Torra urges Spain to follow UK example and allow referendum
Ahead of meeting with Scottish First Minister next week, President highlights "peaceful and democratic agreement" between London and Edinburgh on independence vote
July 5, 2018 05:44 PM
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Spain grants Dukedom of Franco to dictator's granddaughter
New Spanish government considers modifying law to cancel title granted by People's Party executive just before being ousted
July 5, 2018 01:39 PM
Pro-independence parties reject new threshold for EU parliament election
Regulation obliges member states to set a minimum of 2% to 5% of votes for a candidacy to get a seat in the chamber
July 5, 2018 11:40 AM
President and speaker visit jailed leaders
Pro-independence supporters gather outside Catalan prisons calling for their release
July 4, 2018 08:57 PM
Prisoner transfer hands ‘moral victories’ to pro-independence camp, says PP
Unionists warn Spanish executive not to look for allies among parties in favor of secession
July 4, 2018 06:52 PM
Spanish Foreign Affairs minister urges all ambassadors to stand up to Catalans 'lies'
Josep Borrell says diplomats should intervene when Catalan government officials "furiously attack" Spain's image abroad
July 4, 2018 06:23 PM
Jailed leaders being transferred to Catalan prisons
Six cabinet members arrive in centers of central and northern Catalonia
July 4, 2018 04:32 PM
Catalan President and Scottish First Minister to meet on July 11
Quim Torra and Nicola Sturgeon will hold talks at Bute House in Edinburgh
July 4, 2018 03:35 PM
'We won't give up until you're home,' says Catalan president to jailed leaders
Quim Torra and parliament speaker Roger Torrent denounce months of incarceration 700km far from home as "shame for all democrats in Europe"
July 4, 2018 02:06 PM
'Transferring us closer to home is not a gesture, it's a right'
Jailed former minister Jordi Turull speaks to Catalan News about his time in prison and the opportunities for dialogue between the new Catalan and Spanish governments
July 4, 2018 12:34 PM
Puigdemont turns down offer to lead PDeCAT party
Former Catalan president to focus on his legal defense instead
July 3, 2018 12:39 PM
'Democracy in crisis in Spain,' says former Finnish MP on Catalan issue
"What is happening in Catalonia is a huge issue for the whole European Union," says Mikko Kärnä in interview with Catalan News
July 2, 2018 08:23 PM
Unilateral independence bid debate revives
Ruling Socialists stress respect for the law as Esquerra keeps open option of seeking Republic without agreement
July 2, 2018 07:33 PM
Foreign minister says EU not recognizing delegate in Brussels would be ‘absurd’
"There will never be any problem to speak with whoever," says Meritxell Serret, head of the office who is in Belgium seeking refuge while being prosecuted in Spain
July 2, 2018 03:20 PM
Puigdemont requests prerogatives as former president
Catalan government considering how to provide the entitlements given that Quim Torra's predecessor is in exile
July 2, 2018 12:13 PM
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