Puigdemont appeals ban on standing in EU elections
The Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party is appealing the decision by Spain’s electoral authority (JEC) to bar former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, and his former ministers
Committees for the Defence of the Republic (CDRs)
Spanish government calls meeting ‘show of affection’ to Catalonia
The Spanish government described its controversial cabinet meeting in Barcelona as a ‘show of affection’ towards Catalonia, despite major protests by pro-independence groups that brought tight
Protests against Spanish cabinet meeting
Catalan pro-independence groups blocked roads in the region on Friday to protest a planned cabinet meeting in Barcelona chaired by a Spanish Prime Minister Pedro
Spanish PM pledges fresh dialogue with Catalan leader
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the pro-independence leader of the Catalan government, Quim Torra, have pledged fresh dialogue to try to resolve their dispute
Sánchez to meet Torra today, as protests gear up
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will hold a cabinet meeting in Barcelona on Friday amid tight security as Catalan pro-independence groups plan to hold protests
Madrid denies meeting in Barcelona is provocation
Carmen Calvo, Spain’s deputy prime minister, has rejected claims by Catalan pro-independence supporters that the Madrid government’s decision to hold a cabinet meeting in Barcelona
Spanish government raises tone against Catalonia
As anger rises over Catalonia’s continued push to secede from Spain, the Socialist (PSOE) government in Madrid has dropped its conciliatory tone towards the pro-independence
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