Richard Gere joins migrant rescue ship, EU president calls for ‘urgent action’
Hollywood actor Richard Gere boarded the Proactiva Open Arms migrant rescue ship that has been stuck in the Mediterranean Sea for over a week, in the middle of...
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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...
Josep Borrell: from controversy to controversy, to EU’s top diplomat
European leaders have chosen Josep Borrell, Spain’s acting foreign minister, to replace Federica Mogherini as the European Union’s ‘High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security...
Thousands protest in Strasbourg about empty MEP seats
Thousands of Catalan independence supporters and sympathisers have taken part in an on-going protest in Strasbourg as the European Parliament held its opening session without three...
Catalan leaders take battle for MEP seats to Luxembourg court
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will have its say after Spain excluded three Catalan leaders from the European Parliament, including former...
Junqueras’ immunity: Spanish court consults EU court
The Spanish Supreme Court is to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) about the extent of jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras‘ parliamentary immunity,...
EU high court admits appeal from Catalan MEPs-elect
Two exiled former Catalan officials who were elected MEPs in May’s EU election have lodged an appeal in the Court of Justice of the European...
6,000 expected to travel to Strasbourg for EU Parliament protest
Around 6,000 people are expected to travel to Strasbourg for a protest on Tuesday 2 July, to coincide with the first plenary session of the new...
Supreme Court initiates proceedings to ask EU court about Junqueras immunity
The Spanish Supreme Court has opened the door to asking the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) whether Oriol Junqueras, one of the jailed...
Tajani: ‘It’s Spain’s problem’ that MEP seats not filled
Antonio Tajani, the president of the European Parliament, has said that ‘it is Spain’s problem’ that some of their seats have been not been filled after...
