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The amnesty will include terrorism, treason and misuse of funds - but with "European standards"

The amnesty will include terrorism, treason and misuse of funds - but with "European standards"

Time coverage of Spanish amnesty law is extended back to November 2011 to include "all the accused" in Court of Accounts case

Martí Odriozola i Marcé / Pedro Ruiz

Wednesday, 6 of march of 2024 - 22:29

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The PSOE, Junts and ERC reach a definitive agreement to pass Spain's amnesty law

The PSOE, Junts and ERC reach a definitive agreement to pass Spain's amnesty law

Independentists and Socialists have agreed on a law that "covers all those linked to the Catalan independence process"

Martí Odriozola i Marcé / Abel Degà

Wednesday, 6 of march of 2024 - 21:15

Spanish court tells Pujol family to make a complaint if it wants to act against "patriotic police"

Spanish court tells Pujol family to make a complaint if it wants to act against "patriotic police"

Court confirms refusal of ex-Catalan president Jordi Pujol's request to make private prosecution in Operation Catalonia case

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 6 of march of 2024 - 20:16

Spanish government sacks head of port operator Puertos del Estado, related to Koldo case

Spanish government sacks head of port operator Puertos del Estado, related to Koldo case

Meanwhile, Francina Armengol holds a press conference to refute the accusations linking her with the face mask affair

Judit Pellicer / M. Sánchez Iranzo / M. Odriozola i Marcé

Tuesday, 5 of march of 2024 - 22:14

Farmers shake up the Catalan Parliament with demands on water restrictions and Hard Rock resort

Farmers shake up the Catalan Parliament with demands on water restrictions and Hard Rock resort

Farmer group 'Plataforma Pagesa' complains of decades of "bad management" by governments with "nefarious policies"

John McAulay

Tuesday, 5 of march of 2024 - 20:44

Tsunami judge García-Castellon now asks Spanish police if they have any 'Russian spy' reports

Tsunami judge García-Castellon now asks Spanish police if they have any 'Russian spy' reports

Judge accepts a request from private prosecution and asks if police system holds any reports only mentioned in the media

Mayte Piulachs

Tuesday, 5 of march of 2024 - 19:24

Ponsatí and Graupera, to present a new Catalan pro-independence party

Ponsatí and Graupera, to present a new Catalan pro-independence party

The new party of Ponsatí and Graupera, known as Alhora, will be presented on April 23rd - Sant Jordi's Day - in Barcelona

Berto Sagrera

Monday, 4 of march of 2024 - 23:20

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The "Russia plot" causes ERC-Junts parliamentary tension, although discredited by both of them

The "Russia plot" causes ERC-Junts parliamentary tension, although discredited by both of them

Junts criticises Catalan foreign minister Serret for using the "tools of the Spanish judicial and media cavern"

Pedro Ruiz

Monday, 4 of march of 2024 - 22:22

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PSOE, convinced that with Junts it will pass an amnesty law excluding terrorism and high treason

PSOE, convinced that with Junts it will pass an amnesty law excluding terrorism and high treason

Socialists says they "continue talking" with Junts on Catalan amnesty, to be reconsidered by a Congress committee on Thursday

Abel Degà

Monday, 4 of march of 2024 - 18:45

The Koldo case: who's who in Spain's face-mask corruption scandal

The Koldo case: who's who in Spain's face-mask corruption scandal

Koldo García, Juan Carlos Cueto and Víctor de Aldama are some of the key figures in the plot

Marta Sánchez Iranzo

Friday, 1 of march of 2024 - 18:24

Van den Eynde after Supreme Court ruling: "At present, being pro-independence is a crime"

Van den Eynde after Supreme Court ruling: "At present, being pro-independence is a crime"

Lawyer accuses Spanish Supreme Court of trying to "blow up the amnesty" after decision to pursue terrorism accusations

Marta Sánchez Iranzo

Friday, 1 of march of 2024 - 17:07

The sense of identity in Catalonia's society: first Catalan, and then European before Spanish

The sense of identity in Catalonia's society: first Catalan, and then European before Spanish

Six out of 10 EU residents in Catalonia feel "Catalanist", with 55% saying they are "Europeanist" and 36% "Spain-ist"

Pedro Ruiz

Friday, 1 of march of 2024 - 16:15

Court applies "borroka" logic to Tsunami and includes Puigdemont in case due to his "charisma"

Court applies "borroka" logic to Tsunami and includes Puigdemont in case due to his "charisma"

Supreme Court exploits a legally-criticised Spanish definition of terrorism applied to Basque Country's 'kale borroka'

