Spanish court to query EU on Junqueras' parliamentary immunity
Spain's high court to ask whether Oriol Junqueras should be allowed out of prison to take up seat as MEP
July 1, 2019 06:15 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Catalan Parliament holds all-women session
Women's Parliament seeks to strengthen ties between women’s groups and politicians
July 1, 2019 05:51 PM
Women still struggle for gender equality in Catalan politics
Monday's parliamentary initiative shows that female representation in public institutions is growing, but full parity is some way off
July 1, 2019 02:05 PM
Catalan Parliament to hold all-women session
Initiative seeks to strengthen ties between women’s groups and female MPs and to promote their presence in politics
July 1, 2019 01:15 PM
Fewer than one in four mayors in Catalonia are women
The number of women mayors increased by 27.33% since 2015
July 1, 2019 12:13 PM
Exiled Catalan MEPs-elect ask EU high court to let them take up their seats
Unable to attend EU parliament, Puigdemont and Comín file suit in the EU Court of Justice, with decision "soon" expected
July 1, 2019 11:20 AM
Will jailed and exiled Catalan MEPs ever get to sit in EU chamber?
With inaugural session in Strasbourg approaching, issue of pro-independence officials prevented from taking seats moves closer to European courts
June 30, 2019 01:10 PM
Far-right Vox says Boris Johnson ‘would do a good job’ as British prime minister
Spanish party ‘very much agrees’ with Conservative leadership frontrunner
June 30, 2019 11:56 AM
Foreign minister commits to 'avoiding the involution of the State' with a Spanish government that 'doesn't make matters worse'
The Foreign Minister denies there’s a “crisis” in the Catalan government in an interview with the Catalan News Agency
June 29, 2019 12:43 PM
Six thousand expected to travel to Strasbourg for European Parliament protest
Council for the Republic says two charter planes will be travelling to the French city
June 29, 2019 11:43 AM
European Parliament president ‘not in a position’ to treat Catalan leaders as future MEPs
Seat of jailed Oriol Junqueras will be left vacant by his European group
June 28, 2019 03:22 PM
Jailed leaders urge Puigdemont’s party to help Sánchez retain Spain’s government
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull, and Josep Rull urge JxCat leadership to abstain in Socialist leader’s bid for reelection
June 27, 2019 09:00 PM
Spanish government to challenge opening of new Catalan offices abroad
Spain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Borrell: delegations are "clearly harmful" to country’s interests
June 27, 2019 08:32 PM
Spain's leftwing parties locked in a game of 'chicken'
Socialists have raised the stakes by threatening Podemos with new elections if they block Pedro Sánchez's bid to remain president
June 27, 2019 05:39 PM
A History of Catalonia’s LGBT Movement
Dictatorship delayed the revolution but the Catalan community has caught up
June 27, 2019 01:11 PM
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