Spanish judge takes deposed leadership of Catalan police to court
The sedition and criminal organization indictments also include a Home Affairs official and refer to referendum episode
May 23, 2018 01:11 PM
Politics
Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Spanish Socialist leader ramps up criticism of Catalan president
PSOE head Pedro Sánchez again calls Torra a ‘racist’ while Catalan party wing takes softer tone
May 23, 2018 01:03 PM
Catalan government on hold as president studies legal action against Madrid
Spanish government blocks reinstatement of ministers in jail and abroad
May 23, 2018 12:47 PM
New Catalan government still up in the air
Spanish executive opposes appointing ministers from previous cabinet who are in jail or abroad
May 22, 2018 05:06 PM
Spain’s Constitutional Court denies jailed MPs freedom
Oriol Junqueras and Jordi Sànchez asked to be released while court decides on their case
May 22, 2018 04:16 PM
German court turns down prison request for Puigdemont
Schleswig-Holstein court still sees no reason to extradite him for rebellion despite new information sent by Spain
May 22, 2018 03:24 PM
Ciutadans to challenge Catalan president’s inauguration in court
Unionist party aims to suspend the appointment of Quim Torra
May 22, 2018 01:48 PM
Parliament speaker says keeping direct rule “illegally” is “unconceivable”
Roger Torrent visits pro-independence officials in three Madrid prisons
May 22, 2018 12:23 PM
Rajoy demands ‘viable’ Catalan government
The Spanish president expressed he wants an executive capable of “serious” dialogue to recover “institutional normality”
May 21, 2018 02:42 PM
Torra to send letter to European leaders requesting help in solving crisis
In an interview, the new Catalan president insisted on the legitimacy of nominations for ministers
May 20, 2018 02:06 PM
‘No grounds’ to challenge nominated ministers, argues head of PSC
Appointing officials in prison or abroad is “not illegal” but it is “a big mistake,” says Miquel Iceta
May 20, 2018 01:18 PM
Spain won’t lift Article 155
The decision was made by Spanish president Mariano Rajoy in meeting with PSOE and Cs party following Quim Torra’s minister nominations
May 20, 2018 12:29 PM
Nominated ministers are ‘provocation,’ warns Spain
Deposed Catalan president celebrated news, as did pro-independence parties and proposed officials
May 19, 2018 08:05 PM
Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials
The nominees for the new executive include incarcerated officials Josep Rull and Jordi Turull as well as deposed ministers abroad Toni Comín and Lluís Puig
May 19, 2018 03:05 PM
If Spain ‘censures’ reinstatement of officials it will be acting like ‘dictatorship,’ says deposed minister
Lluís Puig, minister of culture deposed by the Spanish government, criticizes that “Spain is lecturing” Belgium and Germany over European arrest warrants and the judicial system
May 19, 2018 12:03 PM
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