Carles Puigdemont’s sister denies ‘go-between’ claims
Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president, has suggested that the Spanish Judiciary is trying to embroil him in terrorism allegations in order to persuade Belgium...
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Boris Johnson promises to deliver Brexit, Trump tweets: ‘He will be great!’
Boris Johnson has won the race to become the next British prime minister, but he will immediately face a confrontation over Brexit with Brussels and members...
Focus: the EU elections and ‘the Catalan question’
‘It’s an internal affair.’ This has been one of the official answers over the past 18 months in Brussels when the EU institutions have been questioned...
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,...
Ada Colau to EU: trial can affect EU ‘political stability’
The Barcelona mayor Ada Colau has warned Brussels that the trial against independence leaders can affect the European Union ‘political stability’. In a letter to Jean-Claude...
Suspect Polish beef destroyed as scare spreads
Several EU countries have seized and destroyed suspect beef from a Polish slaughterhouse where allegedly sick cows were butchered, as French authorities said some of...
UK outraged at EU’s Gibraltar ‘colony’ reference
Britain and Gibraltar reacted with fury to a European Council document published today that described the British overseas territory as a colony. The document, laying out...
Spain preparing for no-deal Brexit
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Friday that his government is preparing emergency measures to preserve the rights of Britons in Spain in the event...
Macron urged to act after ‘yellow vest’ protests
Calls mounted on Sunday for French President Emmanuel Macron to bring an end to the ‘yellow vest’ crisis gripping France as authorities counted the cost...
Borrell: Belgian minister’s comments ‘unacceptable’
Spain’s Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell, has stated that the comments made by Belgium’s Defence Minister regarding Catalonia are ‘unacceptable’ and that they will be answered....
