Catalan-speaking territories come together to defend language in audiovisual sector
Growing concerns over lack of quotas for minority tongues in law regulating streaming platforms such as Netflix
October 22, 2021 02:55 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Decree aims to stop oligopolies from managing new renewable energy plants
Environmentalists believe government's amendments are not ambitious enough
October 21, 2021 08:58 PM
Deal struck to oust conservative mayor after Pandora Paper revelations
Badalona’s Xavier Garcia Albiol will be replaced by Socialist Rubén Guijarro after a motion of no confidence
October 21, 2021 09:44 AM
Further friction among ruling Catalan parties over dialogue table with Spain
President urges JxCat to attend talks, who respond by calling for the removal of "veto"
October 20, 2021 02:45 PM
Corbyn: Johnson 'not likely' to act like Spain in Catalonia to stop Scottish independence push
Former UK Labour leader says way schools teach history "has to change" to avoid racism and thinks historians will not be "kind" to anti-refugees politicians
October 17, 2021 01:12 PM
Pro-independence parties to act as guarantors for officials to avoid seizure of assets
Accused individuals for illicit foreign action in 2010s face €5.4m provisional fine
October 16, 2021 09:52 AM
Condolences offered as British MP dies after being stabbed at constituency meeting
David Amess was a member of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia in the House of Commons
October 15, 2021 09:11 PM
'Our institutions continue to be attacked': President's execution at hands of Franco remembered
Parties say 'repression' continues 81 years after Lluís Companys’ murder as officials' assets to be seized
October 15, 2021 12:58 PM
Court of Auditors to seize assets of former officials accused of illicit foreign action
Accounting body rejects Catalan Public Finance Institute's €5.4 m guarantee for ex-government members
October 14, 2021 07:43 PM
Spanish 2022 budget allocates 17.2% of funds to Catalonia, below GDP share
Long-standing fiscal deficit complaint of pro-independence parties set to continue, despite more money granted than in 2021
October 14, 2021 03:54 PM
Court of Auditors rejects Catalan government guarantee for former officials' foreign action fine
Catalan Public Finance Institute put up €5.4 m to prevent 29 individuals from facing penalty
October 14, 2021 12:58 PM
Top Spanish judicial officials to continue in post despite expired mandate after lack of deal
Socialists and conservatives reach agreement on renewing leadership of several institutions but not courts' governing body
October 14, 2021 12:21 PM
Debate over Spain's National Day military parade spending and colonial legacy
Far-right Vox want October 12 holiday commemorating Columbus' arrival in America marked in Catalan parliament
October 11, 2021 07:10 PM
European Parliament to deny provisionally returning immunity to Puigdemont
EU court will decide whether or not to grant privileges again in order to avoid detentions
October 11, 2021 11:02 AM
Spain's repeated failures to extradite independence leaders since 2017: a timeline
Intense four years of arrests, imprisonments, and legal tangles but none of the officials who went into exile have been handed over
October 10, 2021 10:53 AM
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