Spain and UK close 'historic deal' on Gibraltar post-Brexit
Foreign ministers sign agreement in Brussels
June 11, 2025 05:15 PM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Barcelona airport expansion project to be complete by 2033
Catalan president hopes to offset impacts on protected natural area due to runway extension with rewilding plans
June 10, 2025 09:30 AM
Environmentalists accuse president of 'climate denial' over Barcelona airport expansion plan
Organizations announce 'massive' protests in upcoming weeks to oppose extension that 'destroys' protected natural areas
June 10, 2025 02:49 PM
Meeting of Spanish regional presidents in Barcelona ends without agreements
Spanish PM announces new housing plan, but Madrid regional leader steals spotlight with swipe at Catalan and Basque languages
June 6, 2025 04:56 PM
Language tensions erupt at regional presidents' conference in Barcelona
Madrid president Isabel Díaz Ayuso walked out of the meeting and only returned after the Catalan and Basque speeches had concluded
June 6, 2025 08:47 AM
Government backs artists who pulled out of Sónar over Israeli investment ties
Spokesperson Sílvia Paneque says that Israel has "crossed every line of what is acceptable" in Gaza
June 3, 2025 05:05 PM
Barcelona mayor 'understands' Sónar boycott
Jaume Collboni says city isn't cutting ties with KKR because EU hasn't officially listed the pro-Israeli company
June 5, 2025 12:29 PM
Barcelona to host Spanish regional presidents' conference tomorrow amid deep political divisions
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez will chair the high-stakes meeting, which King Felipe VI will also attend
June 5, 2025 10:57 AM
Constitutional Court report endorses core of amnesty law
Draft partially upholds conservative appeal and limits time scale of application
June 2, 2025 10:44 AM
Prosecutors oppose pardoning former parliament speaker Laura Borràs
4.5-year prison sentence for corruption remains suspended while Spanish government decides on two pardon requests
June 2, 2025 10:56 AM
More than 200 Catalan university students await Trump's decision on US student visas
Most attend Pompeu Fabra University and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
May 31, 2025 11:28 AM
Tech, tourism and trade: President's visit to Japan and South Korea highlights Catalonia’s Asian ties
Catalonia signs collaboration agreement with Kyoto and Salvador Illa announces 'Asian Plan'
May 30, 2025 05:20 PM
Barcelona 'breaks' Israel relations until human rights are respected in Gaza
Left-wing Socialists, Comuns, and Esquerra Republicana back limiting financial requirements to avoid trade with Israeli government-linked companies
May 30, 2025 01:15 PM
Sónar confirms cancellation of 28 artists due to festival's link to Israeli KKR company
Company is one of festival's owners, but Sónar assures that it has not sent "a single euro to KKR"
May 29, 2025 07:33 PM
Over 300 granted amnesty one year on, amid political and judicial questioning
Spanish Congress passed amnesty law last year related to Catalonia’s independence push
May 30, 2025 11:10 AM
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