Catalan Trial: Final Day 52 – defence summaries and defendants’ statements
After 52 days of court sessions over 4 months (since 12 February) and 422 witness statements, the Catalan Trial has now concluded until verdicts are announced –
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Catalan Trial: Day 51 – defence summaries
The closing arguments from the defence teams in the Catalan trial, on its 51st day, started at Spain’s Supreme Court with the lawyer representing for
Socialists threaten to call another general election
Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) may have won the 28 April General Election, but with no clear majority of seats in the Spanish Congress, now comes
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
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
Barcelona to host supercomputer to rival hubs in US and Asia
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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
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Sagrada Família gets building permit after 134 years
It’s taken over 130 years since work first began on it, but Barcelona’s iconic cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudí, the Sagrada Família, has finally been
Ada Colau close to retaining post as Barcelona Mayor
The acting Barcelona Mayor, Ada Colau, could now retain the post despite coming second in the 26 May local elections, behind Ernest Maragall the candidate heading