Seven of nine jailed Catalan leaders have ‘low category’ prison status revoked
Of the nine Catalan pro-independence politicians and activists who were jailed for between 9-13 years by Spain’s Supreme Court on 14 October 2019, seven have had their
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Phone of Catalan Parliament speaker ‘targeted by state-level spyware’, claims joint investigation
The phone of the Catalan Parliament speaker, Roger Torrent, together with two other Catalan pro-independence activists, was targeted using spyware that experts say is only sold to governments
Spanish Congress votes to extend ‘state of alarm’ for final time, until 21 June
The Spanish Congress has voted to extend the current ‘state of alarm’ in Spain for a final time until 21 June. There were 177 votes in
Pedro Sánchez seeks final, ‘lighter’ extension to ‘state of alarm’
In a televised address on Sunday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that he would be seeking a sixth and final two-week extension to the
Spanish Congress votes to extend ‘state of alarm’ until 7 June
The Spanish Congress has voted to extend the current ‘state of alarm’ in Spain until 7 June. There were 177 votes in favour, 162 against,
Coronavirus in Spain full update (17 May)
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Coronavirus in Spain full update (6 May)
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Coronavirus in Spain full update (8 April)
Report updated in Spain at 20h on Wednesday 8 April. Official figures released by the Spanish Health Ministry at 11.30am on Wednesday 8 April confirm 146,690 known cases
Financial affairs of former king will not be investigated by Spanish Congress
Following news that Spain’s King Felipe VI will renounce the inheritance that personally corresponds to him from his father Juan Carlos I, after last week’s reports that the
Talks commence between Spanish and Catalan governments
The first round of the ‘bilateral negotiation table’ talks between the Spanish and Catalan governments kicked off in Madrid on Wednesday, with the overall objective to
