Josep Borrell gets approval to become EU’s diplomacy head
Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has received the greenlight from the European Parliament to become the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs. With the only...
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Josep Borrell avoids Catalan issue in hearing to be EU’s top diplomat
Spain’s Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell, has avoided discussing the Catalan issue in a hearing at the European Parliament for him to become the EU’s top...
Acting PM Pedro Sánchez could suspend Catalonia’s self-rule ‘without a problem’
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez has said he could suspend Catalonia’s political autonomy and impose direct rule from Madrid ‘without a problem’ – despite having...
Carles Puigdemont’s sister denies ‘go-between’ claims
Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president, has suggested that the Spanish Judiciary is trying to embroil him in terrorism allegations in order to persuade Belgium...
Quim Torra on terrorism accusations: ‘We can’t condemn what doesn’t exist’
Quim Torra, the Catalan president, has responded to calls from Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez to condemn the alleged use of violence among independence supporters,...
Seven of nine Catalan activists arrested to appear in court in Madrid
Of the nine Catalan pro-independence activists arrested by the Guardia Civil police on Monday, seven will appear at Spain’s National Court in Madrid on Thursday...
Supreme Court authorises exhumation of dictator Franco
Note: this report was published on 24 September. The exhumation finally took place on 24 October. ALSO READ: Franco removed but ‘Francoism still very present’...
Strong reactions from politicians following arrest of nine activists
The arrest of nine Catalan pro-independence activists being accused of ‘terrorism’ has provoked outrage among the parties in favour of a self-determination referendum. The Catalan president,...
Focus: Spain is trapped in political instability. The main reason? Catalonia
As Spain braces itself for its fourth general election in just as many years, one has to look at Catalonia and the Catalan independence movement...
Pedro Sánchez: suspending Catalonia’s self-rule still an option
Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s acting prime minister, has insisted that suspending Catalonia‘s self-rule is still on the table. This comes in the wake of the failed...
