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Muted ‘Diada’ rallies underline loss of political strength of Catalan independence movement

News Desk12th September 202417th September 2024

12th September 202417th September 20243507

Catalan independence supporters on Wednesday marked ‘La Diada’ – the National Day of Catalonia – but with the pro-independence parties deeply divided and out of...

Three Mossos officers suspended following Puigdemont’s escape from Spain

News Desk27th August 20244th September 2024

27th August 20244th September 20243810

Three police officers of the Mossos d’Esquadra, the regional force in Catalonia, have been suspended over their alleged role in facilitating the escape of the...

Catalan police acknowledge errors in failed plan to detain Carles Puigdemont

News Desk24th August 202427th August 2024

24th August 202427th August 20243640

The regional police force of Catalonia, the Mossos d’Esquadra, has admitted in a report a number of mistakes in its failed operation to arrest the...

New Catalan government sworn in, ending a decade of pro-independence rule

News Desk12th August 202420th August 2024

12th August 202420th August 20244523

Spain’s ruling socialist (PSOE) party regained control of Catalonia’s regional government as a new cabinet led by the Catalan Socialists (PSC) was sworn in on...

A new era in Catalonia, as socialist Salvador Illa is elected president

News Desk9th August 202412th August 2024

9th August 202412th August 20244373

The leader of the Catalan Socialist (PSC) party, Salvador Illa, was finally elected as Catalan president on Thursday evening, after an eventful day in and around the...

Catalan police fail to detain Puigdemont, despite him giving public speech in Barcelona

News Desk8th August 202413th August 2024

8th August 202413th August 20243870

The Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, are under the spotlight after failing to detain former Catalan president and fugitive Carles Puigdemont, who made a pre-announced return...

Puigdemont announces ‘return journey from exile’ for Catalan investiture debate

News Desk7th August 202410th August 2024

7th August 202410th August 20243814

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has announced that he is taking his ‘return journey from exile’ in order to attend the investiture debate taking place...

Pro-independence ERC party backs socialists to form government in Catalonia

News Desk3rd August 20247th August 2024

3rd August 20247th August 20244070

The Catalan pro-independence party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) agreed on Friday to support efforts by Spain’s socialists (PSOE) – and specifically the Catalan Socialists (PSC) –...

Countdown begins in Catalonia for possible new elections in mid-October

News Desk26th June 20243rd July 2024

26th June 20243rd July 20243964

The speaker of the Catalan Parliament, Josep Rull, said on Wednesday that he will give the assembly two months to form a new government or...

Pro-independence parties retain speaker in new Catalan Parliament

News Desk11th June 202417th June 2024

11th June 202417th June 20241556

Catalan pro-independence parties managed to retain the role of speaker in their region’s new parliament on Monday, despite losing their absolute majority in elections last...

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