Jailed Catalan allowed leave to take up seat as local councillor
Spain’s Supreme Court has granted Joaquim Forn temporary leave from prison in order to take his seat in Barcelona’s City Hall for its opening session on...
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Defence teams prepare for final week of Catalan Trial
The trial at Spain’s Supreme Court against the 12 Catalan pro-independence leaders is expected to end this Wednesday, or Thursday at the latest, after four...
Brexit and drugs scandal kick off race to succeed May
The battle to replace Theresa May as British Prime Minister formally began on Monday, with her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson seen as the runaway favourite....
Spanish Consul in Edinburgh fired, after EU letter
Spain has fired its Consul in Edinburgh who said Madrid ‘will not block Scotland’s EU membership’, Spanish news agencies have reported from sources within the Spanish...
Pedro Sánchez to form new Spanish Government
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to form a new government in Spain, after receiving and accepting the order from Felipe VI to be the...
Barcelona, Palma, Valencia: worst in EU for cruise ship pollution
Barcelona is the European city that receives the most pollution from large cruise ships in Europe, according to a study of 50 of the most...
Sánchez rejects meeting Torra to discuss Catalan trial
Acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected a meeting with Catalan President Quim Torra to discuss the Catalan independence trial. ‘It is inconceivable for...
Shakira attends Barcelona court over tax fraud charges
Colombian singer Shakira appeared in a local court near Barcelona on Thursday to answer charges of tax fraud amounting to 14.5m euros. Prosecutors accuse the...
EU Parliament VPs ask Tajani to clarify Puigdemont access
Three of the 14 European Parliament vice presidents have questioned the decision to deny access to the chamber of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, who...
Quim Torra requests ‘urgent meeting’ with Pedro Sánchez
Catalan President Quim Torra has requested an ‘urgent meeting’ with acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to discuss developments in the closing stages of the Catalan Trial,...
