Puigdemont, legal team and Catalan government welcome Italian court decision
Spanish conservatives have promised to ensure former Catalan president returns to Spain
October 4, 2021 05:53 PM
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Italian judge suspends Puigdemont’s extradition process pending EU court decisions
Former president's privileges as MEP were removed in March, but his defense appealed against it before Luxembourg magistrates
October 4, 2021 03:19 PM
Supreme Court urges arrest of accompanying MEPs as Puigdemont faces extradition hearing
Former president back in Sardinia after his arrest on September 23 with his defense 'confident' procedure will be dismissed
October 4, 2021 01:33 PM
3000-strong march in Barcelona commemorates 2017 strike in wake of independence referendum
Catalan National Assembly highlight role played by civil society four years ago
October 3, 2021 08:50 PM
Puigdemont arrives in Sardinia ahead of Monday's court appearance
Italian authorities to decide whether to launch extradition proceedings against former Catalan president
October 3, 2021 01:19 PM
Talks with Spain 'only viable way' out of Catalan crisis, president tells international press
Pere Aragonès insists on referendum and amnesty and says potential deal after talks with Madrid will be voted by Catalans
October 1, 2021 09:45 PM
CDR pro-independence protest in Barcelona marks fourth anniversary of referendum
Hundreds demonstrate in Catalan capital and other cities to "liberate the land"
October 1, 2021 07:43 PM
Leaders celebrate independence mandate of 2017 referendum at commemorative act
Political officials and other prominent figures also condemned police violence seen on the fourth anniversary of the vote
October 1, 2021 01:32 PM
Catalan referendum 4 years on: independence camp still split on what's next
October 1, 2017 vote and Spanish police violence remain key in Catalan politics, but campaign for breakup with Spain now stuck
October 1, 2021 01:11 PM
Catalan parliament to draft and seek approval of amnesty law in Spain's Congress
Chamber agrees to find support abroad for a negotiated independence referendum
September 30, 2021 09:09 PM
'Catalonia does not have a king': Felipe VI greeted with protests at Barcelona Automobile fair
A few hundred attend pro-independence demonstration outside event inauguration
September 30, 2021 02:41 PM
Guide to fourth independence referendum anniversary protests
Grassroots activist groups to hold demonstrations and marches over entire weekend to mark events of October 1, 2017
September 30, 2021 11:17 AM
Opposition blasts government infighting and threatens legal action if independence push resumes
Socialists and anti-austerity Comuns say cabinet is 'weak' while CUP demands referendum and right-wing unionists call to avoid repeating 2017 events
September 29, 2021 02:55 PM
Spain approves 5-year airport plan that excludes Barcelona-El Prat expansion
Environmentalists and hesitation within Catalan government due to effects on nature reserve thwart €1.7bn investment
September 28, 2021 06:01 PM
'Repression must end' for talks to succeed, says Catalan president to Spain in general policy debate
Free nursery school, renewable energy law, €3.5bn extra in 2022 budget, among new measures announced by Pere Aragonès in parliament
September 28, 2021 05:41 PM
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