A possible Sánchez-Torra ‘mini-summit’
The Spanish and Catalan governments could convene on Friday as Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his ministers travel to Barcelona, where they will hold...
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Jordi Turull appeals for non-violence at protests
Jordi Turull, the Catalan pro-independence leader in pre-trial detention for nearly a year, has urged people to avoid violence during protests planned against a Spanish...
Sánchez compares Catalan independence to Brexiteer ‘lies’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday accused Catalan pro-independence parties of basing their cause on ‘lies’ and ‘manipulation’, comparing them to Brexit supporters in...
Spain to raise minimum wage 22% in 2019
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Wednesday his cabinet would approve next week a 22% increase in the monthly minimum wage to 1,050 euros in...
Spanish government raises tone against Catalonia
As anger rises over Catalonia’s continued push to secede from Spain, the Socialist (PSOE) government in Madrid has dropped its conciliatory tone towards the pro-independence...
Madrid threatens to send national police to Catalonia
The Spanish government has warned authorities in Catalonia that it could take over responsibility for law and order in the region after radical activists blocked...
Quim Torra to join hunger strike for 48 hours
The Catalan president, Quim Torra, is to fast for 48 hours in support of the jailed leaders on hunger strike. Torra originally planned to go...
Calls for national unity on ‘Constitution Day’
‘Our democracy is firm and consolidated,’ Spain’s King Felipe VI stated during his address on Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution....
Sánchez to refer budget to parliament in January
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said his minority Socialist (PSOE) government will refer its 2019 budget to parliament for approval in January, possibly triggering...
Two more Catalan leaders join hunger strike
Two more former Catalan ministers, Joaquim Forn and Josep Rull, currently in pre-trial detention, have joined a hunger strike to protest against the judicial process of...
