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Supreme Court rejects suspending JEC ruling that prevents Junqueras becoming MEP

News Desk9th January 20209th January 2020

9th January 20209th January 20202973

The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected suspending the decision of Spain’s Electoral Authority (JEC) that prevents Oriol Junqueras taking up his seat as an MEP. The Catalan pro-independence...

Pedro Sánchez, Quim Torra finally speak – and will meet in coming days

News Desk9th January 202012th January 2020

9th January 202012th January 20202356

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, officially re-elected on Tuesday, has held a telephone conversation of approximately seven minutes with the Catalan president Quim Torra, and they...

Oriol Junqueras elected president of EFA group in EU Parliament

News Desk7th January 202012th January 2020

7th January 202012th January 20202007

Oriol Junqueras, the jailed former Catalan vice-president, has been elected president of the European Free Alliance (EFA) group in the European Parliament. Alongside former Catalan president Carles...

Pedro Sánchez voted in as PM of Spain’s first ever coalition government

News Desk7th January 202010th January 2020

7th January 202010th January 20203437

Socialist (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez has been officially voted in as Spanish Prime Minister on Tuesday, after a second round vote gave him 167 votes...

Puigdemont, Junqueras, Comín now officially recognised as MEPs

News Desk6th January 202010th January 2020

6th January 202010th January 20202883

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, his former jailed vice president Oriol Junqueras, and former minister Toni Comín, have all been officially recognised as MEPs by...

Pedro Sánchez has to wait until second round vote on Tuesday

News Desk5th January 20207th January 2020

5th January 20207th January 20202293

Acting Spanish prime minister and Socialist (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez will now have to wait until Tuesday and the second round of votes in the Spanish...

Quim Torra ratified as Catalan president, despite electoral authority ruling

News Desk5th January 202010th January 2020

5th January 202010th January 20202097

Catalan president Quim Torra appeared before an extraordinary plenary session of the Catalan Parliament at his own request on Saturday afternoon, only a day after Spain’s Electoral...

Pedro Sánchez still on course (just) to be voted in as PM

News Desk4th January 20205th January 2020

4th January 20205th January 20201589

A fierce three-day debate commenced in the Spanish Congress on Saturday, with the Socialist (PSOE) leader and Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez still on...

Spanish Electoral Authority will not allow Oriol Junqueras to become MEP

News Desk3rd January 20209th January 2020

3rd January 20209th January 20202915

The Spanish Electoral Authority (JEC) will not allow jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras to receive his accreditation as an MEP – despite a recent ruling...

Quim Torra disqualified from Catalan presidency

News Desk3rd January 20205th January 2020

3rd January 20205th January 20203376

Catalan president Quim Torra has said that he will not accept the order from the Spanish Electoral Authority (JEC) ordering that he must be disqualified from his post....

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