Junqueras MEP immunity hearing set for 14 Oct
A hearing has been set for 14 October by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to determine whether or not Oriol Junqueras has...
Esquerra Republicana (ERC)
PSOE-Podemos coalition talks have failed, claim reports
With less than three hours to go before the second vote in the Spanish Congress on acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez‘s bid to be reinstated...
Sánchez’s bid to be reinstated as PM defeated in first round voting
Spanish acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s bid to be reinstated in the role was defeated in the first round of votes in Spain’s Congress on...
As investiture debate continues, coalition still uncertain
The main pro-independence party in the Spanish Congress, the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party, extended its hand to Pedro Sánchez during the parliamentary debate to name him as...
Pedro Sánchez gives 2 hour statement to open investiture debate
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez began his first attempt on Monday at noon to persuade the Spanish Congress to support his bid to continue...
The key points in Pedro Sánchez investiture debate
From Monday to Thursday, Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez will try to win the support of the Spanish Congress to remain in power for a...
Ursula von der Leyen ‘uncomfortable’ when asked about missing Catalan MEPs
The next president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, does not consider the situation of jailed and exiled Catalan leaders who have been...
Terrorist mastermind helped by Spanish intelligence to become imam, say reports
Spain’s Intelligence Service (CNI) helped the mastermind of the 2017 Barcelona terror attacks to become an imam in Ripoll, where the subsequent cell was based,...
Focus: the ‘Catalan Trials’ still to come …
The main Catalan Trial that was held at Spain’s Supreme Court in Madrid lasted from 12 February until 12 June – 52 days of court sessions...
Catalan government accuses Spain of spying on its offices abroad
The Catalan government has accused Spain of spying on its offices abroad, looking for pro-independence bias, following the disclosure of documents by the online newspaper eldiario.es and...
