Regional coalition strategies may pit Podemos, IU parties against each other in election aftermath
• Podemos & Izquierda Unida in coalition campaigns in Catalonia, Galicia • Parties may face struggle over rules for voting caucus formation…
Catalonia
Spain’s Constitutional Court rules Cataluña Independence resolution in violation of Constitution
• Unanimous decision says resolution in ‘absolute contradiction’ to Constitution • Catalan secessionists now risk prosecution if they choose to defy court…
CUP party militants vote to block Artur Mas in Cataluña, but compromise deal still not ruled out
• CUP rank-and-file rejects Mas, citing cutbacks and corruption charges • If stalemate continues to Jan. 10th, new elections must be held…
Barcelona rallies to open, close PSOE campaign: ‘We’re the Solution. Let’s Get Rid of Rajoy’
• Party leader Pedro Sánchez to headline national campaign rallies in Barcelona • PSOE-PSC lead candidate Carme Chacón to join in Dec….
British historian John Elliott evaluates Spain’s progress on 40th anniversary of Franco’s death
• Oxford Emeritus Professor lauds Spain’s post-Franco democratic Transition • Authority on Cataluña sees various ‘nations’ within Spanish State as viable British…
Podemos-backed ‘En Comú Podem’ coalition to campaign on Catalans’ right to referendum
• En Comú Podem sets sights on referendum measure over secession • Left coalition sees negotiated plebiscite as only way forward for…
#VIDEO: Animal Equality says 1.5 mn chicks die inhumanely each day in Spanish poultry incubators
• Animal-rights group says industry treatment of birds is cruel, unnecessary • Massive, avoidable destruction of animals detailed in report and online…
Barcelona mayor Ada Colau wants 27% increased funding to combat domestic & gender violence
• Activist mayor of Spain’s second city seeks more funding to protect women • Funds to go toward prevention & attention to…
Catalan police raid Nigerian human-trafficking ring in Barcelona
• Police capture 30 members of Nigerian sex-trafficking ring in Barcelona • Nigerian women seeking work in Spain forced into prostitution by…
Catalonia’s Artur Mas fails second bid for regional presidency, as anti-capitalist CUP party stands firm
• Anti-capitalist CUP party keeps pledge to refuse to seat Mas as President • Back to ‘drawing boards’ for Junts pel Sí…
Constitutional court suspends independence resolution, warns Catalan leaders on further action
• Constitutional Court issues 5-month injunction against resolution • Court decision warn Catalonia’s leaders over further implementation Spain’s highest court on constitutional…
Catalan parliament passes independence “resolution”: What happens next?
• Catalonia’s parliament passes defiant resolution calling for independence • Constitutional Court expected to rule within week, stage set for showdown The…
Four autonomous governments sign ‘Mediterranean Declaration on Climate Change’
• Catalonia, Valencia, Balearics & Andalusia unite to protect Mediterranean • Murcia region expected to sign onto pact to stop coastal waters…
Catalan support for independence waning, says Metroscopia poll
• Opinion poll shows four-point drop in backing for Cataluña independence • Post-election survey also shows growing sentiment against Artur Mas A…
Carme Chacón re-asserts leadership in Cataluña as head of PSOE-PSC regional list for Dec . 20 vote
• Former PSOE Defense Minister emerges as party leader in general elections • Chacón loyalists comprise majority of PSOE-PSC candidates on Catalan…
Barcelona-based Worldreader e-literacy program wins 2015 Meffy Awards for mobile innovation
• Awards for ‘Innovation in Education’ & ‘Mobile First’ technology • Worldreader promotes e-literacy in Sub-Saharan Africa & worldwide The London-based Mobile…
Church agency sees poverty becoming chronic in capital of Cataluña
• Cáritas sees 24% jump in people seeking assistance in 2015 • Year-on-year recurrence among six of every 10 people seeking aid…