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POLITICS

In midst of third coronavirus wave, Spain’s health minister to bow out and run in Catalan elections

Carlos E. Cué/El País|Madrid | 25-01-2021 - 11:02 UTC

The Socialist Party’s decision to remove Salvador Illa from his role has been controversial given the ongoing health crisis, and has been subject to fierce criticism from the political opposition

ELECTIONS IN CATALONIA

Catalan election date uncertainty adds fuel to coronavirus, political crises

El País|Madrid | 22-01-2021 - 11:06 UTC

Health Minister Salvador Illa expected to quit in order to campaign despite not knowing if there will be a vote on February 14

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE

Jailed Catalan separatists’ prospects of early release grow dim

Reyes Rincón/El País|Madrid | 24-12-2020 - 11:11 UTC

Plans are hampered by delays in criminal code reform and clemency requests, as well as an adverse court decision on flexible prison regimes

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

Supreme Court revokes open prison regime granted to jailed Catalan separatist leaders

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 04-12-2020 - 12:27 UTC

The top tribunal’s ruling said it is ‘premature’ for the prisoners to be allowed more flexible conditions for their incarceration, and rejected regional penitentiary and government suggestions that they had been jailed for their political beliefs

ECONOMY

Spanish government secures pledge for budget deal with Catalan, Basque support

Javier Casqueiro/Jesús Sérvulo González/El País|Madrid | 25-11-2020 - 10:46 UTC

The center-left executive expects greater political stability in exchange for concessions on regional taxes and spending control

CORONAVIRUS

Catalonia announces more flexible coronavirus deescalation measures

Pere Ríos|Barcelona | 19-11-2020 - 16:48 UTC

Bars and restaurants will be allowed to close later than initially planned following industry criticism and an internal government crisis

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE

Spanish government drafting legal reform that could lead to release of jailed Catalan separatists

José Manuel Romero|Madrid | 18-11-2020 - 07:31 UTC

Justice ministry wants to reduce the penalty for sedition to adapt the crime to “current reality"

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE

Ex-chief of Catalan police force acquitted of sedition over 2017 secessionist drive

J. J. Gálvez/El País|Madrid | 21-10-2020 - 09:43 UTC

Spain’s High Court has cleared Josep Lluís Trapero and three other defendants of all charges related to the events in Catalonia, which included an illegal referendum on independence

CATALONIA

Ousted Catalan leader calls for ‘democratic rupture’ after ban from public office

Pere Ríos/Miquel Noguer/El País|Barcelona | 29-09-2020 - 09:25 UTC

Quim Torra described the Supreme Court’s decision as a “coup” and urged separatist parties to stay united ahead of a regional election in the coming months

CATALONIA

Spanish Supreme Court bars Catalan premier from public office for disobedience

Jesús García/Reyes Rincón|Barcelona / Madrid | 28-09-2020 - 13:07 UTC

The decision means that Quim Torra will have to step down from his position, paving the way for a new institutional crisis in Catalonia

CATALONIA

Spanish government to consider pardon requests for jailed Catalan separatists

Javier Casqueiro/Anabel Díez/Lucía Tolosa/El País|Madrid | 24-09-2020 - 10:14 UTC

Right-wing parties warn they will legally challenge any move to grant clemency to the imprisoned leaders of the 2017 failed secession attempt

DIADA 2020

Catalonia Day celebrations highlight divisions between separatist parties

Camilo S. Baquero/Pere Ríos|Barcelona | 14-09-2020 - 09:14 UTC

Events were scaled back due to Covid-19 concerns but were still attended by 59,000 people, according to one estimate

DIADA 2020

Covid-19 concerns reduce scale of Catalonia Day celebrations

Pere Ríos/Camilo S. Baquero/El País|Barcelona | 11-09-2020 - 15:29 UTC

Pro-independence association ANC defends the need for the public events despite a call by the Barcelona Medical Association to cancel them

CATALONIA

Catalonia’s ‘3% case’ brings political and business leaders close to trial

Jesús García/El País|Barcelona | 06-08-2020 - 11:01 UTC

A judge has ended a years-long probe into alleged commissions paid by companies for public works contracts when the region was governed by Democratic Convergence of Catalonia