Mayte Piulachs

Thursday, 29 of february of 2024 - 22:53

Catalan farmers withdraw their highway blockades

Catalan farmers withdraw their highway blockades

The Generalitat agrees to give them a voice in a special parliamentary debate on the agrarian policy scheduled for next week

Josep Maria Casas

Thursday, 29 of february of 2024 - 20:12

Spain's Supreme Court opens a terrorism case against Carles Puigdemont over Tsunami protests

Spain's Supreme Court opens a terrorism case against Carles Puigdemont over Tsunami protests

Court agrees to investigate MEP Puigdemont and MP Ruben Wagensberg for "street terrorism" in pro-independence protests

Mayte Piulachs

Thursday, 29 of february of 2024 - 17:13

Armengol made the EU pay for masks in Koldo case when it was already known they were defective

Armengol made the EU pay for masks in Koldo case when it was already known they were defective

Current speaker of Spanish Congress, then Balearic Islands president, didn't act against the company till 3 years later

Vicenç Pagès

Wednesday, 28 of february of 2024 - 22:45

Jordi Turull, stable after second operation arising from heart attack he suffered on Monday

Jordi Turull, stable after second operation arising from heart attack he suffered on Monday

The general secretary of Junts had a scheduled operation, which went without complications

Malena Ramajo

Wednesday, 28 of february of 2024 - 20:41

The Tsunami case accused call for the closure of the investigation: it legally expired in 2021

The Tsunami case accused call for the closure of the investigation: it legally expired in 2021

Seven of the 12 under investigation for terrorism in Tsunami case ask Supreme Court to close it as deadline has expired

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 28 of february of 2024 - 19:35

Catalan farmers to keep some highways blockaded until Thursday after minister's no-show

Catalan farmers to keep some highways blockaded until Thursday after minister's no-show

Farmers feel 'disrespected' by not being able to meet Catalan minister, who excused himself for 'personal reasons'

Berto Sagrera

Tuesday, 27 of february of 2024 - 23:21

Anti-Catalan immersion MEP Dolors Montserrat admits that EU has no competence in education systems

Anti-Catalan immersion MEP Dolors Montserrat admits that EU has no competence in education systems

ERC's Diana Riba has made public a letter in which the PP representative admits that the EU has no competencies in education

Nura Portella

Tuesday, 27 of february of 2024 - 22:45

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Belarusian musician arrested for singing 'L'Estaca' by Catalan composer Lluís Llach

Belarusian musician arrested for singing 'L'Estaca' by Catalan composer Lluís Llach

Llach's 'L'Estaca', classified as "extremist material" by Belarus police, was sung by the country's freedom movement in 2020

Berto Sagrera

Tuesday, 27 of february of 2024 - 21:21

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Ábalos breaks with PSOE over Koldo case and will be an MP outside the party to "restore his honour"

Ábalos breaks with PSOE over Koldo case and will be an MP outside the party to "restore his honour"

The former minister argues that his resignation "would be interpreted as a sign of guilt" which he does not assume

Martí Odriozola i Marcé

Tuesday, 27 of february of 2024 - 20:00

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Besieged over Koldo affair, ex-PSOE minister Ábalos leaves committee role but remains as an MP

Besieged over Koldo affair, ex-PSOE minister Ábalos leaves committee role but remains as an MP

Socialists are ready for a scenario in which José Luis Ábalos might refuse to leave his seat over former advisor's arrest

Abel Degà

Monday, 26 of february of 2024 - 22:16

200 Catalan cultural and media figures speak out against Tsunami terrorism accusations

200 Catalan cultural and media figures speak out against Tsunami terrorism accusations

Andreu Buenafuente, Jordi Basté and Ricard Ustrell, among 200 signatories against the "criminalization" of protest

Pedro Ruiz

Monday, 26 of february of 2024 - 21:01

Catalan High Court's top judge criticises amnesty: "A law privileging a few will never pacify"

Catalan High Court's top judge criticises amnesty: "A law privileging a few will never pacify"

Open criticism of amnesty law from judge Barrientos, who is about to preside over independence process trial of ERC figures

Mayte Piulachs

Monday, 26 of february of 2024 - 19:29

Jordi Turull, admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack

Jordi Turull, admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack

The general secretary of Together for Catalonia (Junts) was taken to Bellvitge hospital after feeling unwell

Marta Lasalas

Monday, 26 of february of 2024 - 18:04

Koldo García, ex-advisor to PSOE figure Ábalos, accused of pocketing €1.5m from corrupt mask deals

Koldo García, ex-advisor to PSOE figure Ábalos, accused of pocketing €1.5m from corrupt mask deals

Pressure on Ábalos and PSOE grows as prosecutor asserts that Koldo García used transport ministry in corrupt deals

