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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Spain moves to reopen debate on Catalan’s official status in the EU
Language official status was last debated among EU member states in March 2024
Government identifies 665 sites to build over 21k public housing units across Catalonia
President Salvador Illa assures "step forward" but "not sufficient" to get 50,000 new public housing units by 2030
Pro-independence Junts warns: 'If bank requires consultation, Catalonia deserves referendum'
Politician responds to Spanish government, while Catalan president hints cabinet working to stop BBVA—Banc Sabadell hostile takeover
Spanish PM pledges blackout transparency and warns of vested interests targeting renewables
Pedro Sánchez asks for time for experts to identify exact cause of blackout
EU rules out renewables as cause of Iberian blackout
European Commission says each member state must decide on role of nuclear energy
Illa and Costa reaffirm need to strengthen EU amid global tensions
President of the European Council visits Catalan government headquarters in Barcelona
President defends blackout response: 'We acted with responsibility and rigor'
Salvador Illa warns of system "vulnerabilities" and says there must be "not one step backwards" on renewables
Spanish cabinet approves plan to cut workweek to 37.5 hours
Bill currently lacks necessary support to pass Congress vote
Ex-president Artur Mas to file criminal complaint over Pegasus spying
Former Catalan president was first victim of the spyware in Spain and had phone infected 32 times
Spanish ministers say energy companies 'still unable' to determine cause of blackout
Priority is to investigate reasons behind incident to "prevent it from happening again"
Spain estimates blackout losses at up to €800m
Investigation committee into power outage holds first meeting on Wednesday
Spain launches official probe into blackout as court investigates possible 'cyberterrorism'
PM Sánchez vows incident "must never happen again" as Spain's National Court orders reports from Red Eléctrica and security agencies
Government launches investigation into Red Eléctrica and Endesa post-blackout
Catalan president Salvador Illa believes that executive response was positive and up to the task
Crisis meetings as fallout from power outage continues
Spanish PM thanks citizens for "responsibility and civic spirit"
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