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Pro-independence ERC party backs socialists to form government in Catalonia

News Desk3rd August 20247th August 2024

3rd August 20247th August 20241278

The Catalan pro-independence party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) agreed on Friday to support efforts by Spain’s socialists (PSOE) – and specifically the Catalan Socialists (PSC) –

Spanish judge now wants to question Puigdemont as part of terrorism investigation

News Desk6th November 202314th November 2023

6th November 202314th November 20231309

A judge at Spain’s National Court now wants to question former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont as part of a terrorism investigation into the activities of the Tsunami

Supreme Court maintains misuse of funds & disobedience charges against Puigdemont

News Desk21st March 202328th March 2023

21st March 202328th March 20231709

Spain’s Supreme Court has upheld its decision to indict former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont for the crimes of misuse of public funds and disobedience. The

Spain drops sedition charge against former Catalan president Puigdemont

News Desk12th January 202319th January 2023

12th January 202319th January 20231613

A Spanish judge has dropped sedition charges against former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont for his role in the region’s illegal secession push in 2017 that

Puigdemont, Comín and Puig extradition hearings set for 16 December

News Desk15th November 201913th August 2020

15th November 201913th August 20201675

Extradition hearings for the former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, together with two of his former ministers, Toni Comín and Lluís Puig, will be held together in Belgium on Monday

Mariano Rajoy to be called as witness in Catalan trial

SiE Newsdesk / ACN / Catalan News24th January 201913th August 2020

24th January 201913th August 20201794

Spain’s Supreme Court will call former Spanish Prime Minster Mariano Rajoy to give evidence in the upcoming trial of Catalan pro-independence leaders, now confirmed to start

Sánchez seeks Catalan support for budget

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies12th January 201913th August 2020

12th January 201913th August 20201731

Spain’s Socialist government has presented its draft 2019 Budget, and which will start parliamentary procedures on Monday – but whether it will succeed remains far from certain.

Prosecutors: ‘rebellion’, up to 25 years jail

Tim Parfitt / AFP / Agencies2nd November 201813th August 2020

2nd November 201813th August 20202655

Spain’s Public Prosecutor called Friday for Catalan independence leaders to be jailed for up to 25 years on charges of rebellion or misuse of public

Ana Pastor invites Catalan president to Congress

Catalan News ACN5th September 201813th August 2020

5th September 201813th August 20201563

The Spanish parliament speaker, Ana Pastor, unexpectedly invited Quim Torra to the lower chamber in Madrid for him to be able to ‘defend his political

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