Catalan election campaigns underway – as jailed leaders seek amnesty
Campaigning is now well underway for the elections in Catalonia due to be held on 14 February, after the date was finally confirmed by Spain’s High Court in...
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Court maintains Catalan elections for 14 February
#UPDATED – 29 Jan The Catalan High Court (TSJC) has finally maintained the 14 February date for the elections in Catalonia and revoked the decree postponing them...
Catalonia’s four phase plan to lift Covid-19 restrictions – full details
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (9 Feb) ALSO READ: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’ Report updated...
Health minister to head socialist party in Catalan elections – and Cs party MP moves to PP
Spain’s current health minister Salvador Illa will become the socialist PSOE party’s presidential candidate in the elections to be held in Catalonia on 14 February. It comes...
At least 4 people now confirmed to have died after fire at Badalona warehouse
#UPDATE on Mon 14 Dec – A fourth body has been found by firefighters and rescue workers on Monday, following the fire in Badalona warehouse last...
Spain’s Supreme Court revokes ‘low category’ status of jailed Catalan leaders
Spain’s Supreme Court has revoked the ‘low category’ status given to the jailed Catalan leaders, which now cancels their prison leave privileges. It ruled that...
Catalonia’s hospitality industry protests against closure of bars & restaurants
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (10 Nov) Also read: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’ Protests took...
Bars, restaurants in Catalonia to close, retail stores move to 30% capacity
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (1 Feb) Also read: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’ Latest update...
Quim Torra appeals against ban, seeks ‘justice in Europe’
Quim Torra has appealed his ban from office before Spain’s Constitutional Court, and also pledged to seek ‘justice in Europe’ after being disqualified from the...
Seven of nine jailed Catalan leaders have ‘low category’ prison status revoked
Of the nine Catalan pro-independence politicians and activists who were jailed for between 9-13 years by Spain’s Supreme Court on 14 October 2019, seven have had their...
