Ana Pastor invites Catalan president to Congress
The Spanish parliament speaker, Ana Pastor, unexpectedly invited Quim Torra to the lower chamber in Madrid for him to be able to ‘defend his political...
Carles Puigdemont
Belgian court postpones Llarena hearing until 25 Sept
A Belgian court decided on Tuesday to postpone until 25 September the preliminary hearing for a lawsuit against the Spanish Supreme Court judge, Pablo Llarena,...
Spanish PM proposes referendum on greater autonomy for Catalonia
Spain’s Prime Minister on Monday proposed holding a referendum in Catalonia on greater autonomy for the wealthy region but ruled out allowing a vote on...
Spain allocates €545,000 to defend Pablo Llarena
The Spanish government is allocating 545,000 euros in order to contract a law firm in Belgium for the defence of the Supreme Court judge Pablo...
Sánchez: defence of judge is a ‘state matter’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has come out in defence of Pablo Llarena, the Supreme Court judge summoned to appear in a Belgian court as...
Torra and Puigdemont warn of ‘fueling confrontation’
After a meeting in Belgium with Catalan president Quim Torra, the former president Carles Puigdemont warned on Monday that some Catalan political parties are ‘fueling a...
Spain hires lawyer for judge Llarena sued in Belgium
The Spanish government has taken the first steps to hire a Belgian firm of lawyers in order to ‘defend Spain’s interests’ in the judicial process...
Puigdemont asks Sánchez for ‘specific proposals’
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont says that Pedro Sánchez becoming the Spanish Prime Minister is a new ‘opportunity’ for dialogue between the Catalan and Spanish...
Puigdemont makes surprise visit to Scotland
Catalonia’s deposed president Carles Puigdemont arrived in Scotland on Friday, in his first trip abroad since he returned to Belgium after a four-month stay in...
Pro-independence groups to avoid remembrance event over king’s presence
Pro-independence groups in Catalonia have announced that they will not attend the remembrance ceremony to be held in Barcelona on Friday, one year after the...
