Brussels urges Spain to open internal EU borders on June 15
Madrid government plans to loosen mobility restrictions with neighboring countries on July 1
June 11, 2020 01:58 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Supreme Court to hold hearing on Catalan president’s disqualification on September 17
Quim Torra was barred from office by highest Catalan magistrates, but is pending an appeal that could see him ousted from his position
June 11, 2020 11:19 AM
Face masks to be compulsory beyond state of alarm
Safety distances and cleaning of public spaces also obligatory after June 21, but mobility restrictions within Spain to be lifted
June 9, 2020 03:28 PM
Supreme Court prosecutor to investigate former King of Spain
Father of current monarch allegedly received commissions from Saudi Arabia to build a high-speed train link to the city of Mecca
June 8, 2020 03:29 PM
10-year prison sentence for sedition requested for former police chief
Prosecutor open to alternative conviction not entailing jail time for Trapero and other police officials during 2017 referendum
June 8, 2020 12:22 PM
Torra accuses Spain of ‘suffocating’ Catalan finances in regional Covid-19 fund
Madrid defends "unprecedented" €16bn transfer plan to Spanish regions
June 7, 2020 07:23 PM
Foreign affairs minister to face trial for disobedience during 2017 referendum
Bernat Solé could be barred from public office for actions during his former role as mayor
June 5, 2020 03:02 PM
Barcelona and Lleida to progress to de-escalation Phase 2 on June 8
The Tarragona, Ebre river and western Pyrenees regions advance to last lockdown easing stage before “new normality”
June 5, 2020 01:55 PM
Spain ‘ignored’ UN call to release jailed politicians for a year: pro-independence groups
United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stated that detentions were “against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”
June 5, 2020 11:44 AM
Catalonia officially asks that Barcelona and Lleida move to lockdown easing Phase 2
Tarragona, Ebre region and western Pyrenees requested to begin final step of de-escalation on June 8
June 4, 2020 03:58 PM
Spanish government corrects its minister and says tourists will not be allowed until July 1
Reyes Maroto said hours earlier that land border controls would be lifted on June 22
June 4, 2020 02:58 PM
Land border controls in Spain to be lifted on June 22
International tourism could restart from same day, coinciding with end of the state of alarm
June 4, 2020 01:55 PM
Spain’s state of alarm extended one last time until June 21
Congress greenlights plan by president Pedro Sánchez to prolong emergency lockdown measures
June 3, 2020 07:17 PM
Mobility restrictions in Spain will be lifted on June 21
Catalan government will be in charge during lockdown easing Phase 3 and will be able to decide when “new normality” begins
June 3, 2020 11:34 AM
Deposition of police chief in charge of referendum crackdown embitters Spanish politics
Minister sacked Guardia Civil leaders after police report linking Covid-19 spread to government permitting Women's Day rally
June 2, 2020 03:14 PM
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