‘Council for the Republic’ launched
An organisation led by exiled leaders called Council for the Republic was one of the three pillars announced by the Catalan president, Quim Torra, right...
Catalan Independence
Puigdemont forms new platform: Crida Nacional
A year after threatening the unity of Spain with an attempt to declare independence, the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont launched a new party on...
No anniversary celebration of independence declaration
On 27 October 2017, pro-independence parties in Catalonia defied Spain and declared independence after a heated debate in parliament -a move that was immediately blocked...
Focus: one year after Catalan independence bid
Catalonia‘s separatist movement appears split a year after the region’s fruitless declaration of independence from Spain, with some pressing ahead on an idealist path to...
Supreme Court orders trial of Catalan leaders
Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered 18 former Catalan leaders to stand trial over their role in last year’s declaration of independence. The trial is...
Spain’s prosecutor to keep rebellion charges
The Spanish Public Prosecutor will keep rebellion charges against the nine Catalan leaders in pre-trial jail, according to Spanish press reports that quote sources in the judiciary....
Spain threatens ‘legal measures’ over Catalan Parliament vote
The Spanish government threatened ‘legal measures’ on Thursday after the Catalan Parliament passed a motion condemning the role of King Felipe VI in the independence bid,...
Spain waged ‘economic war’ against Catalonia, claims report
One of the biggest fears surrounding the push for independence in Catalonia is how it might affect business. One consequence of last year’s political instability...
Torra asks world leaders for mediation
Catalan president Quim Torra has sent a letter to the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, as well as world leaders, asking for international mediation to...
Catalan government accused of ‘dangerous’ game
Catalonia’s separatist executive was Tuesday accused of playing a ‘dangerous’ game after the regional leader encouraged radical independence activists to carry out disruptive acts on...
