Spanish Congress backs move for inquiry into child abuse in Catholic Church
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...
Esquerra Republicana (ERC)
Spain passes biggest budget in its history, with help from ERC party
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
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
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
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
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...
Catalan president Pere Aragonès promises ‘new era’ for Catalonia
Pere Aragonès of the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party has promised a ‘new era’ for Catalonia, after officially taking office as president on Wednesday to lead a coalition...
Pere Aragonès voted in as Catalan President after ERC and JxCat reach agreement
Pere Aragonès was voted as the 132nd president of Catalonia by the pro-independence majority in parliament on Friday 21 May, ending a three month political...
Pro-independence bloc grows majority in Catalonia, despite Socialist narrow win
Catalan pro-independence groups have secured over 50% of the votes for the first time in the Catalan elections held on Sunday 14 February – despite the...
Pro-independence groups sign a pact to not govern with Catalan Socialists (PSC)
All the Catalan pro-independence groups participating in the elections to be held in Catalonia this Sunday 14 February have signed an agreement to not form a government with the Catalan...
