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Supreme Court rejects suspending JEC ruling that prevents Junqueras becoming MEP

News Desk9th January 20209th January 2020

9th January 20209th January 20203706

The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected suspending the decision of Spain’s Electoral Authority (JEC) that prevents Oriol Junqueras taking up his seat as an MEP. The Catalan pro-independence...

Constitutional Court finally rejects Junqueras appeal, yet not unanimously

News Desk28th November 20194th December 2019

28th November 20194th December 20193503

The Spanish Constitutional Court has finally rejected the appeal from the jailed former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras, against the pre-trial and pre-verdict detention that he underwent from November...

The far-right and Catalonia mark the end of the election campaign

News Desk9th November 201912th November 2019

9th November 201912th November 20193287

Spanish political parties concluded a short but intensive campaign on Friday in preparation for the country’s general election on Sunday 10 November – the fourth...

Catalan independence parties call to ‘reiterate’ self-determination resolution

Newsdesk / ACN22nd October 201930th October 2019

22nd October 201930th October 20192853

Quim Torra, the Catalan president, has insisted on calling Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez to engage in ‘unconditional dialogue and propose political solutions’ in a statement...

Catalan Trial verdict: full details of each sentence

Newsdesk / ACN14th October 201921st October 2019

14th October 201921st October 20195702

Below are the details of each verdict and sentence announced by Spain’s Supreme Court for the Catalan political leaders and activists behind the 2017 independence bid. Also...

Up to 9 years in jail for youths involved in police bar brawl

Newsdesk / ACN10th October 201914th October 2019

10th October 201914th October 20192869

Eight young people in Altsasu, Navarra, have been sentenced to up to nine and a half years in jail for a bar brawl with two...

Spanish government asks court to warn Catalan parliament speaker

Newsdesk / ACN4th October 201910th October 2019

4th October 201910th October 20192962

Spain’s acting socialist (PSOE) government has challenged two Catalan Parliament resolutions in the Constitutional Court, and asked the court to remind the speaker and parliament’s...

Court overturns Catalan Parliament resolution to investigate monarchy

Newsdesk / ACN2nd October 20198th October 2019

2nd October 20198th October 20193209

Spain’s Constitutional Court has overturned a resolution passed in March by the Catalan Parliament to set up a committee to investigate the Spanish monarchy and its...

Spain’s political deadlock continues

Newsdesk / ACN4th September 20196th September 2019

4th September 20196th September 20193349

Spain’s political deadlock continues and, despite the nearing deadline to avoid repeating the 28 April general election, no clear signs of finding a way out...

Injuries reignite debate on bull-related events in Catalonia

Newsdesk / ACN2nd September 201927th August 2020

2nd September 201927th August 20203722

The last bullfight in Catalonia took place on 25 September 2011, at La Monumental bullring in Barcelona. Yet 19 people were injured on Sunday in...

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