CATALONIA

Court suspends flexible prison scheme for Catalan separatist leaders

Rebeca Carranco|Barcelona | 29-07-2020 - 08:58 UTC

Prosecutors argued the move was not aimed at rehabilitating the prisoners, who were jailed for their involvement in the 2017 breakaway bid, but rather at softening their sentence

CATALONIA

WhatsApp confirms 2019 attack on Catalan politician’s cellphone

Joaquín Gil/El País|Madrid | 28-07-2020 - 09:48 UTC

Roger Torrent, the speaker of the regional parliament and a supporter of independence, was targeted with a program used by government clients worldwide

CATALONIA

Ex-Catalan premier Jordi Pujol and entire family facing trial over suspect fortune

Óscar López-Fonseca/Reyes Rincón/El País|Madrid | 17-07-2020 - 10:45 UTC

A court says there is enough evidence to try the one-time regional chief, his wife and their seven children for taking bribes in exchange for government contracts and other favors

CATALONIA

Spain’s intelligence service has spyware program that targeted Catalan politicians

Miguel González|Madrid | 16-07-2020 - 07:47 UTC

Pegasus, supplied by an Israeli company called NSO, is alleged to have been used in an attempt to access the handsets of parliamentary speaker Roger Torrent and deputy Ernest Maragall

CATALONIA

Spyware attack on Catalan leaders’ cellphones triggers political storm in Spain

Joaquín Gil/Blanca Cia/Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro|Madrid / Barcelona | 15-07-2020 - 07:55 UTC

The Interior Ministry, National Police and Civil Guard all deny having hired the services of NSO, the Israeli company that created the software

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

Catalan government confirms more flexible regime for jailed separatist leaders

El País|Barcelona | 14-07-2020 - 14:22 UTC

The decision, which the public prosecutor will appeal, means that politicians such as Oriol Junqueras will be spending just four nights a week in prison

CATALONIA

Catalan parliamentary speaker’s cellphone was targeted with a spy program only available to governments

Joaquín Gil|Madrid | 14-07-2020 - 07:30 UTC

According to an investigation by EL PAÍS and ‘The Guardian,’ Roger Torrent was one of many people targeted in 2009 by software which can only be bought by national security forces to fight crime and terrorism

CATALONIA

Jailed Catalan separatist leaders may be placed in more flexible prison regime

Camilo S. Baquero|Barcelona | 02-07-2020 - 14:06 UTC

The assessment boards of three jails have unanimously agreed to pass on the inmates’ request to move to Grade 3, which would mean they only have to spend the nights of Monday through Thursday behind bars

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IN CATALONIA

Catalan premier seeks to further independence cause during coronavirus crisis

Pere Ríos/Camilo S. Baquero|Barcelona | 18-04-2020 - 10:02 UTC

Quim Torra’s regional government has been criticizing Madrid’s handling of the epidemic on a daily basis, and promoting the idea that an independent Catalonia would have handled the situation better

CORONAVIRUS

Catalan premier tells BBC that Madrid is blocking coronavirus lockdown in his region

Cristian Segura/El País|Barcelona | 20-03-2020 - 14:44 UTC

Criticized by government officials for “misrepresenting the truth,” Quim Torra later said his words had been poorly translated

CORONAVIRUS

Catalan premier calls for central government to help isolate entire region

Oriol Güell/Bernat Coll/Rebeca Carranco|Barcelona | 14-03-2020 - 07:23 UTC

“We believe that we have to anticipate a very fast evolution of the disease in our country,” says Quim Torra in televised address on Friday night

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

Jailed Catalan politician released from prison to teach class at a Barcelona university

El País|Barcelona | 03-03-2020 - 13:05 UTC

Oriol Junqueras, of the Catalan Republican Left party, is currently serving a 13-year sentence for his role in the 2017 independence drive

Catalonia

Catalan talks start with three hours of “therapy” about the origins of the crisis

Carlos E. Cué/Camilo S. Baquero/El País|Madrid / Barcelona | 28-02-2020 - 11:55 UTC

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and regional premier Quim Torra were present at the first negotiations on the future of the region this Wednesday

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