Catalonia to request move to Phase 3 for Barcelona and Lleida before next weekend
If Spain accepts proposal, Catalan government will regain full control of whole country and mobility restrictions will be lifted
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Spain moves forward date of reopening of Schengen borders to June 21
Original date of measure was July 1, which is maintained for Portugal
Girona and Central Catalonia progress to de-escalation Phase 3 as Barcelona stays put
Travel between regions in last stage of lockdown easing scheme will be permitted
France will keep border with Spain closed until June 21 while its others will open June 15
Andorrans are able to travel to western Catalan Pyrenees from Friday, but not vice versa until the state of alarm is over
France will keep border with Spain closed until June 21 while rest of its frontiers open June 15
Andorrans are able to travel to western Catalan Pyrenees from Friday, but not vice versa until the state of alarm is over
Brussels urges Spain to open internal EU borders on June 15
Madrid government plans to loosen mobility restrictions with neighboring countries on July 1
Supreme Court to hold hearing on Catalan president’s disqualification on September 17
Quim Torra was barred from office by highest Catalan magistrates, but is pending an appeal that could see him ousted from his position
Face masks to be compulsory beyond state of alarm
Safety distances and cleaning of public spaces also obligatory after June 21, but mobility restrictions within Spain to be lifted
Supreme Court prosecutor to investigate former King of Spain
Father of current monarch allegedly received commissions from Saudi Arabia to build a high-speed train link to the city of Mecca
10-year prison sentence for sedition requested for former police chief
Prosecutor open to alternative conviction not entailing jail time for Trapero and other police officials during 2017 referendum
Torra accuses Spain of ‘suffocating’ Catalan finances in regional Covid-19 fund
Madrid defends "unprecedented" €16bn transfer plan to Spanish regions
Foreign affairs minister to face trial for disobedience during 2017 referendum
Bernat Solé could be barred from public office for actions during his former role as mayor
Barcelona and Lleida to progress to de-escalation Phase 2 on June 8
The Tarragona, Ebre river and western Pyrenees regions advance to last lockdown easing stage before “new normality”
Spain ‘ignored’ UN call to release jailed politicians for a year: pro-independence groups
United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stated that detentions were “against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”
Catalonia officially asks that Barcelona and Lleida move to lockdown easing Phase 2
Tarragona, Ebre region and western Pyrenees requested to begin final step of de-escalation on June 8
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