Unionist parties want to ban ‘partisan symbols’ from public spaces
People’s Party initiative comes amid controversy over yellow bow supporting jailed leaders on Catalan government building
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Catalan government demands explanation for leaked video of politicians jailed in Madrid
Justice Minister Ester Capella says images “undermine right to intimacy”; Spanish government opens investigation
Decision on Puigdemont ‘absolutely right,’ says German minister
Spanish Foreign Affairs minister condemn comments as "unfortunate"
Unionist parties reject session to swear in Turull
While Cs wants investiture debate called off, Spanish justice minister admits it is valid and “will go ahead”
Together for Catalonia to file lawsuit against Spanish vice president for perverting course of justice
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría boasted that it’s thanks to ‘Mariano Rajoy and the PP’ that pro-independence forces are ‘headless’
“Catalonia without Spain is not Catalonia” says former French PM
France would have “done the same,” Manuel Valls says referring to Article 155
Court’s decision to keep Catalan leaders in jail sparks outrage
"We’ll turn sadness into energy, and we won’t stop until you’re free," says Catalan Parliament president Carme Forcadell
PP candidate wants to shut down Catalan public broadcaster and reopen it hiring “normal people”
Xavier García Albiol says TV3 is not plural and journalist are studying possible lawsuit against him
Esquerra Republicana registers second candidacy in case it is illegalized
‘Diàleg Republicà’ is Junqueras’ backup plan after recent People’s Party calls to ban pro-independence manifestos
Spanish president calls on “silent majority” in Catalonia to vote in upcoming elections
During the pre-campaign inaugural event, the head of PP in Catalonia also "thanked" Rajoy for implementing Article 155
People's Party opens door to banning political parties' electoral programs that favor independence
The PP leader in Catalonia, Xavier García Albiol, says they seek to ‘destroy Spain’
Spanish ruling party leader in Catalonia determined to stop referendum law
Catalan Parliament Bureau expected to decide on August 16 whether to allow the bill to be discussed in plenary session
FT follows NYT in spotlighting Catalonia
Latest developments over the October 1 independence referendum draw further attention from top international media
Puigdemont questions Spain’s willingness to dialogue as it doesn’t include bilateral negotiation with Catalonia
The Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, is suspicious regarding Spain’s executive willingness to dialogue. During this Wednesday’s session of control in the Parliament, Puigdemont stated that Catalonia deserves a bilateral negotiation with the Government in Madrid and that he considers anything other than this a way to “dilute and disguise what is really going on” in Catalonia and therefore “confuse public opinion”. Pro-independence radical left CUP MP, Mireia Boya, went a bit further and urged Puigdemont not to go along with Spain’s “siren calls” in relation to its supposed openness to dialogue. On the other hand, Xavier García Albiol, the leader of the Catalan branch of Spain’s governing party PP, called for Puigdemont not to be like “a statue” before the “signals” sent by the Spanish Government.
Spain appoints Catalan MP Enric Millo as new delegate of the Spanish executive in Catalonia to show “negotiating disposition”
The Spanish Government appointed this Friday former spokesman of the Catalan branch of the governing People’s Party, Enric Millo, as the new delegate of the Spanish executive in Catalonia. Millo will substitute Maria de los Llanos de Luna after a term of office which has been defined by tensions between the two governments. According to the Spanish Government’s Spokesman, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, the replacement aims to show the “negotiating disposition” of the new Spanish executive. “People are important, but disposition and willingness are even more so”, stated Méndez de Vigo before the press. Millo started his career in the Parliament in 1995 representing Christian Democrat ‘Unió’. In 2003 he joined PPC and since 2010 he has been the party’s spokesman in the Catalan Chamber.