Fewer than one in four mayors in Catalonia are women
The number of women mayors increased by 27.33% since 2015
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Exiled Catalan MEPs-elect ask EU high court to let them take up their seats
Unable to attend EU parliament, Puigdemont and Comín file suit in the EU Court of Justice, with decision "soon" expected
Will jailed and exiled Catalan MEPs ever get to sit in EU chamber?
With inaugural session in Strasbourg approaching, issue of pro-independence officials prevented from taking seats moves closer to European courts
Far-right Vox says Boris Johnson ‘would do a good job’ as British prime minister
Spanish party ‘very much agrees’ with Conservative leadership frontrunner
Foreign minister commits to 'avoiding the involution of the State' with a Spanish government that 'doesn't make matters worse'
The Foreign Minister denies there’s a “crisis” in the Catalan government in an interview with the Catalan News Agency
Six thousand expected to travel to Strasbourg for European Parliament protest
Council for the Republic says two charter planes will be travelling to the French city
European Parliament president ‘not in a position’ to treat Catalan leaders as future MEPs
Seat of jailed Oriol Junqueras will be left vacant by his European group
Jailed leaders urge Puigdemont’s party to help Sánchez retain Spain’s government
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull, and Josep Rull urge JxCat leadership to abstain in Socialist leader’s bid for reelection
Spanish government to challenge opening of new Catalan offices abroad
Spain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Borrell: delegations are "clearly harmful" to country’s interests
Spain's leftwing parties locked in a game of 'chicken'
Socialists have raised the stakes by threatening Podemos with new elections if they block Pedro Sánchez's bid to remain president
A History of Catalonia’s LGBT Movement
Dictatorship delayed the revolution but the Catalan community has caught up
President one step away from disobedience trial
Yellow ribbon row could leave Quim Torra in court and facing a potential ban from public office
International experts say Catalan trial undermines self-determination
Event organized by ACN pro-independence civic group explores right to decide as part of human rights plan for Catalonia
National Day protest to urge unity in pro-independence camp
This year's September 11 demonstration will be held in Barcelona's Plaça Espanya and will demand a "joint strategy" to achieve independence
Jailed pro-independence leaders set for return to Catalan prisons
Imprisoned politicians will spend summer awaiting verdict in rebellion trial
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