Belgium Court of Appeals orders repeat of rapper Valtònyc's extradition trial
Artist wanted in Spain had won initial case to avoid serving 3.5-year prison sentence for content of lyrics
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Parliament bureau to reform system that paid retired public servants up to €150,000 annually
Ara report triggers change after around €1.7 m spent on "age license" fees every year since 2008
Catalan parliament pays retired public servants over €1.7m annually
Some employees get full salary of up to €150,000 per year, according to ARA newspaper
Spanish government delegate in Catalonia resigns
Teresa Cunillera leaves saying the political situation has "considerably improved" and will be replaced by Maria Eugènia Gay, the dean of the Barcelona Bar Association
Jordi Cuixart steps down as president of pro-independence group Òmnium
After 6 years and being imprisoned for the 2017 vote, he is likely to be succeeded by Xavier Antich
'There will be no second opportunities' for dialogue, Catalan president tells Madrid
Second round of talks on independence issue still without date as Spain says pandemic is now "more urgent and important"
2017 terror attacks orchestrated by Spain's secret service, says former police official
José Manuel Villarejo claims aim was to destabilize Catalonia before independence push, sparking outrage
Belgian court of appeals to rule on Valtonyc extradition appeal on January 18
Decision not to send rapper back to Spain challenged by public prosecutor
EU Parliament president David Sassoli dies at 65
Catalan politicians pay tribute to late speaker
Poland and Romania side with Spain in European arrest warrant case against Puigdemont
EU court deliberating whether Belgium lawfully denied extradition of former president's ally Lluís Puig
Spanish president shelves dialogue table with Catalonia to focus on health crisis
“It’s logical right now that the urgent priorities are other things,” the Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez says in state address
Spanish government approves new labor market regulation
The deal repeals conservatives’ 2012 regulation but has to be greenlighted in Congress
Spain's 2022 budget approved after deal protecting minority languages
Spending plan, agreed with pro-independence ERC, greenlighted after partial amendment in senate
Lleida’s mayor loses no-confidence vote linked to budget approval
Opposition parties have one month to find a candidate before the spending plan is greenlighted automatically
Aragonès says 2022 to bring light into Covid-19 darkness
Catalan president appraises vaccine effectiveness and collective effort to stop the pandemic
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