Catalan separatists pack Barcelona to demand split from Spain
Catalan separatists began gathering in Barcelona on Tuesday to celebrate their region’s commemorative day and boost its bid for independence, in an event expected to...
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Spain to maintain control of Catalonia – El Pais
By Paul Day Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy plans to maintain central government control over Catalonia after the regional leader nominated imprisoned and exiled...
Ex-Catalan MP to spurn Spain court summons in Switzerland
A former member of Catalonia’s parliament who has fled to Switzerland from Spain says she will not attend a Spanish court summons over her alleged...
A brutal past is no case for Catalonian independence
By Brian Lait Not many people within the EU give much thought to the possible independence of Catalonia from the Spanish nation unless, of...
No reason why I can’t rule Catalonia remotely, former leader says
The sacked former leader of Catalonia said on Friday he was perfectly eligible to be re-elected as regional president and there was no reason why...
Puigdemont ‘seeks to vote by proxy for comeback bid’
Catalonia’s fugitive separatists on Thursday sought to get around a Spanish government ban on voting via webcast in a regional leadership election by seeking to...
Catalan parliament meets as uncertainty continues
Catalonia’s parliament met on Wednesday in a first step towards forming a new government dominated by the question of whether sacked former leader Carles Puigdemont...
Madrid to keep ruling Catalonia if exiled ex-leader reelected
Spain will continue to rule the regional administration of Catalonia directly from Madrid in the event that its self-exiled former leader Carles Puigdemont is chosen...
Spanish court rejects release for jailed Catalan separatist Junqueras
Spain’s supreme court ordered on Friday that Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras must remain in custody after over two months in prison while authorities investigate...
Divided Catalans prepare to vote in close-run election
C atalonia votes on Thursday for a new administration in an election many hope will resolve Spain’s worst crisis in decades after the region declared...
