'I'm looking into becoming French national' – Catalans in France 'dread' potential far right victory
Catalan government delegate 'concerned' about Le Pen's party pledge to limit rights of binational citizens
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Agreement reached to reform parliament regulation to permit voting remotely
Socialists, Junts, Esquerra, Comuns, and CUP support change allowing Puigdemont to partake in chamber votes
Catalonia marks International LGBT Pride Day amid warning of rise of far right
Government and Barcelona City Council hang flags from respective headquarters in Plaça Sant Jaume
Prosecutors ask Catalan High Court to grant amnesty to former senior pro-independence officials
Spain's National Court's prosecutor's office asks for amnesty for CDR activists accused of terrorism
US Barcelona consul Katie Stana bids farewell to Catalan capital after 2.5 years
Diplomat leaves city for Mexico after landing in January 2022
Catalonia begins countdown to potential new election
Parties have two months to find support for presidential candidate before new vote automatically called
Catalonia executed almost 90% of spending plan budgeted for 2023
Government spent €1.67bn, while sitting finance minister rallies against "opacity" of Spain's spending
Socialists and PP agree to renew Spain's top judicial body after five-year deadlock
Lack of agreement between majority political parties has prevented renewal since 2018
Spanish government opens door to neighbors forbidding tourist apartments
Executive plans to amend housing laws to guarantee access to housing
Catalonia's High Court grants amnesty to former interior minister for role in independence referendum
Judges consider amnesty law applies to crimes of misuse of public funds without own enrichment
Spain to scrap VAT on olive oil from July
Measure aims to reduce prices amid ongoing drought in Spanish countryside
Barcelona announces it will remove all tourist apartments in four years
City currently has 10,101 legal accommodations for visitors
Barcelona will host UNESCO's forum against racism and discrimination
Event is to take place between December 9 and 11, with 1,000 guests, including leaders, activists, and experts
Three out of four Catalans want Catalan language to be official in European Union
Government-funded survey points out support among Spanish speakers
New elections on October 13 if no new Catalan president named by August 26
No candidate put forward for first presidential investiture debate
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