Supreme Court authorises exhumation of dictator Franco
Note: this report was published on 24 September. The exhumation finally took place on 24 October. ALSO READ: Franco removed but ‘Francoism still very present’...
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Challenge to verdict ‘inevitable’ if before EU court decision on immunity
Andreu Van den Eynde, the lawyer for jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras, has warned that a challenge shall be inevitable should the Spanish Supreme Court...
Strong reactions from politicians following arrest of nine activists
The arrest of nine Catalan pro-independence activists being accused of ‘terrorism’ has provoked outrage among the parties in favour of a self-determination referendum. The Catalan president,...
Thomas Cook collapse sparks UK’s biggest repatriation since World War II
With the British travel group Thomas Cook declaring bankruptcy on Monday after failing to reach a last-ditch rescue deal, it has triggered the UK’s biggest repatriation...
Nine pro-independence activists arrested
Nine Catalan pro-independence activists were arrested on Monday morning by Spain’s Guardia Civil. The detainees are accused of plotting violent acts and are accused of...
Court orders provisional removal of banner calling for release of Catalan jailed leaders
The Spanish High Court in Catalonia (TSJC) has ordered the Catalan president Quim Torra to provisionally remove a banner on the front of the government...
Focus: Spain is trapped in political instability. The main reason? Catalonia
As Spain braces itself for its fourth general election in just as many years, one has to look at Catalonia and the Catalan independence movement...
Spain will not investigate alleged links between terrorist head and secret services
Spain’s National Court has declined to investigate the alleged links between the mastermind of the Barcelona and Cambrils August 2017 terror attacks and the Spanish...
Pedro Sánchez: suspending Catalonia’s self-rule still an option
Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s acting prime minister, has insisted that suspending Catalonia‘s self-rule is still on the table. This comes in the wake of the failed...
Spain to hold 4th general election in 4 years on 10 November
Spain braces itself for even greater political instability. Acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a new general election on 10 November – the fourth in four years...
