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...
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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...
Catalan Trial: Day 12 summary
After Guardia Civil colonel Diego Pérez de los Cobos completed his testimony (which began yesterday afternoon), Montserrat del Toro testified on the 12th day of the Catalan...
‘Fairy trap’ goes viral after Enric Millo’s testimony
It’s not often that a witness statement in the Supreme Court goes viral on the internet, but the declaration on Tuesday by the former Spanish...
Catalan Trial: Day 11 summary
Some pro-independence protests were peaceful, but ‘others were violent, with harassment, and objects thrown,’ Enric Millo, the Spanish government delegate in Catalonia during the 2017 political...
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....
Puigdemont pays surprise visit to EU Parliament
Former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, paid a surprise visit to the European Parliament on Monday afternoon, just a couple of weeks after the institution’s president,...
Catalan Trial: Day 10 summary
‘The force used was the minimum required,’ Spain’s former secretary of state for security said about the Spanish police operation to stop the 1 October...
Catalan Trial – week 4 starts
Week 4 and the 10th day of the Catalan independence trial has started with the testimonies of some former high-ranking Spanish officials expected. Catalan Trial: click...
UK welcomes Spain’s Brexit contingency measures
The UK has welcomed the Spanish government’s contingency plans to protect the rights of the British living in Spain in the event of a no-deal...
