Pedro Sánchez calls for ‘dialogue’ and ‘agreement’ over Catalonia
In the Spanish Congress on Wednesday, prime minister Pedro Sánchez reiterated his call for ‘dialogue’ in search of an ‘agreement’ with Catalonia, and asked opposition
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More of the jailed Catalan leaders allowed out of prison on leave
Five of the nine Catalan independence leaders who are currently in jail for their role in the October 2017 referendum have now been given permission
Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart can leave prison for paid or voluntary work
The jailed Catalan pro-independence activists, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, have been given permission by Lledoners prison to leave the institution for a few days each
Catalan president Quim Torra calls for new elections in Catalonia
Catalan president Quim Torra has announced new elections in Catalonia as soon as the budget is approved. ‘This term has reached the end of the road,’ he said
Pedro Sánchez and Quim Torra to meet on 6 February
Newly elected Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez will meet with Quim Torra, president of Catalonia, in Barcelona on 6 February. They will discuss the on-going political
Six of the jailed Catalan leaders attend Parliament hearing
Six of the nine Catalan leaders who were sentenced to jail by the Spanish Supreme Court for their roles in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum,
Clara Ponsatí’s forthcoming MEP status ‘could affect extradition’ from Scotland
The full extradition hearing for Clara Ponsatí, the former Catalan education minister now living in Scotland, is scheduled to start on 11 May in Edinburgh. But it
Spanish government will seek to reform definition of ‘sedition’ in criminal code
The new Spanish coalition government said this week that it is open to modifying the crime of sedition, and intends to include it among other proposed
Ex-Mossos chief Trapero denies any ‘close relationship’ with Puigdemont
The trial of Josep Lluís Trapero, former head of the Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra) began at Spain’s National Court in Madrid on Monday. Trapero is charged with
Jordi Cuixart leaves prison on 48 hour leave
Jordi Cuixart, the jailed Catalan activist and head of the civil society Òmnium Cultural group, left prison on Thursday evening after being granted 48 hours leave, as
