Dozens protest as King Felipe and Pedro Sánchez visit SEAT in Martorell
Catalan government skips event to demonstrate opposition to monarchy
March 5, 2021 10:52 AM
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Vote on Puigdemont's immunity as MEP to be held on March 8
Result of procedure that could lead to resumption of extradition cases will not be made public until following day
March 4, 2021 05:18 PM
Trial for 2017 referendum electoral board members now underway
Five officials could face almost three years in jail for having stepped down before vote after several requests from the Constitutional Court
March 3, 2021 12:53 PM
EU parliament fears backlash from court after Puigdemont vows legal battle to keep immunity
MEPs will vote to strip former president and two more exiled politicians of their privileges, but case could fail due to "irregularities" in procedure
March 3, 2021 11:36 AM
Catalonia and Spain take differing views on Women's Day marches
Barcelona mayor unveils plan to address technology gender gap
March 2, 2021 05:45 PM
Parliament speaker accused of disobedience for allowing votes on monarchy and self-determination
Public prosecutor presses criminal charges against Roger Torrent and the heads of the chamber for contravening Constitutional Court bans
March 1, 2021 12:05 PM
‘The violence is out of hand’ - political leaders react to renewed riots
Catalan police union criticize inaction of politicians and question calls to review the public order model
February 28, 2021 12:37 PM
Former king of Spain pays tax office over €4M relating to undeclared income
Juan Carlos I, who left Spain for the UAE last summer, paid €678K in back taxes in December
February 26, 2021 01:01 PM
Spanish congress rejects removing king's immunity with Socialist support
Pro-independence and left-wing parties had requested making it possible to put the monarch on trial
February 25, 2021 03:06 PM
Parliament speaker post hangs in the balance in post-election talks
One of the highest offices in Catalonia is disputed amongst pro-independence parties who won the February 14 election
February 24, 2021 06:03 PM
Puigdemont: 'EU parliament has to decide whether they allow jailing dissidents'
Former Catalan president says it is 'foreseeable' that he loses immunity as MEP after committee vote in favour of lifting it
February 24, 2021 01:12 PM
EU committee votes to remove Puigdemont's immunity ahead of final decision in March
European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs members sided with report recommendation but whole chamber with take part in upcoming binding vote
February 23, 2021 07:18 PM
The failed 1981 coup: the foundational myth of Spain’s democracy, increasingly under scrutiny
Forty years on, with the Franco dictatorship still fresh on the memory, a failed coup attempt served to strengthen the democratization process
February 23, 2021 03:26 PM
Socialists to vote in favor of lifting Puigdemont's immunity as MEP
EU parliament committee will side on Tuesday, but chamber will have final say in week starting March 8
February 23, 2021 11:24 AM
Russia blasts EU diplomacy head's criticism of Navalny's arrest mentioning Barcelona's riots
Putin's executive had already cited Catalan pro-independence jailed leaders to fight back Union's foreign affairs high representative Borrell
February 22, 2021 03:33 PM
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