41 MEPs call on newly-elected EU Commission to 'mediate' in Catalan crisis
Representatives of 4 groups urge Ursula von der Leyen to "ensure that human and fundamental rights are protected in Spain"
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Barcelona's mediation service has resolved 238 tourist apartment conflicts in 2019
City council says results are "very satisfactory" while saving on official inspections and police involvement
Airport security staff expect 'minimum proposal' from company at mediation meeting
Workers' representative says "everything is against" employees threatening indefinite strike at Barcelona airport on Friday
Catalan government proposes independent mediation committee to Spain
Vice president Aragonès says Madrid "took note" of idea without accepting or rejecting it
MEPs ask Pope Francis to mediate in Catalan crisis
Members of EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform request meeting with Catholic church leader
Government working for international 'mediation,' says foreign minister
Ernest Maragall claims if prosecuted leaders are found guilty, protests need to "step up"
Germany ‘should’ promote mediation in Catalonia, says Bundestag Human Rights committee chair
Gyde Jensen urges Merkel to have a leading role in bringing both sides to the negotiation table
Puigdemont meets with Jimmy Carter to talk about Catalonia’s pro-independence process
Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, traveled to Atlanta on Thursday to meet former US President and Nobel Peace Laureate, Jimmy Carter. During the meeting, Puigdemont explained the current political situation in Catalonia and the pro-independence aspirations, a topic which “raises interest” beyond Catalonia’s borders, said the Catalan President in an interview with TV3 earlier this morning. Puigdemont’s trip was not on his official agenda and was carried out with utmost discretion in order to possible interference from the Spanish government. On Thursday, Puigdemont attended the ambassadors’ meeting at the Carter Center.
Government evades Spanish Court suspension and passes anti-eviction law
The Catalan bill oriented toward avoiding evictions and facilitating mediation when the families involved are at social risk has been modified in order to dodge the Spanish Constitutional Court (TC) suspension. The Catalan Government passed a new draft this Tuesday which aims to put to use the stockpile of empty apartments and guarantee the relocation of those families who can’t pay the rent. “The present text is legally impeccable” stated Catalan Minister for Public Administration and Housing, Meritxell Borràs. However, she admitted that the “Spanish Government is likely to put a spoke in our wheels”. The Government aims for the Parliament to pass the draft immediately, so that it can come into force this October.