Spain secures budget deal as Catalan party ERC confirms ‘yes’ vote
Pending congressional approval, new spending plan allocates €2.3 billion to Catalonia
November 25, 2020 03:21 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
ERC announces preliminary agreement to back Spain's 2021 budget
Pro-independence party says aim is to secure "maximum number of tools" for Catalan government
November 24, 2020 05:18 PM
Veto on mention of pro-independence jailed leaders in EU fundamental rights report denounced
Rapporteur accuses large European parliament groups of "expunging" her opinion on the 10 year prison sentences
November 24, 2020 01:20 PM
ERC walks away from government Covid meeting calling for end to leaks
Party calls for a ‘loyalty pact’ from governing partners JxCat, affirming it’s about ‘saving lives’ and not ‘generating more confusion’
November 18, 2020 02:16 PM
Puigdemont’s defense ‘very calm’ as European parliament debates on his immunity
Spain has repeatedly tried to get former Catalan president and other exiled pro-independence politicians extradited
November 16, 2020 11:35 AM
'Everyone could have done a better job, including myself,' says reinstated police chief Trapero
Interior minister augurs "new era in which police will act as police"
November 13, 2020 05:02 PM
Spain to reform sedition crime law before 2021, which could reduce Catalan leaders’ prison terms
Pro-independence leaders were sentenced to 9-13 years in jail
November 13, 2020 11:32 AM
Trapero reinstated as Catalan police chief following acquittal in sedition trial
Former head of Mossos d’Esquadra regains post after Spanish court concludes he did not aid 2017 independence bid
November 12, 2020 06:00 PM
Puigdemont to run in Catalan election but not as frontrunner
Minister Damià Calvet and MP in Congress Laura Borràs among bidders for Junts per Catalunya's presidential candidate in internal vote
November 11, 2020 08:57 PM
Debate on Puigdemont's immunity as MEP to begin next Monday
Spain hopes process will lead to extradition of former Catalan president and MEPs Comín and Ponsatí
November 10, 2020 06:18 PM
What will Catalonia's election on February 14 look like?
Civil Protection has approved measures to make voting as Covid-safe as possible using pavilions
November 10, 2020 05:42 PM
We asked Americans living in Catalonia for their thoughts on the election. Here’s what they said.
Overwhelmingly pro-Biden, some US migrants in Catalonia follow the counting with a mix of fear, rage, and hope
November 4, 2020 08:15 PM
Catalan delegate in US expresses concern over possible election ‘instability’
Isidre Sala says it’s “not positive” that Trump alleged election fraud, and a Biden win would benefit Catalan trade
November 4, 2020 01:07 PM
Spain's former king also investigated for alleged use of illicit credit cards
Juan Carlos already faces procedures in Spain and Switzerland for possible irregular commissions received for railway public contract in Saudi Arabia
November 3, 2020 02:40 PM
Catalan court greenlights penitentiary low category for female jailed leaders
Dolors Bassa and Carme Forcadell allowed to continue sleeping at home at the weekend and to work or volunteer outside prison
November 3, 2020 12:19 PM
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