Felipe VI: Catalonia is a ‘serious concern’ for Spain
King Felipe VI included Catalonia as one of several ‘serious concerns’ for Spain during his sixth Christmas message, broadcast on the evening of Tuesday 24 December.
Protests in Catalonia
Pedro Sánchez finally speaks to Quim Torra again – by telephone
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has finally spoken again to Catalan president Quim Torra – the first time since the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine
Over 3,000 security personnel to ensure ‘El Clásico’ goes ahead
Over 3,000 security guards will be deployed for today’s El Clásico match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, following the plans of the pro-independence protest group Tsunami Democràtic to stage
Jailed Catalan leaders can apply for privileges only after serving quarter of sentences
A provisional decision was made on Wednesday to categorise the nine jailed Catalan leaders as ‘Medium’ inmates, meaning the prisoners will be able to apply for certain privileges
Tsunami Democràtic plan ‘massive’ Camp Nou protest for ‘El Clásico’
The Tsunami Democràtic protest group has reiterated its call for a ‘massive’ protest in the vicinity of FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium on Wednesday 18 December, as
Tsunami Democràtic calls for mass protest in Barcelona on day of El Clásico
The Tsunami Democràtic protest group, already responsible for having previously blocked Barcelona El Prat airport and the AP-7 motorway at the French border, have sent out a communication
Pope Francis includes Spain as ‘problematic’, calling for dialogue and peace
Pope Francis has called for ‘dialogue and peace’ in Spain, including it amongst ‘problematic’ countries – yet without directly mentioning the Catalan political crisis. During an in-flight
“14 October Generation” campsite cleared from central Barcelona
The local police in Barcelona, the Guàrdia Urbana, have cleared the campsite away from the central Barcelona square of Plaça Universitat, where students had been protesting for three
CDRs fail to block Sants station in Barcelona, but protests continue outside
Catalan pro-independence activists, the Committees in Defence of the Republic (CDRs), called on protestors to block access to high-speed AVE trains at Barcelona’s Sants railway
Police start to clear AP-7, as protestors call to block Basque border route
Early on Tuesday morning, French police used pepper spray to start removing protestors who had been blocking the AP-7 motorway at the French border, after the
