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Catalonia

EDITORIAL

Spain’s populist drift

El País | 16-03-2021 - 12:12 UTC

A snap election in Madrid and political developments in Catalonia will only serve to exacerbate a policy of extremes

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE BID

Spain’s Supreme Court looks to secure ex-Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont’s extradition

Reyes Rincón/Jesús García|Madrid / Barcelona | 10-03-2021 - 12:17 UTC

Judge Pablo Llarena has asked for a preliminary ruling from the EU Court of Justice on how the case should be interpreted by law

CATALONIA

European Parliament strips former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont of immunity

Guillermo Abril|Brussels | 09-03-2021 - 08:46 UTC

The decision means that Spanish authorities will be able to reactivate the arrest warrant to bring the politician back to the country and put him on trial for his involvement in the 2017 separatist bid

Pablo Hasél case

Violent protests erupt in Madrid and Catalonia over rapper’s arrest

Miguel Cantón/Alfonso L. Congostrina/Rebeca Carranco/Josep Catà Figuls|Madrid / Barcelona | 18-02-2021 - 11:12 UTC

Supporters of Pablo Hasél, who has begun serving a nine-month sentence for praising terrorism and insulting the monarchy, clashed with riot police while framing their acts as a defense of freedom of speech

EDITORIAL

Election results in Catalonia: a wide-open scenario

El País | 15-02-2021 - 12:43 UTC

The Catalan Socialists attracted the most votes on Sunday while the pro-independence bloc collectively secured a majority of seats

CATALONIA

‘Zombie hour’ at the Catalan elections: when coronavirus cases came out to vote

Iñigo Domínguez|Barcelona | 15-02-2021 - 09:52 UTC

People who had tested positive for the virus or who were in quarantine were advised to cast their ballot between 7pm and 8pm, but in the end few decided to make the trip

CATALONIA

Candidates clash in acrimonious debate ahead of Catalan regional elections

El País|Madrid | 12-02-2021 - 12:09 UTC

Pro-independence forces pledge not to negotiate with the Socialist contender Salvador Illa, who was the target of most of the attacks during the televised war of words

CATALAN POLITICS

Spain’s far right gains ground ahead of Catalan regional election

Elsa García de Blas|Barcelona | 08-02-2021 - 13:56 UTC

Ciudadanos won the most votes at the last poll but is losing support to Vox, which has copied its hardline stance against the independence movement

CATALAN POLITICS

Catalan regional election to be held on February 14, court confirms

El País|Barcelona / Madrid | 29-01-2021 - 17:08 UTC

Jailed separatist leaders walked out of prison on Friday after being granted a more open regime and may take part in campaign events

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

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