22nd April 2025

Junts per Catalunya (JxCat)

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Catalan pro-independence party wants immigrants to learn Catalan to get residency

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A Catalan pro-independence party said on Wednesday that it intends to require foreigners to demonstrate proficiency in Catalan as a condition for obtaining residency in
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Spanish government reaches deal with JxCat to approve transport subsidies & pension increases

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Spain’s minority coalition government between the PSOE socialists and Sumar left-wing has reached a deal with the Catalan pro-independence party, Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), to
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Transport discounts and pension increases voted down in Spanish Congress

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Spain’s fragile coalition government between the PSOE socialists and the Sumar left-wing umbrella group suffered a significant political setback on Wednesday, after the rejection of
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Spanish government unveils draft industry bill that will also fight ‘offshoring’

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The Spanish government on Tuesday unveiled a draft bill designed to prevent manufacturing companies from moving jobs out of the country, especially if they have
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Muted ‘Diada’ rallies underline loss of political strength of Catalan independence movement

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Catalan independence supporters on Wednesday marked ‘La Diada’ – the National Day of Catalonia – but with the pro-independence parties deeply divided and out of
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New Catalan government sworn in, ending a decade of pro-independence rule

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Spain’s ruling socialist (PSOE) party regained control of Catalonia’s regional government as a new cabinet led by the Catalan Socialists (PSC) was sworn in on
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With Puigdemont back in Belgium, recriminations fly between Supreme Court and Mossos

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Spanish Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena has demanded the names of the Catalan police officers who approved the operation to carry out the arrest warrant
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A new era in Catalonia, as socialist Salvador Illa is elected president

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The leader of the Catalan Socialist (PSC) party, Salvador Illa, was finally elected as Catalan president on Thursday evening, after an eventful day in and around the
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Catalan police fail to detain Puigdemont, despite him giving public speech in Barcelona

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The Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, are under the spotlight after failing to detain former Catalan president and fugitive Carles Puigdemont, who made a pre-announced return