EU Court of Justice rules Oriol Junqueras has immunity
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg has ruled that the jailed former Catalan vice-president Oriol Junqueras has immunity after being elected as...
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Pedro Sánchez finally speaks to Quim Torra again – by telephone
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has finally spoken again to Catalan president Quim Torra – the first time since the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine...
Carles Puigdemont extradition hearing postponed due to upcoming EU court ruling
The extradition hearing of the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two of his former ministers, Toni Comín and Lluís Puig, who are all resident in...
Pedro Sánchez starts discussions with other party heads
Acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, started discussions with other party leaders on Monday, starting with Pablo Casado of the People’s Party (PP), followed by...
‘Important opportunity lost’ as climate conference concludes in Madrid
The UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP25, concluded in Madrid on Sunday, yet the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it a ‘lost opportunity’. ‘I am...
Boris Johnson secures biggest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher
Boris Johnson has secured the biggest Conservative Party majority in a General Election since Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, after Britain went to the polls...
Clara Ponsatí’s lawyers seek to summon Sánchez and Rajoy to Edinburgh court
The defence team for Clara Ponsatí, the former Catalan education minister now living in Scotland and fighting extradition to Spain for her role in the 2017 Catalan...
Pedro Sánchez asked by Felipe VI to form government – but can he?
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the Socialists (PSOE) party, has been given the go ahead to form a new government by King...
Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of ‘clever accounting and creative PR’
The Swedish teenager activist, Greta Thunberg, speaking at the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, has accused world leaders and CEOs of using ‘clever accounting and creative...
Jailed Catalan leaders can apply for privileges only after serving quarter of sentences
A provisional decision was made on Wednesday to categorise the nine jailed Catalan leaders as ‘Medium’ inmates, meaning the prisoners will be able to apply for certain privileges...
