Court bars Homs from Congress over independence vote
• Supreme Court fines, bars Catalan politician from public office for two years • Catalan Parlament defies gov’t and Court, funds another…
• Supreme Court fines, bars Catalan politician from public office for two years • Catalan Parlament defies gov’t and Court, funds another…
• Candidatura d’Unitat Popular, CUP ~ United People’s Candidacy ~ Candidatura de Unidad Popular The Candidatura d’Unitat Popular, or CUP (‘United People’s…
• Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ~ Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) • Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia), also known…
• Pro-independence deputies pass measure to ‘disconnect’ Catalonia from Spain • Tumultuous parliamentary session sees walkouts, abstentions from opposition The pro-independence majority…
• PP leader schedules discreet meeting with CDC party leader Francesc Homs • Re-minted CDC now called Partit Demòcrata Català in image makeover…
• Socialist promises Constitutional recognition of Catalonia’s ‘unique’ stature • Post-election ‘Pact with Catalonia’ would expand regional self-government In a further sign…
• Public opinion against Catalan Parlament’s fast-track independence roadmap • Artur Mas’s CDC party falls to fourth place, behind ERC, Ciudadanos, PSC-PSOE…
• Former deputy & PSOE executive committee member to lead PSC election slate • PSOE gives nod to more autonomy, Catalan ‘nation’…
• Podemos ‘obsession with political control’ over judiciary, media criticised • Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) on Saturday knocked back a proposal made…
• Demands include Pablo Iglesias oversight of key ministerial functions • Spain’s new-left, anti-austerity party Podemos appeared determined Monday to torpedo chances…
• Artur Mas steps aside in last-minute deal with anti-capitalist CUP party • After cliffhanger negotiations terminating in a last-minute deal late…
• Anti-capitalist CUP party keeps pledge to refuse to seat Mas as President • Back to ‘drawing boards’ for Junts pel Sí…
• Constitutional Court issues 5-month injunction against resolution • Court decision warn Catalonia’s leaders over further implementation Spain’s highest court on constitutional…
• Catalonia’s parliament passes defiant resolution calling for independence • Constitutional Court expected to rule within week, stage set for showdown The…
Spain’s government was expected to confirm Thursday that a de-escalation of the coronavirus lockdown at the provincial level in four phases announced…
Two Catholic archbishops considered to be moderates aligned with the policies of Pope Francis have been elected by fellow bishops to preside…
The government of President Pedro Sánchez and the leadership of Catalonia’s two main pro-independence parties appear to be jockeying for position in…
A Belgian court has denied an appeal to quash a request from Spain for extradition of former Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont…
Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and two other separatist politicians from Catalonia now fully credentialed as European Parliament legislators (MEPs) are getting…
In the space of just six hours on Thursday afternoon, President Pedro Sánchez performed an inelegant about-face on an earlier surprise decision…
Catalan President Quim Torra was divested of his seat in the regional Parlament in a raucous session on Monday that drove a…
The European Parliament (EP) announced last week that it has begun proceedings that could result in the withdrawal of parliamentary immunity from…
The European Parliament announced on Friday that it was reversing its decision to decision to recognize jailed Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras…
Confused by the ABC’s of Spain’s political parties? That’s understandable, given that the Spanish political landscape is now more fragmented that at…
After weeks of negotiations, the national executive council of the Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) has approved a pact with the…
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 pro-independence Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party on Monday dashed the hopes of acting President Pedro Sánchez to quickly have a…
Leaders of Spain’s Socialist party and smaller left-wing rival Unidas Podemos signed a 10-point “pre-agreement” on Tuesday establishing the basis for formation…
Follows is an English-language translation of the 10-point ‘pre-agreement’ toward a coalition government between the Socialist party (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos, signed…
There is no short answer, unfortunately, to the question of who wins and who loses under Spain’s complicated electoral system. That’s because…
Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) scored an underwhelming general election victory Sunday, winning more votes than any other party yet managing to lose…