Spain’s political deadlock continues
Spain’s political deadlock continues and, despite the nearing deadline to avoid repeating the 28 April general election, no clear signs of finding a way out...
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Ryanair confirms intention to end operations at Girona
Ryanair has confirmed the intention to close the airline’s base at Girona airport, after a meeting between the company’s top officials and the secretary of the...
Injuries reignite debate on bull-related events in Catalonia
The last bullfight in Catalonia took place on 25 September 2011, at La Monumental bullring in Barcelona. Yet 19 people were injured on Sunday in...
Catalan President to go on trial for ‘disobedience’
The Catalan president, Quim Torra, will go on trial for ‘disobedience’ on 25-26 September at the Spanish High Court in Catalonia (TSJC). The reason for the trial...
Josep Borrell: 52 French MPs ‘ignore the reality’ of Spain
The political conflict between Catalonia and Spain saw a spin-off in France this weekend, after 52 French MPs called on Madrid to end the ‘repression’...
Catalan government planning response to trial verdicts
With the Spanish Supreme Court expected to deliver the verdicts in the Catalan Trial in late September or early October, the current Catalan coalition government...
Open Arms granted permission to set sail from Italy
On Thursday, an Italian judge granted the migrant sea rescue NGO Open Arms permission to set sail from the Italian port it is currently docked...
Vueling cancel 92 flights as Iberia ground staff maintain strike at Barcelona
Iberia ground staff at Barcelona airport have confirmed that they will be on strike this Friday 30 August and Saturday 31 August, as originally planned – yet shortly after...
Police operation against pickpocketing sees 17 arrests
In an operation to counter theft on the metro in Barcelona organised by the Spanish National Police and the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra), 17...
Tweet over ‘Spain’s crucial role’ in 1944 liberation of Paris sparks controversy
A tweet from the Spanish government’s Ministry of Justice regarding Spain’s ‘crucial role’ in liberating Paris from the Nazis in 1944 caused a controversy on...
