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...
Catalan separatists march in Brussels
Nearly 50,000 people marched through Brussels’ European quarter on Thursday in support of Catalan independence and the region’s president, who has avoided arrest in Spain...
Spain withdraws arrest warrant for Puigdemont
Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said it had withdrawn an international arrest warrant for Catalonia’s pro-independence former leader, in self-imposed exile in Belgium. The court...
Court refuses bail for former Catalonia cabinet members
Spain’s supreme court refused bail on Monday for two Catalan pro-independence leaders accused of sedition ahead of regional elections that Madrid hopes will defuse the...
Sacked Catalan leader challenges EU to respect election outcome
Catalonia’s former leader challenged Spain and the European Union to respect the result of Catalan regional elections in December, saying Madrid would have to end direct rule...
Non-secessionist solution to Catalan crisis possible, says ex-leader
Catalonia’s deposed president said he might consider a solution to Spain’s political crisis that did not involve the region’s secession, appearing to soften the staunchly...
Over half of Spaniards want early national election: poll
More than half of Spanish voters favour an early national election, a survey showed on Monday, as support waned for a minority government embroiled in...
Catalan speaker freed on bail but gagged for election campaign
The Catalan parliament’s speaker was released from prison on Friday but the terms she agreed to seem likely to prevent her campaigning on a pro-independence...
Catalan parliament speaker freed on bail
A Spanish judge on Thursday freed on bail the Catalan parliament’s speaker and four lawmakers while authorities continue to investigate their leading roles in Catalonia’s...
Juncker calls on Europe to reject separatist ‘poison’
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday called on Europe to stand up against separatism at a time when the Catalan independence push has deeply...
Spain High Court jails two Catalan separatist leaders
Spain moved closer on Monday to imposing central rule over Catalonia to thwart its independence push as Madrid’s High Court signalled a hardening line by...