Berga's Patum festival draws pro-independence fervour - and a noise complaint | VIDEO
After two years lost to Covid, the UNESCO-recognized Patum returns to the Catalan town - but now faces a noise complaint
Friday, 17 of june of 2022 - 23:15
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Catalan fire chief David Borell explains that fires must be seen as a country-wide emergency
Friday, 17 of june of 2022 - 20:08
Lawyer Boye asks Supreme Court to overturn rulings by judge who spied on him with Pegasus
Battery of appeals argues that the judge violated secrecy of his communications with Puigdemont, Torra, Comín and Ponsatí
Thursday, 16 of june of 2022 - 19:02
Decisive hours as Catalan firefighters battle three wildfires amid heatwave
As temperatures peak at over 40C, two rural wildfires are raging in the west of Catalonia and another in the south
Thursday, 16 of june of 2022 - 18:21
EU advocate general's caution to Spanish judge Marchena over Junqueras case
Advocate warns that Spanish Supreme Court may not have fulfilled duty of "sincere cooperation" over ex-Catalan MEP's seat
Thursday, 16 of june of 2022 - 16:42
Temperatures of 40C and no drinking water: pollution drama affects 30 Catalan villages
Pesticide in water supply of villages in Lleida province means that residents have to fill up bottles when tanker visits
Wednesday, 15 of june of 2022 - 21:43
Catalan activist who lost an eye, and police officer who shot him: both sent to trial
Judge investigating 2017 Catalan referendum incidents sends 4 police officers to trial along with activist Roger Español
Tuesday, 14 of june of 2022 - 21:17
Catalonia's second train accident in a month: 20 injured in collision at Vila-seca
Freight locomotive had a "technical error" affecting its brakes before running head-on into passenger train at slow speed
Monday, 13 of june of 2022 - 20:49
Barcelona city council detects 360 illegal tourist apartments
Barcelona mayor Colau announces the post-pandemic reactivation of the action plan against illegal tourist flats
Friday, 10 of june of 2022 - 22:54
Motorway gridlock on Catalonia's AP-7: emergency proposals to get traffic flowing
Traffic authorities will add additional lanes and restrict the passage of trucks at certain times on July weekends
Friday, 10 of june of 2022 - 20:09
Why two judges dissented in Supreme Court decision to review Catalan leaders' pardons
In their report, the two judges assert that the PP, Cs and Vox are not victims and "only defend a political position"
Thursday, 9 of june of 2022 - 22:14
ERC's Gabriel Rufián calls Puigdemont "idiotic" for declaring Catalan independence
Comment touched a raw nerve in the Catalan independence movement and was rejected by Pere Aragonès; later Rufián apologized
Wednesday, 8 of june of 2022 - 21:43
Pedro Sánchez mixes denial with excuses on Spain's underinvestment in Catalonia
Spanish PM brings up the controversial proposal for Barcelona airport expansion, pointing finger at ERC: "You rejected it"
Tuesday, 7 of june of 2022 - 21:52
Junts brings new president Borràs into executive with door open to a Puigdemont role
The Catalan party plans to give an ex officio voice on its executive to the leadership of exile body Council for the Republic
Tuesday, 7 of june of 2022 - 18:55
Borràs and Turull demand support to lead the new Junts per Catalunya executive
The Puigdemont-founded party meets in Argelers, Northern Catalonia, to consider a single candidacy led by Borràs and Turull
Friday, 3 of june of 2022 - 19:18
Spanish judge jokes about Puigdemont in hearing: "He was shitting his panties, no?"
Volhov case judge joked about the expression 'shat his panties': "It means he's a weak, cowardly person."
