Valencia in English – weekly round-up (22 Nov)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (27 Nov) Perimeter closure extended until 9 December Valencian president Ximo Puig confirmed this week that the perimeter closure of the region
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‘We were there’
Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell is at the top of my street. I used to walk up there some evenings after the tourists had left and
Clara Ponsatí joins Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín as an MEP
Clara Ponsatí, the former Catalan education minister who is currently living in Scotland, received her credentials as an MEP in Brussels on Wednesday, despite the
Gibraltar files criminal complaint against Spain’s far-right Vox party
The Gibraltar government has filed a criminal complaint in Madrid against four leaders of the Spanish far-right Vox party, for incitement to hatred. In the
Election Day (again) – and ‘Catalan question’ dominates again
It’s Election Day across Spain (again) – and following on from the 28 April General Election the attention now turns to European, local and regional politics. Acting
EU election TV debate sees candidate walk off
One of the candidates taking part in a TV debate for the EU Parliament elections on the Catalan public TV3 station walked off the set
Clash over Catalonia in election TV debate
The Catalonia crisis and independence was at the centre of the Spanish election’s first televised debate, on the public TVE channel on Monday evening. No Catalan
Gibraltar accuses Spanish warship of ‘childish behaviour’
Gibraltar has accused Madrid of ‘childish behaviour’ after a Spanish warship ordered commercial vessels to move from British-controlled waters near the tiny territory. It is
Opinion: Violations of ‘presumption of innocence’ in Catalan Trial
The ‘presumption of innocence‘ is a human right, enshrined in Article 11 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In criminal matters, everyone
Spanish economy slowed in 2018
Spain’s economic growth slowed in 2018 to its lowest rate in four years as external demand dropped, official figures have showed. The Spanish economy expanded
