Spanish police to prevent Puigdemont entering Catalonia ‘even inside the trunk of a car’
Home Affairs minister says a police operation is being prepared to prevent a surprise arrival of the Catalan president
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King of Spain calls new Catalan MPs to avoid “confrontation and exclusion”
Felipe fails to refer to the incarcerated leaders and the need of dialogue between Catalonia and Spain expressed by Puigdemont
Barcelona City Council approves measure to deny permits for far-right protests
The Catalan People’s Party and Ciutadans voted against proposal, while Barcelona in Common, ERC, PSC, CUP, the Democratic Group, and an independent voted in favour
Aragon judge orders return of disputed artworks from Catalan museum
With Catalonia under direct rule it falls to Spanish culture minister to decide whether to return 44 art treasures taken from Sigena monastery
2 million foreign tourists visited Catalonia in September
Total of visitors from abroad increased by 8% in first 9 months of 2017
Seat under pressure from Spain to leave Catalonia
Despite "politcal and monarchical pressure" to move the company's headquarters, the current political situation is not affecting production or sales
65,000 defend Spain's unity in Barcelona
Protesters refuse dialogue with the Catalan executive on independence, some demanding prison sentences for "rebellion and sedition" against indy leaders
Hundreds of thousands march in Barcelona against Catalan independence
The demonstrators support Spanish unity and include representation from various political parties
Spanish king takes on the Catalan government and makes no call for dialogue
Felipe says that authorities in Catalonia are “fracturing” society, but makes no comment on the police violence
Puigdemont condemns Spain's “unjustified, irrational and irresponsible” use of violence to stop referendum
Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau urges Spanish president Mariano Rajoy to resign
Spain’s Attorney General says he would consider arresting Catalan president
Pro-independence politicians are seeking a “disproportionate response from the state, which would benefit them,” José Manuel Maza warns
Referendum campaign unsettles authorities and opposition parties
Attorney general denies legality of vote and Spanish executive calls Catalan offer of talks “sarcastic”, while government accused of lacking credibility
EU-Commission urged to collect evidence of human rights violations at Spanish immigration detention centers
The Catalan MEPs Jordi Solé and Josep-Maria Terricabras invite the Commissioner for Interior and Immigration to visit the CIEs in person
Puigdemont vows to push ahead with referendum despite new warning from court
The Spanish Constitutional Court officially notified the Catalan Government about the suspension of the referendum allocations in the 2017 budget on Tuesday. The Court warned the Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and all the members of his government about the criminal consequences of disobeying the suspension. “We will keep going,” responded Puigdemont in a tweet, which included a picture of the five Court notifications that he has received so far against the plans for a referendum. The Catalan Government spokeswoman, Neus Munté, confirmed that the executive will appeal the suspension on the grounds that the organization of “electoral and participatory processes” is a competence “recognized” by the Catalan Statute, the organic law that defines the powers of the Catalan government.
Catalonia, the third most important destination for British investment in Spain
There has been a recent turn in British investment in Catalonia. While Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from the United Kingdom in the region was on a downward trend between 2013 and last June, the situation has reversed and Catalonia currently accounts for 4,4% of British FDI in Spain. Indeed, Catalonia is the third territory of Spain in terms of volume of British FDI. Ahead of Catalonia, stand only Madrid and the Basque Country, which received, respectively, €3,258 and €828 million from the UK between 2013 and last June. In the same period, Catalonia received a gross flow of €546 million, according to the Barometer on the Climate and Perspectives for British Investment in Spain and Catalonia, a report that analyses the evolution of direct investment from British companies in Spain.