Marta Sánchez Iranzo

Friday, 23 of february of 2024 - 21:04

Fine print of prosecutor's text again puts Puigdemont in the hands of judge García-Castellón

Fine print of prosecutor's text again puts Puigdemont in the hands of judge García-Castellón

Spain's number two prosecutor doesn't find evidence of terrorism, but says the investigation is incomplete and should go on

Marta Lasalas

Thursday, 22 of february of 2024 - 22:07

VIDEOS: Tension with police as activists try to halt multiple flat evictions in Barcelona's El Raval

VIDEOS: Tension with police as activists try to halt multiple flat evictions in Barcelona's El Raval

As police physically removed the activists blockading the homes, one person was injured and was evacuated in an ambulance

Berto Sagrera

Wednesday, 21 of february of 2024 - 23:29

The majority of Catalans believe that immigration is positive for the economy, says CEO survey

The majority of Catalans believe that immigration is positive for the economy, says CEO survey

The Comuns, the CUP and the PSC have the most favourable view of immigrants and those of Junts, the PP and Vox, the least

Ketty Calatayud

Wednesday, 21 of february of 2024 - 22:46

Junts tells PSOE that it rejects Carmen Calvo's nomination to preside over Spain's Council of State

Junts tells PSOE that it rejects Carmen Calvo's nomination to preside over Spain's Council of State

Suitability of former deputy PM to lead senior consultative organ will be assessed by Congress's constitutional committee

Marta Lasalas

Wednesday, 21 of february of 2024 - 21:32

García-Castellón asks for Supreme Court prosecutors' Tsunami report to send it to Swiss justice

García-Castellón asks for Supreme Court prosecutors' Tsunami report to send it to Swiss justice

Report by prosecutor Fidel Cadena, approved by his colleagues, asserts that Carles Puigdemont led the Tsunami platform

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 21 of february of 2024 - 20:09

Europol announces methodology changes to report that classed Catalan independentism as terrorist

Europol announces methodology changes to report that classed Catalan independentism as terrorist

Before publication, future reports will be reviewed by a group of experts and the member states

Malena Ramajo / ACN

Tuesday, 20 of february of 2024 - 22:32

Pere Aragonès defends handling of Catalonia's drought but opposition rejects his discourse

Pere Aragonès defends handling of Catalonia's drought but opposition rejects his discourse

President speaks of the years of "investment drought" behind today's grave problems, but PSC and Junts won't have a bar of it

Pedro Ruiz / John McAulay

Tuesday, 20 of february of 2024 - 21:59

Spanish government, after Tsunami judge's Swiss rebuff: "Switzerland is a consolidated democracy"

Spanish government, after Tsunami judge's Swiss rebuff: "Switzerland is a consolidated democracy"

Swiss justice has stated that it won't cooperate in García-Castellón's terrorism investigation of pro-independence leaders

Abel Degà

Tuesday, 20 of february of 2024 - 19:50

ERC-Socialist deal in Barcelona: Republicans will support mayor Collboni's city budget

ERC-Socialist deal in Barcelona: Republicans will support mayor Collboni's city budget

Support from ERC comes on top of that announced by Ada Colau's Comuns and guarantees initial budget approval

Jordi Palmer

Monday, 19 of february of 2024 - 23:26

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PSOE and PP again fail to progress on Spanish judicial renewal, and will meet in Brussels once more

PSOE and PP again fail to progress on Spanish judicial renewal, and will meet in Brussels once more

Spanish parties will return to the Brussels table next month, seeking EU help to resolve 5-year institutional paralysis

Abel Degà

Monday, 19 of february of 2024 - 22:20

The BNG stakes its claim as the "indisputable alternative" in "a new cycle" in Galicia

The BNG stakes its claim as the "indisputable alternative" in "a new cycle" in Galicia

Galician nationalists' rise is not quite enough, as leader Ana Pontón rebukes the "lies and defamations" of the victorious PP

Martí Odriozola i Marcé

Monday, 19 of february of 2024 - 20:58

Barcelona Court upholds the conviction of a pro-independence man for a crime not included in amnesty law

Barcelona Court upholds the conviction of a pro-independence man for a crime not included in amnesty law

The Court upholds the 2 years and 4 months prison sentence of a young man for coercion of a woman who supported the king.

Mayte Piulachs

Friday, 16 of february of 2024 - 23:41

Puigdemont sees in Navalni's death the "weakness of Putin's regime"

Puigdemont sees in Navalni's death the "weakness of Putin's regime"

Catalan president in exile singles out the "Russian regime" for "silencing and persecuting political dissent by all means".

Friday, 16 of february of 2024 - 22:00