Spain set for second state of alarm as Catalonia sees daily record of 6,000 Covid cases
Night curfew will come into force on Sunday after Spanish cabinet grants emergency powers to regional governments
October 24, 2020 03:13 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Pro-independence predicted to win seats but not votes in upcoming election
Poll suggests ERC would overtake JxCat, but independence camp to fall short of 50% vote share target
October 23, 2020 01:01 PM
Spain rules out curfew for now after no consensus found among regional governments
Catalonia asks for legal mechanisms to restrict mobility when deemed necessary
October 22, 2020 09:18 PM
Far-right Vox isolated in Spanish Congress as all parties vote against censure motion
Motion of no confidence in Spanish president defeated by 298 votes to 52
October 22, 2020 05:40 PM
Catalonia headed for February 14 election as no presidential candidate put forward
Date set after parliamentary groups propose no replacement for ousted Quim Torra
October 21, 2020 11:58 AM
Trapero and former Catalan police leadership acquitted by Spain's National Court
The former Mossos chief and others were accused of aiding the 2017 independence push and faced charges of sedition
October 21, 2020 09:43 AM
Spain considering new state of alarm to impose curfew
Health minister to discuss move with regions and says restriction need not be state-wide
October 20, 2020 02:40 PM
Parliament bureau members during independence push get 20-month ban from office
Corominas, Simó, Guinó, and Barrufet convicted by Catalan High Court for disobedience for allowing MPs to vote on independence laws in 2017
October 19, 2020 01:34 PM
Catalonia calls for tax moratorium for companies affected by Covid-19 measures
Vice president Pere Aragonès considers it “essential” that businesses be given financial break in letter to Spanish president
October 17, 2020 12:06 PM
Madrid region under state of alarm due to Covid-19 surge
Disagreements between Spanish government and regional authorities as legal ruling led to Pedro Sánchez taking over
October 9, 2020 07:09 PM
Three former Catalan presidents 'victims of reprisal' call for international mediation
Artur Mas, Carles Puigdemont and Quim Torra "skeptical" of dialogue space with Spain on independence issue
October 9, 2020 02:10 PM
King calls for 'unity' amid protests against his presence in Barcelona
No Catalan government members at awards ceremony with Spanish president and monarch
October 9, 2020 12:58 PM
Protests and heavy police presence to greet Spanish monarch as he visits Barcelona
Human chain outside Estació de França station with the slogan "Catalonia has no king"
October 9, 2020 10:30 AM
Junqueras’ bid to regain EU Parliament seat after jail sentence dashed by court
Catalan leader was elected as MEP in 2019 but Spain’s Supreme Court rejected his parliamentary immunity
October 8, 2020 03:58 PM
EU parliament protesters unfurl banner that saw Catalan president banned from office
Catalan MEPs joined by deputies from Corsica, Ireland and Slovenia
October 7, 2020 07:37 PM
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