European Parliament to deny provisionally returning immunity to Puigdemont
EU court will decide whether or not to grant privileges again in order to avoid detentions
October 11, 2021 11:02 AM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Spain's repeated failures to extradite independence leaders since 2017: a timeline
Intense four years of arrests, imprisonments, and legal tangles but none of the officials who went into exile have been handed over
October 10, 2021 10:53 AM
Vice president considering Barcelona airport expansion plans that minimize environmental impact
Puigneró wants to put forth proposals despite Spanish government withdrawal of €1.7 bn investment
October 9, 2021 06:30 PM
Puigdemont’s lawyer: Supreme Court ‘doesn't understand what we are doing, but it will work’
Gonzalo Boye says the former president should continue traveling except to Spain and North Korea
October 9, 2021 11:19 AM
Puigdemont’s lawyer: Supreme Court ‘don’t understand what we are doing, but it will work’
Gonzalo Boye says the former president should continue travelling except to Spain and North Korea
October 9, 2021 09:01 AM
€400 culture voucher for young people turning 18 proposed for 2022 budget
Spanish president says money can be used for buying books or tickets for theater, cinema and concerts
October 6, 2021 05:54 PM
Spain's Constitutional Court says arrest warrants against exiled leaders are active
Supreme Court has been unable to extradite pro-independence officials Puigdemont, Comín, Ponsatí, and Puig for past four years
October 5, 2021 02:19 PM
New Spanish housing bill aims to regulate rent prices of properties owned by big landowners
Socialists and Podemos also close budget deal
October 5, 2021 12:24 PM
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
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
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