Puigdemont to meet former CUP MP in Geneva
The Catalan leader and Anna Gabriel will tackle far left-wing party's role in the investiture on Monday
March 18, 2018 12:47 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Catalan independence cause lands in UN’s headquarters
Carles Puigdemont travels to Geneva amid attempts of Spanish prosecutor to arrest him
March 17, 2018 07:30 PM
Madrid removes Catalan high ranking official
The Spanish government dismisses the secretary of public information Antoni Molons a day after he was arrested for some hours
March 16, 2018 02:30 PM
Swearing jailed Sànchez in “possible,” says Esquerra
Catalonia has no president yet three months after the election
March 16, 2018 01:28 PM
Switzerland: no basis for extraditing Puigdemont without arrest order
Deposed Catalan president free to move around since Spain’s Supreme Court withdrew international arrest warrant
March 15, 2018 06:53 PM
Spanish prosecutor demands arrest of Puigdemont in Switzerland
The authority asks Rajoy’s government to work together with Interpol and the Swiss authorities to detain three pro-independence leaders
March 15, 2018 01:32 PM
Sànchez can still be president, insists pro-independence party
After Brussels meeting, Puigdemont’s Junts per Catalunya backs jailed candidate and rules out new election
March 14, 2018 07:24 PM
Puigdemont to travel to Geneva
The deposed Catalan president will take part in a debate over self-determination during a human rights film festival in the city
March 14, 2018 01:18 PM
Parliament considers legal action against Spain’s Supreme Court
Catalan parties explore ways to break the stalemate over the investiture and form a new government
March 13, 2018 06:34 PM
Prosecutor delays warrant request for independence leaders abroad
Judicial body prefers to wait until Catalan officials are prosecuted before considering demand for their extradition
March 12, 2018 07:18 PM
Catalan parties call for urgent end to political stalemate
With Jordi Sànchez’s bid to become president blocked by the courts, parliamentary groups stress the need for a swift solution
March 12, 2018 04:53 PM
Appointing a Catalan president: where are we now?
With the presidential candidate in pre-trial prison, the parliamentary debate to swear him in is delayed amid judicial muddle
March 12, 2018 12:15 PM
Jailed candidate for president appeals blocking of appointment
Spanish court denied Catalan pro-independence leader Jordi Sànchez permission to attend session to swear him in as head of government
March 12, 2018 11:50 AM
Puigdemont: 'What was the election for?'
The Catalan leader accuses Spain's judge of "having more power than two million Catalans" after having prevented jailed MP from being sworn in
March 11, 2018 11:20 AM
Judge’s reasons to deny permission to jailed leader ‘grotesque’
Some 50 law professors accuse Spain’s Supreme Court of creating a “false story” to prevent incarcerated MP from being sworn in
March 10, 2018 06:06 PM
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