Spain’s left heads into election divided as unity talks collapse
Spain’s parties to the left of the socialists (PSOE) will contest most of the country separately in the 29 November general election after negotiations between...
Catalan Independence
Court of Auditors grants amnesty to Puigdemont and 34 others over independence campaign spending
Spain’s Court of Auditors has applied the controversial amnesty law to former Catalan presidents Carles Puigdemont and Artur Mas and dozens of other former officials, extinguishing their...
Podemos backs ERC in Catalonia as Spain’s left struggles to agree election alliance
The left-wing party Podemos will not field its own candidates in Catalonia in Spain’s 29 November general election, instead supporting the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party...
Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain as judge lifts arrest warrant after amnesty ruling
Spain’s Supreme Court has lifted the national arrest warrant against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, opening the way for his return from Belgium after the...
Constitutional Court clears path for Puigdemont’s return and full amnesty for independence leaders
Spain’s Constitutional Court has taken a significant step towards extending the country’s controversial amnesty law to cover the misuse of public funds during Catalonia’s 2017 independence...
Spanish Supreme Court refuses to grant Puigdemont amnesty despite EU court ruling
Spain’s Supreme Court has again refused to apply the country’s controversial amnesty law to former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont over the alleged misuse of public funds...
Spain’s interior minister faces calls to resign over secret dossier profiling journalists
Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska (main image) is facing mounting criticism over a confidential dossier compiled by his ministry that classified hundreds of journalists, commentators...
World Cup hero Ferran Torres mural vandalised in Barcelona amid Catalan political tensions
An artistic tribute to Spain’s World Cup-winning hero Ferran Torres survived little more than a day before being vandalised in Barcelona, reigniting debate over political...
European top court rules Spain’s Catalan amnesty complies with EU law
The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Spain’s controversial amnesty law for those involved in Catalonia’s failed independence drive is compatible with EU legislation,...
Jordi Pujol, 95, ruled unfit for trial as court exempts ex-Catalan leader from graft case
Spain’s top criminal court has removed former Catalan president Jordi Pujol from the high-profile corruption trial against him and his family, citing the 95-year-old’s deteriorating...
