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‘We will persist’ say pro-referendum parties on Catalonia’s ‘La Diada’

Newsdesk / ACN11th September 201918th September 2019

11th September 201918th September 20192248

As Catalonia’s National Day (La Diada) got underway on Wednesday, leading political figures in the pro-independence movement took advantage to restate their determination to see...

Josep Borrell: 52 French MPs ‘ignore the reality’ of Spain

Newsdesk / ACN2nd September 20195th September 2019

2nd September 20195th September 20192336

The political conflict between Catalonia and Spain saw a spin-off in France this weekend, after 52 French MPs called on Madrid to end the ‘repression’...

Catalan government accuses Spain of spying on its offices abroad

Newsdesk / ACN10th July 201916th July 2019

10th July 201916th July 20192313

The Catalan government has accused Spain of spying on its offices abroad, looking for pro-independence bias, following the disclosure of documents by the online newspaper eldiario.es and...

6,000 expected to travel to Strasbourg for EU Parliament protest

Newsdesk / ACN30th June 20192nd July 2019

30th June 20192nd July 20192566

Around 6,000 people are expected to travel to Strasbourg for a protest on Tuesday 2 July, to coincide with the first plenary session of the new...

Lawyer Ben Emmerson: ‘Spain is acting like a rogue State’

Newsdesk / ACN3rd June 20196th June 2019

3rd June 20196th June 20193158

The lawyer for the Catalan pro-independence leaders taking their case to the United Nations, Ben Emmerson, has refuted the Spanish government’s accusations of a ‘conflict...

Catalan Trial: Day 34 summary

Newsdesk / ACN24th April 201925th April 2019

24th April 201925th April 20192779

On day 34 of the Catalan trial of pro-independence leaders – now entering its 11th week – former Catalan government officials testified in Spain’s Supreme Court....

Spain’s image campaign to counteract ‘baseless attacks’

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies11th February 201913th February 2019

11th February 201913th February 20192192

The trial starting of 12 Catalan leaders over their role in Catalonia’s failed independence bid will be fought between Madrid and pro-independence supporters in the...

Franco exhumation creates political row

Catalan News ACN23rd August 201813th August 2020

23rd August 201813th August 20202865

For over 40 years the remains of dictator Francisco Franco have lain in the mausoleum outside Madrid known as the Valley of the Fallen. However,...

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