Spain, Portugal to take in most of Aquarius migrants
Spain and Portugal on Tuesday offered to take in most of the 141 migrants on board the Aquarius after it was given permission to dock...
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Catalan government offers safe harbour to rescue ship
The Catalan president Quim Torra has offered a safe harbour to the Aquarius, a rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean with 141 migrants on board....
Focus on Ripoll: a year after Barcelona terrorist attacks
Suspicion, incomprehension and a thick silence reign in the mountainous town of Ripoll a year after jihadist attacks in Catalonia. The town in northeastern Spain...
Pro-independence groups to avoid remembrance event over king’s presence
Pro-independence groups in Catalonia have announced that they will not attend the remembrance ceremony to be held in Barcelona on Friday, one year after the...
Ciutadans file criminal charges against Catalan parliament speaker
Ciutadans (Cs), the main unionist party in Catalonia, is filing criminal charges against the parliament speaker Roger Torrent and members of the chamber’s bureau who...
No evidence Barcelona attackers had international links: police
Spanish investigators have not found any signs that the Islamist cell which is suspected of carrying out last year’s jihadist attacks in Barcelona and a...
Terrorist mastermind received 4 police visits in jail
Abdelbaki Es Satty, the Ripoll imam and mastermind behind the Barcelona and Cambrils terrorist attacks, received four police visits while he was serving a prison...
King’s attendance at remembrance sparks controversy
In the aftermath of the Barcelona terror attack last August, a demonstration called to illustrate the city’s determination to overcome fear and hatred turned controversial...
Heatwave relents but warning remains in place
For anybody who was in Catalonia over the weekend, they might have noticed how hot it is. Although the worst has passed, a heatwave warning...
‘Buon viaggio’: Salvini mocks Catalan rescue ship
Italy has rejected offering a safe harbor to Proactiva Open Arms’ ships after the Catalan NGO rescued 87 people from drowning in the Mediterranean. “Open...
