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

News Desk12th September 202219th September 2022

12th September 202219th September 20222751

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 20222673

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...

Spain rules Franco regime ‘illegal’ with new ‘Democratic Memory Law’

News Desk15th July 202219th July 2022

15th July 202219th July 20226554

The Spanish Congress has approved a new ‘Democratic Memory Law’ that declares illegal the regime of former dictator Francisco Franco and makes the central government...

Head of Spain’s intelligence agency under spotlight over phone hacking scandal

News Desk6th May 202210th May 2022

6th May 202210th May 202210009

Paz Esteban, the head of Spain’s Intelligence Service (CNI), has appeared before a parliamentary committee for questioning over phone hacking revelations, first referred to as ‘CatalanGate’....

Spanish Congress backs move for inquiry into child abuse in Catholic Church

News Desk4th February 20227th February 2022

4th February 20227th February 20222587

The Spanish Congress agreed on Tuesday to consider opening an inquiry into child sex abuse within the Catholic Church. Up to now, there has never...

Spain passes biggest budget in its history, with help from ERC party

Steph Osborn25th November 202130th November 2021

25th November 202130th November 20212963

Spain’s 2022 Budget Bill has been approved by Congress, after a deal was struck earlier this week between the PSOE–Podemos coalition government and Catalan’s largest...

Sánchez and Aragonès resume talks, despite ‘radically different’ views

News Desk15th September 202120th September 2021

15th September 202120th September 20213762

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with the Catalan President Pere Aragonès in Barcelona on Wednesday – at the start of resuming ‘dialogue’ between the two governments on resolving the Catalan...

Spain suspends Barcelona airport expansion plans due to lack of support from Catalan government

News Desk8th September 202113th September 2021

8th September 202113th September 20213402

The Spanish government and Aena, the country’s airport authority, have suspended a €1.7 billion investment plan to expand Barcelona El Prat airport, due to lack of...

Catalan leaders walk free from prison

News Desk23rd June 202130th December 2021

23rd June 202130th December 20214713

The nine Catalan leaders and activists, jailed for their roles in the October 2017 independence referendum, walked free from prison on Wednesday, following the pardons granted...

Pardons for jailed Catalan leaders expected soon, despite fierce opposition

News Desk31st May 202121st June 2021

31st May 202121st June 20213182

With the Spanish coalition government (PSOE–Podemos) led by socialist Pedro Sánchez currently considering granting pardons to the nine jailed pro-independence Catalan leaders, Spain’s right-wing and far-right opposition...

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