President goes to US to give talk at Martin Luther King Institute
Quim Torra will also meet business leaders, while ERC party holds meeting in Geneva with exiled secretary general
January 11, 2019 12:28 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Local judge allowed former minister to leave prison to visit his child in hospital
Manresa court gave permission for Josep Rull to spend time with his son on Saturday after the boy hit his head while visiting his father
January 11, 2019 11:33 AM
MEP Urtasun among candidates to head CatECP in EU elections
The current ICV member urged “working together” and “feminism” to combat the far-right rise
January 10, 2019 09:26 PM
PP and Ciutadans deal with far-right support sparks political outrage
Catalan president links it with "fascist outbreaks," Barcelona mayor calls it "agreement of shame," while Ciutadans says Vox is not its "partner"
January 10, 2019 03:23 PM
Supreme Court asks for jailed leaders be transferred to Madrid last week of January
Trial against them will be held in Spanish capital; judges' decision a sign that hearings will kick off soon
January 10, 2019 01:02 PM
30 MEPs ask to meet with Spanish president in Strasbourg
EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform calls for meeting with Pedro Sánchez during his upcoming visit to EU Parliament, while European representatives visit jailed leaders
January 10, 2019 12:21 PM
PP and Ciutadans will govern Andalusia with far right support
After campaign against Catalonia's independence movement, conservative parties ally to end 40 years of Socialist rule in Spain's southern region
January 9, 2019 07:28 PM
Parliament speaker says any attempt to invest Puigdemont 'must be effective and tangible'
Roger Torrent thinks new elections might not be necessary after trial of independence leaders ends
January 9, 2019 12:02 PM
Judiciary has 'full legitimacy,' says Spanish king ahead of independence trial
Felipe VI warns that Constitution "protects but at the same time limits" political power
January 8, 2019 05:07 PM
Catalan government makes first step to recover suspended laws
Spanish Constitutional Court temporarily canceled legislation on gender equality, climate change, cannabis consumers associations and social protection
January 8, 2019 02:13 PM
Candidate Manuel Valls attacks literature award winner over 'political prisoners'
Barcelona mayor calls former French prime minister’s attitude "histrionic and out of place"
January 7, 2019 02:02 PM
Jailed leaders to defend 'legitimacy' of referendum in trial
Former vice president says he expects he will "probably" be sentenced to prison, but that won't make him give up on independence
January 7, 2019 11:44 AM
Deposed exiled minister speaks at Perpignan event
Lluís Puig participated in an act presenting the Council for the Republic entity, in the town in so-called Northern Catalonia
January 6, 2019 02:45 PM
‘Democratic indignation’ at referendum trial’s potential guilty verdict, says Torrent
The parliament speaker also rejected a theoretical swearing in of Carles Puigdemont as president: “nothing has changed”
January 5, 2019 05:29 PM
PP tweets ‘mistake’ video where child asks for Sánchez’s death
The supposedly humorous video was quickly taken down and replaced with an apology
January 5, 2019 04:28 PM
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