Smoking to be banned on all Barcelona beaches from this summer
Following last year's pilot test, all ten beaches in Barcelona will be smokefree spaces starting in July 2022
Friday, 8 of april of 2022 - 20:54
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Council for the Catalan Republic presents its new leadership: all the names
Puigdemont is to chair exile body alongside exiled ministers, members of Junts, Poble Lliure, Demòcrates and civil society
Friday, 8 of april of 2022 - 19:28
Carme Forcadell, ex-speaker of Catalan Parliament, seeks justice in Strasbourg
The case of Forcadell, a speaker of Parliament jailed for sedition, is "exceptional in Europe", says lawyer Iñigo Iruin
Thursday, 7 of april of 2022 - 22:34
Maxam, the Spanish explosives firm named by Zelensky and "seized" by Putin
The firm, close to the Spanish establishment and a world leader in the explosives market, has nine subsidiaries in Russia
Thursday, 7 of april of 2022 - 20:57
CEO poll: PSC and ERC fight for victory in Catalonia and Junts slips back
Released political prisoner Oriol Junqueras is the highest ranked leader with exiled Carles Puigdemont, the best-known
Thursday, 7 of april of 2022 - 19:36
Spain to say goodbye to indoor mask wearing: proposed date, 19th April
Catalan health authorities want the Spanish ministry to bring forward the de-masking date
Wednesday, 6 of april of 2022 - 23:03
Severe critique for judge Marchena's sentencing of the Catalan leaders' trial
Dissenting opinion from Spanish Constitutional Court judge Sáez Valcárcel is strongly critical of Supreme Court sentence
Wednesday, 6 of april of 2022 - 22:18
Zelensky: "What Russia is doing is like the Spanish Civil War attack on Gernika"
Speaking to Spain's Congress of Deputies, Ukrainian president named Spanish firms that continue to "do business with Russia"
Wednesday, 6 of april of 2022 - 10:40
Key points at ECJ hearing: Spanish judicial deficiencies and court's competence
Questions asked by EU judges suggest a range of views on matter raised by Spanish Supreme Court in relation to Catalan exiles
Tuesday, 5 of april of 2022 - 23:14
European Commission criticises Belgium for softening its defence of Catalan minister Puig
At EU court hearing, key for case of exiled Catalan politicians, the lawyer representing the Belgian state changed her line
Tuesday, 5 of april of 2022 - 21:29
Boye: "It's gone on long enough, this persecution for having called a referendum"
At EU Court of Justice hearing, lawyer warns that Puigdemont and his Catalan colleagues "have no guarantee of a fair trial"
Tuesday, 5 of april of 2022 - 19:57
The war, seen via TikTok: from bomb-shelter jokes to the killing of her brother
Photographer Valeria Shashenok has been narrating the war on TikTok with sympathy and humour
Monday, 4 of april of 2022 - 22:58
Court partially admits demands by Catalan speaker Borràs and process is delayed
Court accepts that Laura Borràs's defence lacked time to view all evidence in 'split contracts' case
Monday, 4 of april of 2022 - 21:47
Sànchez to step down from Junts leadership: "We are lacking in group loyalty"
Jordi Sànchez, planning to leave Junts role in June, says that Carles Puigdemont is the party's "indisputable reference"
Monday, 4 of april of 2022 - 20:36
Catalonia's Pyrenean counties to hold July 24th vote on hosting Winter Olympics
Catalan government says only in-person voting will be allowed in consultation in middle of holiday period
Monday, 4 of april of 2022 - 19:13
"Pride in the resilience of exile": Òmnium leader Xavier Antich visits Puigdemont
Antich, new president of the key pro-independence organization, has met with Catalan political exiles in Waterloo
Friday, 1 of april of 2022 - 22:43
Brussels rejects Spanish plan to limit gas price to 30 euros: "Unfair competition"
The EU has raised the gas price maximum for Spain and Portugal to 50 euros/MWh, according to 'El Independiente'
Friday, 1 of april of 2022 - 21:59
Spain's COE approves 2030 Winter Games bid, despite absence of co-host Aragon
Spanish Olympic Committee, central government and Catalan executive signed the bid - but upset co-host Aragon stayed away
Friday, 1 of april of 2022 - 20:28
A PP congress to bury Casado (but not the ghosts)
Feijóo takes the reins of Spain's Partido Popular with generalised party acclaim but crucial challenges ahead
Friday, 1 of april of 2022 - 19:26
Graffiti on offices of 3 main Catalan pro-independence parties: "Spanish consulate"
The CDR-Acció Directa group claims responsibility for the action, carried out in several Catalan towns
