Madrid denies meeting in Barcelona is provocation
Carmen Calvo, Spain’s deputy prime minister, has rejected claims by Catalan pro-independence supporters that the Madrid government’s decision to hold a cabinet meeting in Barcelona
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A possible Sánchez-Torra ‘mini-summit’
The Spanish and Catalan governments could convene on Friday as Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his ministers travel to Barcelona, where they will hold
Jordi Turull appeals for non-violence at protests
Jordi Turull, the Catalan pro-independence leader in pre-trial detention for nearly a year, has urged people to avoid violence during protests planned against a Spanish
Supreme Court holds first hearing for Catalan leaders
Spain’s Supreme Court held a preliminary hearing on Tuesday ahead of the start of a high-profile trial of 18 Catalan pro-independence leaders over their role
France focus: ‘yellow vests’ – what’s next?
Anti-government protests which have rocked France over the past month eased notably over the weekend, after the government offered a range of concessions to ease
Public media telethon raises over €10.7m for cancer
The Catalan public broadcaster TV3 and Catalunya Ràdio station raised over 10.7m euros in the fight against cancer in one day through their annual telethon, called La Maratò.
Guardia Civil break up migrant smuggling ring
Spain’s Guardia Civil said Monday they have smashed an alleged people trafficking network which ‘operated like a travel agency’ and smuggled around 600 Moroccans into
Migrants cross Strait of Gibraltar on lorry tyre
Two young migrants were on Saturday rescued off Spain after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar on a lorry tyre, the Spanish coastguard said. The pair
Jordi Turull on hunger strike taken to prison hospital
Jordi Turull, one of the jailed Catalan pro-indendepence leaders who has been on a hunger strike for two weeks, has been hospitalised in the prison
Miss Spain is first transgender Miss Universe hopeful
Carrying a bold message of inclusion, transgender rights and a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump, Miss Spain’s Angela Ponce is blazing a trail
