Catalan delegate in US expresses concern over possible election ‘instability’
Isidre Sala says it’s “not positive” that Trump alleged election fraud, and a Biden win would benefit Catalan trade
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Business delegation aims to sell Catalonia in Japan
Ministers visit Tokyo and Yokohama to meet Nissan executives, boost trade and attract more Japanese tourists
Isidre Sala, new interim Catalan delegate in US
Public tender to be opened after former head of office Victòria Alsina resigned for personal reasons
Catalan government delegate in Germany sues Spain over spying allegations
Marie Kapretz alleges Spanish secret services "tracked her activities as a private citizen" during period of direct rule from Madrid
Catalan government will open offices in Mexico, Argentina and Tunisia
Catalonia will have a total of 11 delegations abroad
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
Spain to retaliate against Brussels delegation after deposed minister’s visit
Lluís Puig’s participation in Catalan delegation event sparks controversy
Westminster to create All-Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia
The British Parliament has registered an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to discuss the political situation in Catalonia. The initiative will be made official on the 14th of March in London and includes 20 MPs from the main British parties, from Conservatives to Labour, all the way up to the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Welsh Plaid Cymru. Indeed, SNP MP George Kerevan was one of the main promoters of the group. Kerevan repeatedly expressed in favour of Catalonia’s right to decide its political future and criticised the prosecution of the Parliament’s President, Carme Forcadell, for allowing a debate on Catalonia’s independence in the Catalan chamber. The group is due to meet at least twice per year and will be open for other MPs to join.
Catalonia opens new delegation in Lisbon
The Delegation of the Catalan Government in Portugal is already a reality. The new office located in Lisbon started working this Monday and aims to “increase the economic and cultural relationships” between Catalonia and Portugal, which are “historic and very fluent”. “Catalonia is willing to be, and has to be, a global actor” stated Catalan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raül Romeva and added that “the delegations are a tool for Catalonia to have its own voice in the world”. Romeva also emphasised the need for Catalonia to be “connected” to the world and insisted on the Catalan executive’s will to “keep the dialogue” with the Spanish Government. The journalist Ramon Font has been appointed as the Head of the Delegation in Lisbon, which now becomes the eighth office of the Catalan Government abroad.