11th October 2025

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Catalonia will collect its own taxes in new financial model agreed with central government

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Catalonia is set to begin collecting personal income tax (IRPF) from January 2026, following a landmark meeting on Monday between Spain’s central government and the...
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Spain’s Constitutional Court rejects PP’s appeal and upholds Catalan amnesty law

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After four days of deliberations, Spain’s Constitutional Court has upheld core elements of the disputed Catalan amnesty law, rejecting an appeal against it by six...
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Catalan pro-independence party wants immigrants to learn Catalan to get residency

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A Catalan pro-independence party said on Wednesday that it intends to require foreigners to demonstrate proficiency in Catalan as a condition for obtaining residency in...
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Muted ‘Diada’ rallies underline loss of political strength of Catalan independence movement

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Catalan independence supporters on Wednesday marked ‘La Diada’ – the National Day of Catalonia – but with the pro-independence parties deeply divided and out of...
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New Catalan government sworn in, ending a decade of pro-independence rule

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Spain’s ruling socialist (PSOE) party regained control of Catalonia’s regional government as a new cabinet led by the Catalan Socialists (PSC) was sworn in on...
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A new era in Catalonia, as socialist Salvador Illa is elected president

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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...
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Puigdemont announces ‘return journey from exile’ for Catalan investiture debate

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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...
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Pro-independence ERC party backs socialists to form government in Catalonia

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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) –...
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Countdown begins in Catalonia for possible new elections in mid-October

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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...