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European top court rules Spain’s Catalan amnesty complies with EU law

News Desk16th July 202616th July 2026

16th July 202616th July 2026626

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Spain’s controversial amnesty law for those involved in Catalonia’s failed independence drive is compatible with EU legislation,...

Spain’s Constitutional Court rejects PP’s appeal and upholds Catalan amnesty law

News Desk26th June 202530th June 2025

26th June 202530th June 20256758

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...

Catalan MEP Clara Ponsatí released after being detained on returning to Spain

News Desk29th March 20234th April 2023

29th March 20234th April 20232789

UPDATED – 29 March at 8am Clara Ponsatí was finally released on Tuesday night at around 11pm, after declaring before a Barcelona judge following her...

Supreme Court maintains misuse of funds & disobedience charges against Puigdemont

News Desk21st March 202328th March 2023

21st March 202328th March 20233196

Spain’s Supreme Court has upheld its decision to indict former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont for the crimes of misuse of public funds and disobedience. The...

Spain to update sedition law to become ‘aggravated public disorder’

News Desk13th November 202216th November 2022

13th November 202216th November 20222902

The coalition government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is introducing a bill to reform the criminal code by updating the offence of ‘sedition’, bringing...

Amid political in-fighting, Catalan independence takes to the streets again for ‘La Diada’

News Desk12th September 202219th September 2022

12th September 202219th September 20223154

While the local police in Barcelona calculated that 150,000 people attended a mass pro-independence rally in the city on Sunday, coinciding with ‘La Diada’ (the...

UN human rights committee says Spain at fault for suspension of Catalan MPs

News Desk31st August 20227th September 2022

31st August 20227th September 20223668

Independent human rights experts working with the United Nations have said that Spain violated the political rights of members of the Catalan government and parliament by...

Supreme Court to allow appeals against pardons given to Catalan independence leaders

News Desk25th May 202229th May 2022

25th May 202229th May 20222410

Spain’s Supreme Court has reversed its decision to uphold the pardons granted for the formerly jailed Catalan independence leaders. On Tuesday, the court voted in favour...

Catalan government rejects spying investigation, demands resignations

News Desk25th April 20222nd May 2022

25th April 20222nd May 20223116

The Spanish government has promised full transparency by opening an ‘internal investigation’ into allegations that 65 pro-independence Catalan politicians and activists have been the target of...

Puigdemont returns to Belgium before Sardinia extradition hearing on 4 Oct

News Desk26th September 20214th October 2021

26th September 20214th October 20213660

Final update on Sun 26 Sept at 19h. Former Catalan president and MEP Carles Puigdemont, detained by Italian police on his arrival to Sardinia on Thursday evening...

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