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Amid political in-fighting, Catalan independence takes to the streets again for ‘La Diada’

News Desk12th September 202219th September 2022

12th September 202219th September 20222901

While the local police in Barcelona calculated that 150,000 people attended a mass pro-independence rally in the city on Sunday, coinciding with ‘La Diada’ (the...

Sánchez to meet Aragonès on 15 July in Madrid, first official meeting since ‘CatalanGate’

News Desk8th July 202214th July 2022

8th July 202214th July 20222289

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to meet with the Catalan president Pere Aragonès on Friday 15 July in Madrid, their first formal face-to-face gathering...

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Over 100,000 rally in Barcelona for Catalan independence on the ‘Diada’

News Desk12th September 202117th September 2021

12th September 202117th September 20213277

Over 100,000 people took to the streets in Barcelona on Saturday afternoon, marking the 10th year in a row that a huge pro-independence rally has...

Barcelona airport expansion plan given go-ahead with €1.7bn investment

News Desk4th August 20219th August 2021

4th August 20219th August 20215166

The Spanish and Catalan governments have reached an agreement to move forward with the expansion of Barcelona airport with a huge €1.7 billion investment plan, aiming to transform...

Catalan leaders walk free from prison

News Desk23rd June 202130th December 2021

23rd June 202130th December 20214903

The nine Catalan leaders and activists, jailed for their roles in the October 2017 independence referendum, walked free from prison on Wednesday, following the pardons granted...

Pedro Sánchez announces pardons for jailed Catalan leaders

News Desk22nd June 202130th December 2021

22nd June 202130th December 20214093

#LATEST update on Tuesday at 14.15h – Spain’s cabinet has unanimously approved the pardons for the nine jailed Catalan politicians and activists, following a four hour...

Pardons for jailed Catalan leaders expected soon, despite fierce opposition

News Desk31st May 202121st June 2021

31st May 202121st June 20213336

With the Spanish coalition government (PSOE–Podemos) led by socialist Pedro Sánchez currently considering granting pardons to the nine jailed pro-independence Catalan leaders, Spain’s right-wing and far-right opposition...

Catalan president Pere Aragonès promises ‘new era’ for Catalonia

News Desk27th May 20218th June 2021

27th May 20218th June 20212629

Pere Aragonès of the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party has promised a ‘new era’ for Catalonia, after officially taking office as president on Wednesday to lead a coalition...

61 graves from Spanish Civil War uncovered in Móra d’Ebre in Catalonia

Catherine Howley7th January 202111th January 2021

7th January 202111th January 20214997

The Catalan government’s Department of Justice, in collaboration with the ‘Democratic Memory’ department, have located 61 graves on the grounds of an old country house,...

Quim Torra appeals against ban, seeks ‘justice in Europe’

News Desk29th September 20207th October 2020

29th September 20207th October 20203365

Quim Torra has appealed his ban from office before Spain’s Constitutional Court, and also pledged to seek ‘justice in Europe’ after being disqualified from the...

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