Strasbourg rejects lawsuit against Catalan parliament suspension
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ruled that the Spanish Constitutional Court‘s suspension of the Catalan Parliament plenary session due to the place
Catalan Parliament
Catalan Trial: Day 45 summary
The Catalan Trial started its 45th day on Wednesday morning at the Supreme Court in Madrid, with over 400 witnesses already having testified over 3
Batet and Cruz to head Congress and Senate
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has now put forward two Catalan Socialist politicians to head up Spain’s two chambers, the Congress and the Senate,
Miquel Iceta’s bid to lead Senate blocked
The leader of the Catalan Socialists (PSC), Miquel Iceta, will not become the speaker of the Spanish Senate after the pro-independence parties in the Catalan
Catalan Parliament urges Quim Torra to call elections
The Catalan Parliament has passed a motion urging president Quim Torra to ‘face a confidence vote immediately or call a snap election.’ Despite growing criticism
Madrid to take ‘monarchy investigation committee’ to court
The Spanish government is to take the Catalan parliament committee formed to investigate the monarchy to the Constitutional Court. The chamber, the seat of which is in Barcelona,
Vox: pro-independence ‘coup d’état is alive’
The head of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, says that the fact that the Catalan president, Quim Torra, is in the courtroom during the
Quim Torra slammed for call to follow Slovenia
Catalan president Quim Torra has been heavily criticised for advocating following Slovenia’s example to achieve Catalan independence. Quim Torra said on Saturday that ‘Slovenians were
Strikes now increase in Catalonia
University students in Catalonia went on strike on Wednesday to demand the reduction of tuition fees, thus further heating up a week already marked by
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
