Sandro Rosell not guilty – after 21 months in pre-trial jail
The former FC Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, has been found not guilty in a money laundering case – for which he had spent 21 months in
April 2019
Catalan Trial: Day 34 summary
On day 34 of the Catalan trial of pro-independence leaders – now entering its 11th week – former Catalan government officials testified in Spain’s Supreme Court.
Clash over Catalonia in election TV debate
The Catalonia crisis and independence was at the centre of the Spanish election’s first televised debate, on the public TVE channel on Monday evening. No Catalan
More English enters the Spanish Dictionary
The latest official update to the Real Academia Española‘s Diccionario de la Lengua Española (Dictionary of the Spanish Language), now in its 23rd edition, includes 62
La Liga round-up: Barça within 2 wins of the title
Barça could win La Liga this week after a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad on Saturday put them within reach of their 8th league triumph
Andalusian village ‘executes’ figure of Carles Puigdemont
Citizens in Coripe, a tiny village in Andalusia, ‘executed’ an effigy of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Sunday, as part of their Easter parade
Catalan issue continues to set General Election agenda
With two TV election debates on Monday and Tuesday this week, Catalonia continues to be a major issue for all parties running in the Spanish general election,
‘Present Dangers, Future Risks’: a panel discussion in Madrid
The risk to global civilisation is as high today as it has ever been in the face of threats of nuclear weapons and climate change,
7m roses expected to be sold on Sant Jordi’s Day
One of Catalonia’s most important dates of the year, 23 April, is the day it celebrates its patron, Sant Jordi (Saint George), and it does
Political tension ahead of TV electoral debates
The president of Spain’s People’s Party (PP), Pablo Casado, has said that the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, ‘is only right when he amends’ previous decisions,