Thursday, 31 of march of 2022 - 23:05
Oriol Mitjà: "There has been no end to the pandemic. To say 'normal' is too daring"
Catalan expert asserts that the pandemic is not yet over and that new variants and new viruses could emerge
Thursday, 31 of march of 2022 - 22:03
Algeria, major exporter of gas to Spain, announces a review of all contracts
A reversal for Pedro Sánchez's foreign policy moves in the Maghreb, which could exacerbate rising energy prices
Thursday, 31 of march of 2022 - 20:31
Aragon's president won't attend meeting to formalise Olympics bid with Catalonia
Javier Lambán, unhappy with venue choices for Winter Games bid, also wants to resolve political aspects - like candidacy name
Thursday, 31 of march of 2022 - 19:18
Across-the-board price rises propel Spanish inflation to 9.8%, highest since 1985
Electricity, fuel and food price hikes are key components as Spain's consumer price index hits a 37-year record
Wednesday, 30 of march of 2022 - 20:53
Ayuso case: European prosecutors accuse Spanish colleagues of challenging EU law
Spain-EU competency dispute opens new controversy in a corruption case which has already convulsed Spain's PP
Wednesday, 30 of march of 2022 - 20:03
Meritxell Serret, exiled Catalan minister who returned, sent to disobedience trial
Spanish Supreme Court considers that, as she is not accused of misuse of funds, jurisdiction falls to the TSJC in Catalonia
Tuesday, 29 of march of 2022 - 22:48
Council of Europe highlights Spain's failures in fight against corruption
Greco report states the Spain has not fully complied with any of the 19 recommendations on corruption it made in 2019
Tuesday, 29 of march of 2022 - 21:58
A Princess of Asturias prize for 'concord' to the promoters of 25% Spanish quota?
Ayuso, Álvarez de Toledo and Arrimadas want prestigious award to go to anti-Catalan immersion pressure group
Tuesday, 29 of march of 2022 - 20:58
Aragon rejects venues plan for joint Games bid in Pyrenees: "It favours Catalonia"
Aragon's president Lambán says he won't sign the Spanish Olympic Committee's proposal for the 2030 Winter Games
Tuesday, 29 of march of 2022 - 19:22
Junts leadership gives in and will hold its party congress in July
Debate on delaying the congress - and the renewal of the party executive - was overshadowed by internal leadership tensions
Monday, 28 of march of 2022 - 23:08
Spanish PM announces fuel price cuts of 20 cents per litre in crisis action plan
The Pedro Sánchez government will also bring back ERTOs and promises to reduce electricity through control of gas price
Monday, 28 of march of 2022 - 21:58
Abramovich and Ukraine negotiators showed symptoms of possible poisoning, says 'WSJ'
Several of those who met in Kyiv later endured constant eye irritation and peeling skin, says 'The Wall Street Journal'
Monday, 28 of march of 2022 - 20:41
ANC's Paluzie to have a voice at UN through Unrepresented Nations and Peoples
President's new UNPO role will bring Catalan perspective and leadership into global body "empowering the unrepresented"
Monday, 28 of march of 2022 - 19:48
Catalonia and Aragon reach a technical accord on a 2030 Winter Olympics bid
Downhill ski at Masella, ice hockey at Palau St Jordi, skating in Zaragoza... and political accord to be ratified "in days"
Friday, 25 of march of 2022 - 23:24
Òmnium calls for a Catalan accord to be negotiated in existing National Language Pact
Cultural body asserts that the priority is to defend the Catalan school model and a country-wide consensus is fundamental
Friday, 25 of march of 2022 - 22:44
Spanish PM's boil-over interrupts European Council energy meeting: "I need some air"
After Sánchez's call for EU-wide price controls was refused, leaders did approve an "energy island" for Spain and Portugal
Friday, 25 of march of 2022 - 21:45
Catalan president Aragonès defends language pact that recognizes Spanish in schools
Leader stresses "broad political consensus" of a deal supported by PSC and Comuns but not by some Catalan language groups
Friday, 25 of march of 2022 - 20:21
Constitutional Court sums up jurisprudence on Catalan leaders: all appeals rejected
Divided court rejects last appeals from Bassa and Forn, backing the Supreme Court's basis for sedition sentences
Friday, 25 of march of 2022 - 01:14
Four parties agree to amend law to avoid 25% Spanish quota in Catalan classrooms
Proposal by ERC, Junts, PSC and Comuns, to allow each school to set its own language balance, is already controversial
Thursday, 24 of march of 2022 - 22:13
