‘EU is not living up to what defenders of human rights expect of it,’ says MEP at UN
Two side events on the Catalan issue are held at the international organisation's headquarters in Geneva
March 20, 2018 06:45 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Moves to pick up a new president speed up
Parliament speaker to make statement on Wednesday as jailed nominated candidate tells judge of decision to step down
March 20, 2018 03:04 PM
Spanish prosecutor requests seizing passports of Catalan leaders abroad
Spain's Supreme Court to decide whether to confiscate travel documents for six pro-independence officials, including deposed president Carles Puigdemont
March 20, 2018 02:30 PM
Spanish government ‘uncomfortable’ with Puigdemont’s trips
Foreign minister admits deposed president traveling around Europe “worries” the executive in Madrid
March 19, 2018 07:17 PM
Former MP in Geneva justifies choosing “path of exile”
Independence leader Anna Gabriel says she will fight human rights violations from refuge in Switzerland
March 19, 2018 06:51 PM
Main unionist party calls on speaker to ‘stop paying attention to fugitives’
Pro-independence Esquerra says “important things” might happen on Tuesday
March 19, 2018 03:11 PM
Puigdemont to travel to Finland on Thursday
The Catalan president will spend two days in country
March 19, 2018 02:36 PM
Catalan presidency conundrum comes down to a judge – again
Pro-independence parties might announce new candidate for the post in coming days should Spain’s courts block two nominated MPs
March 19, 2018 11:46 AM
Nearly 1,000 people attend debate with Puigdemont in Geneva
Catalan deposed leader claims that Swiss mediation between Catalonia and Spain would be a "privilege"
March 18, 2018 10:51 PM
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
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
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