Supreme Court to decide if Puigdemont can stand in EU election
The Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid will finally decide on whether the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont can stand in the European Parliament elections on 26 May....
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Puigdemont appeals ban on standing in EU elections
The Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party is appealing the decision by Spain’s electoral authority (JEC) to bar former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, and his former ministers...
Catalan Trial: Day 38 summary
Day 38 in the trial of Catalan leaders in the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid began with testimonies from people who voted in the 1 October...
Catalan Trial: Day 37 summary
Two members of the European Parliament (MEPs) gave testimony in the morning session of day 37 of the Catalan Trial, hailing Raül Romeva as a ‘defender of...
Catalan Trial: Day 35 summary
On day 35 of the Catalan trial, the former director general of the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra) told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that...
Catalan Trial: Day 34 summary
On day 34 of the Catalan trial of pro-independence leaders – now entering its 11th week – former Catalan government officials testified in Spain’s Supreme Court....
Oriol Junqueras holds press conference from prison
The leader of the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party, Oriol Junqueras, has held a press conference from prison for the first time since his imprisonment in...
Jordi Sànchez: ‘Nothing we’ve seen in our trial justifies prison’
The main candidate in the forthcoming elections for the pro-independence Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) candidacy, Jordi Sànchez, one of the defendants in the on-going Catalan trial, has...
Catalan Trial: Day 33 summary
Day 33 of the Catalan trial at the Supreme Court in Madrid saw several more Spanish National Police officers giving their testimonies. They all answered questions about...
Catalan Trial: Day 32 summary
On day 32 of the Catalan trial at the Supreme Court in Madrid, more Spanish National Police officers began testifying from 10am. Catalan Trial: click...
