Articles tagged with: Spanish president

16 January 2019 11:30 AM

Spanish president Pedro Sánchez speaks at the European Parliament amid protests by some MEPs (by Natàlia Segura)

Spanish president speaks at European Parliament amid criticism over Catalonia

MEPs protest by showing banners with faces of jailed and exiled leaders

Politics

12 January 2019 04:59 PM

Spanish president Pedro Sánchez speaks at a rally in Barcelona (by Nazaret Romero)

Spanish president pledges to stay in office until term ends in 2020

Pedro Sánchez dismisses opposition claims for a snap election: "Casado and Rivera can sit down and wait"

Politics

10 January 2019 12:21 PM

(From left to right) MEPs Ramon Tremosa, Josep Maria Terricabras, and president of EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform Ivo Vajgl (by ACN)

30 MEPs ask to meet with Spanish president in Strasbourg

EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform calls for meeting with Pedro Sánchez during his upcoming visit to EU Parliament, while European representatives visit jailed leaders

Politics

22 December 2018 04:19 PM

The leader of Ciutadans, Inés Arrimadas, during a press conference on December 22, 2018 (by Jordi Pujolar)

Opposition leader says Friday was 'nightmare' for majority of Catalans

According to Inés Arrimadas, protests against Spanish government visit meant "success of separatist commandos"

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14 November 2018 05:41 PM

Basque and Catalan presidents, Íñigo Urkullu and Quim Torra, during their meeting in Vitoria-Gasteiz on November 14, 2018 (by Bernat Vilaró)

Basque leader backs jailed Catalan leaders and self-determination

President of Catalonia Quim Torra demands “bilateral meeting” with Spanish executive

Politics

08 November 2018 10:59 AM

Firearms seized by the Catalan police (by Mossos d'Esquadra)

Man jailed for plotting to kill Spanish president as revenge for Franco’s exhumation plans

Catalan police seized 16 firearms, including high-precision rifles and assault weapons, from his apartment in Terrassa

Politics

02 October 2018 05:28 PM

The Catalan president, Quim Torra, speaking before the Catalan Parliament on October 2, 2018 (by Jordi Bataller)

Torra sets November deadline for Spanish president to agree on referendum

"Indepedence movement does not guarantee Sánchez any stability in Congress" if right to self-determination request is ignored, says Catalan head of government

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