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Spain drafts bill of ‘Democratic Memory Act’ to redress victims and legacy of Franco regime

News Desk20th September 202021st July 2021

20th September 202021st July 20213114

The Spanish cabinet has approved a draft bill of the ‘Democratic Memory Act’ to ‘comprehensively redress the victims of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship’,

Raül Romeva suspended from Spain’s Senate

Newsdesk / ACN29th May 201913th August 2020

29th May 201913th August 20201600

The Spanish Senate Bureau has approved the suspension of former Catalan minister Raül Romeva, who is currently in jail whilst a defendant in the Catalan Trial for

Batet and Cruz confirmed as Congress and Senate speakers

Newsdesk / ACN21st May 201922nd May 2019

21st May 201922nd May 20191177

The Catalan Socialist (PSC) party’s most senior MP in Madrid Meritxell Batet has been voted speaker of Spain’s congress, while University of Barcelona professor Manuel

PP and Cs to demand jailed Catalan MPs suspended

News Desk20th May 201922nd May 2019

20th May 201922nd May 20191058

Pablo Casado, the leader of the People’s Party (PP), has announced that his party ‘will demand that the necessary measures be taken to ensure that the

Jailed Catalan leaders register as MPs in parliament

Newsdesk / ACN20th May 201922nd May 2019

20th May 201922nd May 20191296

The five jailed Catalan pro-independence leaders who were elected as MPs and senator in the 28 April Spanish General Election – and who are currently

Jailed Catalan MPs to attend parliament Monday and Tuesday

Newsdesk / ACN19th May 201920th May 2019

19th May 201920th May 20191167

The Catalan pro-independence leaders who successfully stood for election in the Spanish General Election from prison, will be released on two separate occasions next week

Batet and Cruz to head Congress and Senate

Newsdesk / ACN17th May 201921st May 2019

17th May 201921st May 20191229

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has now put forward two Catalan Socialist politicians to head up Spain’s two chambers, the Congress and the Senate,

Miquel Iceta’s bid to lead Senate blocked

Newsdesk / ACN17th May 201920th May 2019

17th May 201920th May 20191182

The leader of the Catalan Socialists (PSC), Miquel Iceta, will not become the speaker of the Spanish Senate after the pro-independence parties in the Catalan

Jailed MPs to visit Congress on 21 May for swearing in

Newsdesk / ACN14th May 201913th August 2020

14th May 201913th August 20201184

Spain’s Supreme Court will allow the five newly-elected Catalan MPs – currently still in custody whilst on trial in Madrid – to swear in and

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Miquel Iceta proposed as speaker of Spanish Senate

Newsdesk / ACN9th May 201914th May 2019

9th May 201914th May 20191113

The Catalan Socialists’ (PSC) leader Miquel Iceta is poised to become the new speaker of the Spanish Senate upon Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s

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