Spanish election campaign: ‘political police’, Catalonia & far-right
The campaigns for the 28 April Spanish general election kicked off on Friday morning with several events being held by political groups on Thursday night,
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Spain gears up for protests on International Women’s Day
Feminists across Spain are gearing up again for International Women’s Day on 8 March, after a feminist strike last year spawned an unprecedented wave of
EU event: Catalan trial is ‘thanks’ to far-right Vox
It is ‘thanks’ to Vox that 12 Catalan independence leaders are on trial in Spain’s Supreme Court, the secretary-general of the far-right party, Javier Ortega
Leader of Vox in Lleida arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse
A leader of the far-right Vox party in Lleida in Catalonia has been arrested for suspected sexual crimes, believed to have been committed against disabled
Spain, Britain sign Gibraltar tax deal
Spain and Britain have signed a fiscal treaty on Gibraltar as Brexit nears to fight tax fraud and money laundering via the British overseas territory.
Catalan Trial: Day 9 summary
Basque leader Iñigo Urkullu revealed his mediation efforts in the Catalan crisis during his testimony on the 9th day of the trial of the 12
Catalan Trial: Day 8 summary
Witnesses began giving testimony today, on the 8th day of the trial of Catalan independence leaders in Spain’s Supreme Court, including Spain’s former prime minister,
Mariano Rajoy to testify on 26 Feb in Catalan trial
Spain’s former prime minister Mariano Rajoy, who was in power when Catalonia’s executive tried to secede in 2017, will testify in the high-profile trial of
Hundreds of thousands march against Catalan trial
Over 200,000 people marched through Barcelona today against the high-profile trial of Catalan independence leaders that started this week, according to Barcelona’s Guàrdia Urbana police.
EU cancels Puigdemont event citing ‘security threats’
The European Parliament has cancelled an event that was to be attended by former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, as well as the current president, Quim Torra,