Focus: the EU elections and ‘the Catalan question’
‘It’s an internal affair.’ This has been one of the official answers over the past 18 months in Brussels when the EU institutions have been questioned...
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Poll suggests ‘No’ vote now surpasses ‘Yes’ for independence
The number of people in Catalonia who would vote ‘No’ to independence appears to have surpassed the ‘Yes’ vote for first time since the failed...
Rubalcaba, former Spanish deputy PM, dies
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, the former Spanish deputy prime minster, interior minister and key figure of the Socialist (PSOE) party, died on Friday in Madrid after suffering...
Catalan Trial: Day 42 summary
Day 42 of the Catalan Trial at Spain’s Supreme Court witnessed more testimonies from a number of Catalan citizens who voted on 1 October 2017....
Campaigns for local and EU elections kick off
The campaigns for Spain’s local elections have got underway, with voters able to cast their ballots to choose who governs in city and town halls across...
Miquel Iceta proposed as speaker of Spanish Senate
The Catalan Socialists’ (PSC) leader Miquel Iceta is poised to become the new speaker of the Spanish Senate upon Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s...
Catalan Trial: Day 41 summary
Day 41 of the Catalan Trial at the Supreme Court in Madrid again witnessed a number of Catalan voters relating their experiences of 1 October 2017,...
Jailed Catalans request release to be sworn in as MPs
The lawyers of five Catalan politicians currently still in custody whilst on trial for the 2017 independence bid, have asked the Supreme Court to allow...
Rivera offers Sánchez support for direct rule on Catalonia
As Spain’s acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has begun talks with other political parties in search of potential alliances that will allow his Socialist Party...
Catalan Trial: Day 40 summary
Day 40 of the Catalan Trial saw citizens and voters in the October 2017 referendum giving testimonies at Madrid’s Supreme Court. They were called to...
