• Judge frees six ex-ministers on bail; Junqueras, Forn, two ‘Jordis’ still held A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Monday ordered the…
Police move against Catalan gov’t over referendum
• Judges order searches, detentions of officials linked to independence vote • More than 6mn ballots confiscated, 14 officials arrested in coordinated…
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…
Catalans say simple ‘Yes’ majority will trigger secession
• Junts pel Sí says Constitution trumped by new ‘supreme’ independence law • Simple ‘Yes’ majority vote would trigger secession from Spain…