Government approves 2026 budget worth €50bn without necessary parliamentary support
Socialists have deal in place with Comuns, but ERC demands guarantees over personal income tax deal
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Declassified documents reveal that 6 intelligence agents were involved in 1981 coup attempt
Leader of coup, Antonio Tejero, dies the day the documents are released, aged 93
Catalonia to double tourist tax from April
Increase first to apply in Barcelona before progressive rollout around rest of territory
Catalonia launches 'historic' cybersecurity strategy to shield public services from growing threats
A cyberattack hits Catalonia's public services every two and a half hours
Catalonia to invest €1bn in artificial intelligence schemes until 2030
Government will promote public-owned cloud service, promote university degrees, and reduce paperwork
Catalonia to create Directorate-General of AI
Executive also aims to streamline aid and subsidy granting through new portal
Spain to declassify 1981 coup documents after 45 years
Archives will be published in the Official State Gazette and on government website
Catalan government and Comuns strike 2026 budget deal
Parties agree limits on speculative property purchases as attention shifts to talks with ERC
Government proposes Catalan language criteria for migrants' residence permit renewals
Measure aims to encourage migrants to begin learning Catalan within a year
Congress rejects Vox's burqa ban bill as Junts files alternative
Spanish government open to "rigorous" debate while Catalan executive calls for calm and rejects "political opportunism"
Catalan president returns to duty after intensive care stint
Salvador Illa returns “fully aware of what Catalonia has experienced” during his absence
Salvador Illa to return gradually to presidential duties from Monday after month-long illness
Catalan president says he is coming back "with energy, determination and enthusiasm"
Congress passes repeat-offender law proposed by Catalan party Junts
ERC calls the bill 'racist' and abstain, while Socialists, PP and Vox vote in favour
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