Catalan Trial: Day 11 summary
Some pro-independence protests were peaceful, but ‘others were violent, with harassment, and objects thrown,’ Enric Millo, the Spanish government delegate in Catalonia during the 2017 political...
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Spain, Britain sign Gibraltar tax deal
Spain and Britain have signed a fiscal treaty on Gibraltar as Brexit nears to fight tax fraud and money laundering via the British overseas territory....
Puigdemont pays surprise visit to EU Parliament
Former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, paid a surprise visit to the European Parliament on Monday afternoon, just a couple of weeks after the institution’s president,...
Catalan Trial: Day 10 summary
‘The force used was the minimum required,’ Spain’s former secretary of state for security said about the Spanish police operation to stop the 1 October...
Forest fires hit northern Spain
Dozens of wildfires raged across northern Spain on Monday, fuelled by strong, dry winds and warm temperatures, local officials said, unusual in a region that...
Catalan Trial – week 4 starts
Week 4 and the 10th day of the Catalan independence trial has started with the testimonies of some former high-ranking Spanish officials expected. Catalan Trial: click...
UK welcomes Spain’s Brexit contingency measures
The UK has welcomed the Spanish government’s contingency plans to protect the rights of the British living in Spain in the event of a no-deal...
Spain plans to ease Brexit problems for British residents
The Spanish government has introduced plans to minimise the effect of a no-deal Brexit on British residents in Spain. In attempting to help the 300,000 Brits...
The ‘Jordis’ can now appeal to EU Court of Human Rights
Spain’s Constitutional Court has turned down appeals for release by two activist leaders currently on trial in the Supreme Court for their part in the 2017...
Catalan Trial: Day 9 summary
Basque leader Iñigo Urkullu revealed his mediation efforts in the Catalan crisis during his testimony on the 9th day of the trial of the 12...
