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…
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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,…
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…
BCN mayor Colau isolated after losing confidence vote
► Opponents have 30 days to field a censure motion that could oust mayor ► Barcelona mayor Ada Colau lost a key…
PSOE urges more gov’t action against genital mutilation
► Nearly 19,000 girls of African origin residing in Spain currently at risk ► Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) has called on the…
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…
Legal experts say ‘No’ to remote election of Puigdemont
► ‘Parlament’ legal team says leader must return to Catalonia for crucial vote ► Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont has seen a…
Podemos looks to rebound from 2017 ‘annus horribilis’
► Pablo Iglesias to lay out his vision for party’s future at weekend conference ► Reports that the leadership of four-year-old anti-austerity…
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…
Whales to get Mediterranean corridor protection
► Several species protected in corridor between Balearics, Catalonia-Valencia ► Spain’s government has secured approval from other signatory nations of the 1995…
Surveys show ‘dead heat’ in Catalan regional elections
► Failure of either bloc to win majority of seats could lead to hung parliament ► The four most recent surveys of…
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…
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…
Spain releases millions in funding for Catalan NGOs
• Central gov’t says NGOs to receive 10.2 mn in frozen social services funding • Funds part of Catalan gov’t budget said…
Catalan ‘political prisoners’ claims untrue, says Amnesty
• Neither jailed activists nor former Catalan ministers are ‘political prisoners’ • Secessionists, supporters continue making claim, despite Amnesty clarification Despite claims…
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…
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: 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…
Catalan secessionists approve illicit referendum law
• Junts pel Sí, CUP pro-independence parties pass law despite court warnings • Socialists, Ciudadanos, PP walkout to protest irregularities, stifling of…
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…
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…
PSOE to move ahead without Rajoy on Catalan question
• Socialists slated to meet in Barcelona to discuss measures to avert crisis • PSOE to introduce Constitutional reform measures, other initiatives…
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…
‘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…