Political tension ahead of TV electoral debates
The president of Spain’s People’s Party (PP), Pablo Casado, has said that the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, ‘is only right when he amends’ previous decisions,
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Oriol Junqueras holds press conference from prison
The leader of the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party, Oriol Junqueras, has held a press conference from prison for the first time since his imprisonment in
Jordi Sànchez: ‘Nothing we’ve seen in our trial justifies prison’
The main candidate in the forthcoming elections for the pro-independence Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) candidacy, Jordi Sànchez, one of the defendants in the on-going Catalan trial, has
Emmanuel Macron vows to rebuild Notre-Dame
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris, described as the ‘soul of the nation’. Macron also expressed relief that ‘the
Spanish election campaign: ‘political police’, Catalonia & far-right
The campaigns for the 28 April Spanish general election kicked off on Friday morning with several events being held by political groups on Thursday night,
Sánchez ‘offended’ by Guardiola’s criticism of Spain
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has stated he is ‘offended’ at Pep Guardiola‘s criticism of Spain. Being asked by Marca, the sports newspaper, about Guardiola calling Spain
Cs want obligatory school lessons on ‘Spanish Constitution’
The Spanish Constitution should be a new ‘obligatory’ subject in schools, according to the head of Spain’s Cuidadanos (Cs) party, Albert Rivera. ‘We will introduce a
Sánchez on Catalan referendum or independence: ‘No is no’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that there will be no independence for Catalonia, nor a referendum on the question if his party is
Sánchez: 110 election pledges without mentioning Catalonia
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has unveiled 110 commitments for the upcoming general election – although none of them make any direct reference to Catalonia. The
Pablo Iglesias tries to unite Podemos ahead of elections
Spain’s left-wing Podemos party has launched its campaign for next month’s elections with its leader Pablo Iglesias trying to reunite the party, whilst returning to