Catalonia executed almost 90% of spending plan budgeted for 2023
Government spent €1.67bn, while sitting finance minister rallies against "opacity" of Spain's spending
June 26, 2024 12:32 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Socialists and PP agree to renew Spain's top judicial body after five-year deadlock
Lack of agreement between majority political parties has prevented renewal since 2018
June 25, 2024 05:57 PM
Spanish government opens door to neighbors forbidding tourist apartments
Executive plans to amend housing laws to guarantee access to housing
June 25, 2024 05:58 PM
Catalonia's High Court grants amnesty to former interior minister for role in independence referendum
Judges consider amnesty law applies to crimes of misuse of public funds without own enrichment
June 25, 2024 04:23 PM
Spain to scrap VAT on olive oil from July
Measure aims to reduce prices amid ongoing drought in Spanish countryside
June 21, 2024 09:22 AM
Barcelona announces it will remove all tourist apartments in four years
City currently has 10,101 legal accommodations for visitors
June 21, 2024 01:38 PM
Barcelona will host UNESCO's forum against racism and discrimination
Event is to take place between December 9 and 11, with 1,000 guests, including leaders, activists, and experts
June 21, 2024 11:57 AM
Three out of four Catalans want Catalan language to be official in European Union
Government-funded survey points out support among Spanish speakers
June 20, 2024 01:31 PM
New elections on October 13 if no new Catalan president named by August 26
No candidate put forward for first presidential investiture debate
June 19, 2024 05:55 PM
Spain's King Felipe VI praises 'unity and diversity' on 10th coronation anniversary
Monarch highlights Constitutional values and swears to work from "coherence and integrity"
June 19, 2024 02:49 PM
Prosecutors request full amnesty for Puigdemont and independence push leaders
Courts also ask that arrest warrants be lifted, including for Tsunami Democratic terrorism case
June 19, 2024 02:14 PM
Carlos Carrizosa steps down as Ciudadanos Catalonia party president
Liberal unionist politician criticizes "back stabbings" but will remain in political group
June 19, 2024 10:32 AM
No candidate to be proposed in first Catalan presidential investiture debate
If no president named by August 26, new election automatically called for October
June 18, 2024 11:27 AM
Catalonia is second most visited territory by Spanish monarchs since King Felipe VI's coronation
Territory behind Madrid in number of visits since 2014, with over 150 appearances
June 15, 2024 12:44 PM
Prosecutor urges Supreme Court prosecutors to back amnesty law for Catalan independence figures
Judge suspends European investigation order to Puigdemont on terrorist judicial case
June 14, 2024 12:19 PM
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