Oriol Junqueras to continue as Esquerra party leader after internal vote
87% of members back only bid for leadership topped by politician who spent three and a half years in jail
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Barcelona court reopens investigation into mayor's alleged irregular awarding of subsidies
Ada Colau accused of favoring social rights groups
Public prosecutor's office criticizes Catalan police leadership changes
Attorney denies any political interference into investigations
Spain's electoral board says Puigdemont must go to Madrid to be confirmed as MEP
Exiled politician has been member of EU parliament since 2020 after European Court of Justice's go-ahead
Up to 21 years in prison requested for ex government officials for fraud and money laundering
So-called '3% case' pending trial after old nationalist party Convergència accused of rigging tenders in exchange for commissions
2017 referendum leaders, 5 years in exile
Former president Puigdemont, with no return on horizon, says campaign to 'confront Spain' from Belgium will continue
Landslide win for Lula in Brazilian election in Barcelona with 75% of votes
Catalan president and left-wing parties welcome progressive candidate's victory
Brazilian LGBTI activist Jean Wyllys: 'Barcelona has always been a place of refuge'
Openly gay MP fled country following death threats and smear campaign
Exiled MEP Clara Ponsatí sets foot in Catalonia for first time in 5 years
Former Catalan education minister at time of independence referendum wanted by Spain
PP abandons new judiciary head talks after PSOE proposes halving sedition sentence
People’s Party considers changing criminal code a way to let judges be "lenient with those against Spain’s unity"
Barcelona city council backs amnesty for independence activists and self-determination
Pro-independence parties JxCat and ERC support declaration alongside anti-austerity Barcelona en Comú
Constitutional Court agrees to consider legality of new Catalan immersion legislation for schools
Government and Parliament proposed new policies to protect Catalan language by avoiding 25% Spanish quota in schools
JxCat party vice-president resigns after intimidating journalist
Internal report finds Francesc de Dalmases behaved improperly but will continue as MP
European Parliament to study use of Spanish language in Catalan schools
Committee on Petitions will send envoy during second semester of 2023
Council of Europe defends right to peaceful pursuit of independence as 'freedom of speech'
Report warns against detaining politicians unless they advocate for or approve violence
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