Focus: the on-going challenge of moving Franco’s remains
Although Franco died over four decades ago, in 1975, the task of trying to manage the legacy of the dictator who ruled Spain for 40 years...
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Poll predicts PSOE would increase gains in new election
Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) led by acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez would result as the clear winner in a new general election, a new poll...
Echoes of ‘wolf pack’ case in new gang rape trial
The trial against six men who have been accused of sexually assaulting a then 14-year-old girl in 2016 in Manresa, Catalonia, began on Tuesday, sparking a large protest...
Josep Borrell: from controversy to controversy, to EU’s top diplomat
European leaders have chosen Josep Borrell, Spain’s acting foreign minister, to replace Federica Mogherini as the European Union’s ‘High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security...
Thousands protest in Strasbourg about empty MEP seats
Thousands of Catalan independence supporters and sympathisers have taken part in an on-going protest in Strasbourg as the European Parliament held its opening session without three...
Investiture debate of Spanish PM set for 22 July
The debate and potential investiture of the acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, will take place on 22-23 July, when he will need to have...
Spain seeks to close Catalan delegations in Berlin, London, Geneva
The Spanish Government has taken Catalonia’s foreign offices in Berlin, London and Geneva to court alleging that they serve the interests of the ‘secessionist project’. Madrid...
Catalan leaders take battle for MEP seats to Luxembourg court
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will have its say after Spain excluded three Catalan leaders from the European Parliament, including former...
Junqueras’ immunity: Spanish court consults EU court
The Spanish Supreme Court is to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) about the extent of jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras‘ parliamentary immunity,...
EU high court admits appeal from Catalan MEPs-elect
Two exiled former Catalan officials who were elected MEPs in May’s EU election have lodged an appeal in the Court of Justice of the European...
