Belgium: no extradition of Spanish rapper
A Belgian court on Monday rejected an extradition request for a Spanish rapper, who has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for allegedly praising terrorism
Catalan politicians in jail
Quim Torra: ‘words and votes are the only tools’
Catalan President Quim Torra said on Monday that Catalans ‘must decide’ if they are to ‘settle for injustice, threats, fear, violence, prison and exile’ or
Albert Rivera clashes with TV3 journalist
During a live televised interview, Ciudadanos (Cs) leader Albert Rivera clashed with Catalan public broadcaster TV3 journalist Lídia Heredia. The head of the unionist party
MEPs visit pro-independence leaders in prison
A group of 13 MEPs from several EU member states visited pro-independence Catalan leaders in jail on Friday. This is the first visit from members
Quim Torra insists on referendum
In a key speech made on Tuesday night, Catalan President Quim Torra called on the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to agree to a referendum ‘without
Cameraman attacked at rally against yellow ribbons
Three individuals at a protest in support of the removal of yellow ribbons attacked a cameraman for Spanish public broadcaster TeleMadrid, mistakenly identifying the channel
Spain allocates €545,000 to defend Pablo Llarena
The Spanish government is allocating 545,000 euros in order to contract a law firm in Belgium for the defence of the Supreme Court judge Pablo
Ciudadanos leaders remove yellow ribbons
The Ciudadanos (Cs) party leader, Albert Rivera, together with Inés Arrimadas, the leader of the same party (Ciutadans) in Catalonia, removed yellow ribbons in the Catalan town of Alella
Sánchez: defence of judge is a ‘state matter’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has come out in defence of Pablo Llarena, the Supreme Court judge summoned to appear in a Belgian court as
Torra and Puigdemont warn of ‘fueling confrontation’
After a meeting in Belgium with Catalan president Quim Torra, the former president Carles Puigdemont warned on Monday that some Catalan political parties are ‘fueling a
