With Puigdemont back in Belgium, recriminations fly between Supreme Court and Mossos
Spanish Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena has demanded the names of the Catalan police officers who approved the operation to carry out the arrest warrant...
Catalan Independence
A new era in Catalonia, as socialist Salvador Illa is elected president
The leader of the Catalan Socialist (PSC) party, Salvador Illa, was finally elected as Catalan president on Thursday evening, after an eventful day in and around the...
Catalan police fail to detain Puigdemont, despite him giving public speech in Barcelona
The Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, are under the spotlight after failing to detain former Catalan president and fugitive Carles Puigdemont, who made a pre-announced return...
Puigdemont announces ‘return journey from exile’ for Catalan investiture debate
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has announced that he is taking his ‘return journey from exile’ in order to attend the investiture debate taking place...
Pro-independence ERC party backs socialists to form government in Catalonia
The Catalan pro-independence party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) agreed on Friday to support efforts by Spain’s socialists (PSOE) – and specifically the Catalan Socialists (PSC) –...
Spain’s Supreme Court drops Puigdemont ‘terrorism’ probe due to ‘procedural error’
Spanish Supreme Court judge Susana Polo has closed a ‘terrorism’ investigation into the Catalan pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium in 2017 to avoid prosecution...
Supreme Court refuses amnesty for Puigdemont over misuse of public funds
The Spanish Supreme Court has refused to grant an amnesty to former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on a charge of misusing public funds, maintaining arrest warrants over...
Countdown begins in Catalonia for possible new elections in mid-October
The speaker of the Catalan Parliament, Josep Rull, said on Wednesday that he will give the assembly two months to form a new government or...
Pro-independence parties retain speaker in new Catalan Parliament
Catalan pro-independence parties managed to retain the role of speaker in their region’s new parliament on Monday, despite losing their absolute majority in elections last...
Controversial Catalan amnesty law gets final approval in Spanish Congress
The Spanish Congress voted on Thursday to give final approval to a controversial amnesty law for dozens of Catalan pro-independence activists and politicians involved in...
