Catalan separatists’ trial enters final sentencing phase
► After 422 witnesses and 62 televised court sessions, trial enters final phase ► Supreme Court verdict, sentencing of separatist leaders expected…
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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…
Catalan nationalism divides Spain’s labour movement
The issue of Catalonia’s independence from Spain appears to be dividing the country’s labour movement, both nationwide and at the regional level…
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…
EU’s human rights tribunal: Spain’s court of last resort
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg last week rejected a request for an injunction filed by pro-independence supporters of former…
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…
Unidos Podemos propose €24.5bn gov’t spending hike
► Plan eyes €11.5bn tax rise to combat social injustice, economic inequality ► In keeping with their roots in Spain’s 15M 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Court suspends Catalan budget for referendum funding
• ‘Tribunal Constitucional’ unanimously suspends budget for up to five months • Court issues warns Puigdemont, 18 others to desist or risk…
Podemos rejects unilateral Catalan referendum
• EnComúPodem calls for new elections rather than go-it-alone plebiscite • 59pct of Catalans want accord with central gov’t over independence vote…
Catalan secessionists move forward with creation of three new laws in challenge to Constitutional Court
• Laws stem from pro-independence resolution declared ‘unconstitutional’ • Members of the Catalonia’s small anti-capitalist CUP party voted with the pro-independence Junts…
Catalan Parliament selects new president, setting stage for showdown with Madrid over independence
• Artur Mas steps aside in last-minute deal with anti-capitalist CUP party • After cliffhanger negotiations terminating in a last-minute deal late…