Puigdemont appeals ban on standing in EU elections
The Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party is appealing the decision by Spain’s electoral authority (JEC) to bar former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, and his former ministers
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Junqueras chosen as EFA candidate to head EU Commission
Former Catalan vice president, Oriol Junqueras, one of the pro-independence leaders now on trial in Spain’s Supreme Court, has been chosen by the European Free
EU court cancels state aid ruling against four Spanish football clubs
An EU court delivered a legal win for Barça, Real Madrid and two other top Spanish clubs today, cancelling a 2016 ruling by Brussels that
Trial focus: Spanish judiciary also on defensive
As 12 Catalan independence leaders prepare to go on trial in Madrid, Spain has been forced to defend the independence and impartiality of its courts.
Protests in Barcelona against Catalan trial
Members of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) occupied the European Union headquarters in Barcelona on Friday in protest over the upcoming trial of Catalan political leaders and to call
Suspect Polish beef destroyed as scare spreads
Several EU countries have seized and destroyed suspect beef from a Polish slaughterhouse where allegedly sick cows were butchered, as French authorities said some of
Expat Brits hopeful after Brexit vote defeat
On the sun-drenched eastern coast of Spain where British pensioners and business-owners are uncertain for their futures as Brexit ticks closer, the crushing parliamentary defeat
Brexit deal defeat: EU reactions
The EU and European governments have warned that the British parliament’s rejection of a Brexit deal heightened the risk of a disorderly withdrawal from the
Catalan government offers port to welcome 49 refugees
The Catalan government has offered ports in Catalonia to welcome the 49 immigrants and refugees who have been at sea for over two weeks, waiting
Letter from Simon Manley to British nationals in Spain
I wanted to update you on the recent developments on our exit from the EU. As many of you are no doubt aware, on Sunday