Thursday, 2 of june of 2022 - 18:54
Spanish army sacks captain whose unit had a special blessing at Valle de los Caídos
Dismissal follows appearance of video in which soldiers receive blessing at controversial monument built by dictator Franco
Wednesday, 1 of june of 2022 - 22:25
Employers call on Spanish executive to rectify non-execution of Catalan investments
PIMEC calls for "better dialogue" between the Spanish and Catalan governments to resolve the "gridlock"
Tuesday, 31 of may of 2022 - 22:17
The instructions sent to Catalan schools over the government's language decree
As court deadline for 25% Spanish quota arrives, Catalan ministry has sent schools the information they need to avoid it
Tuesday, 31 of may of 2022 - 21:35
No penalty for Spanish judge who attacked Catalan government under Twitter camouflage
Judicial council says judge won't be penalised as he used a pseudonym and his tweets do not fall into punishable categories
Tuesday, 31 of may of 2022 - 20:19
Judge suspends first Catalan espionage case; lawyer demands reopening and widening
Judge has paused investigation of Pegasus spying on ERC politicians Torrent and Maragall just as other complaints emerge
Monday, 30 of may of 2022 - 22:38
Spanish state carried out only a third of planned 2021 investment in Catalonia
The state invested only 35.8% of what it planned to spend in Catalonia in its 2021 accounts
Monday, 30 of may of 2022 - 21:18
Catalan government passes decree making school language quotas "inapplicable"
Cabinet decree means schools won't enforce court-imposed quotas, after processing of new language law was delayed last week
Monday, 30 of may of 2022 - 20:09
Colau sides with Spanish nationalists in refusal to "energetically condemn" espionage
The motion also sought to clarify other "dirty tricks" affecting the city, such as the CNI's role in the Rambla terror attack
Friday, 27 of may of 2022 - 20:39
Catalan government delays consultation of Pyrenean residents on Olympic bid
Catalan minister Vilagrà accuses neighbouring Aragon of blocking the bid and says the vote will still take place, in autumn
Friday, 27 of may of 2022 - 19:13
PSOE rewrites Spain's audiovisual law, angering ERC and supported by PP
Abstention by PP and Cs allows law to pass, amid controversy over Socialists' changes that undermine independent production
Thursday, 26 of may of 2022 - 21:55
Spanish PM justifies spying on independence movement and shrugs off responsibility
Pedro Sánchez proposes only minor initiatives: reform of internal CNI checks, and updating of official secrets act
Thursday, 26 of may of 2022 - 20:14
Spanish Olympic head criticises Aragon's stance and reopens Pyrenean games bid
Blanco doesn't envisage a bid by Catalonia alone and stresses the joint proposal has always allocated more events to Aragon
Wednesday, 25 of may of 2022 - 21:41
New Catalan language bill put on parliamentary fast track, but doubts remain
The CUP says the bill may enshrine the retreat of Catalan, while far-right Vox seeks to sabotage it with delaying tactics
Wednesday, 25 of may of 2022 - 20:19
Two sisters living near Barcelona murdered in Pakistan for rejecting forced marriages
Urooj and Anisa Abbas were resident in the Catalan city of Terrassa, and wanted to end their arranged marriages in Pakistan
Tuesday, 24 of may of 2022 - 23:51
Four-party language accord reached: Catalan is "vehicular"; Spanish, of "curricular use"
Same parties - ERC, Junts, PSC and Comuns - reach a new pact to try and avoid court plan for language percentages in schools
Tuesday, 24 of may of 2022 - 22:16
Spanish Supreme Court decides to admit appeals against Catalan prisoner pardons
Change of court membership brings a change of decision, breaking de facto with current Spanish jurisprudence on pardons
Tuesday, 24 of may of 2022 - 19:25
Juan Carlos I returns to Abu Dhabi after 11 hours in royal palace with Felipe VI
Spain's former king ended controversial three day visit with long meeting with his son in Madrid
Monday, 23 of may of 2022 - 23:19
Winter Olympics: joint Pyrenees bid collapses and Catalan candidacy is an option
After Aragon breaks off negotiations with Catalonia, the Spanish Olympic Committee will decide what the proposal is to be
Monday, 23 of may of 2022 - 22:07
Dolors Feliu, new president of the Catalan National Assembly
Lawyer and activist Feliu takes over leadership of key Catalan pro-independence organization from Elisenda Paluzie
Monday, 23 of may of 2022 - 21:07
Poll: PSC to win a Catalan election with the pro-independence bloc losing ground
Illa rises, Aragonès stays put and Junts falls, according to the Feedback poll for El Nacional
Monday, 23 of may of 2022 - 19:34
Spanish police academy gives mass whistling to minister after "Tweety-Pie" phrase
Discontent among Spanish National Police after Pedro Sánchez referred to officers using cartoon character nickname
Saturday, 21 of may of 2022 - 00:13
One of Spain's "patriotic police" brigade convicted for adulterating Pujol case
Madrid court revokes acquittal of Eugenio Pino, sentencing him to 1 year's jail in case linked to Catalan ex-president Pujol
Friday, 20 of may of 2022 - 19:53
Ada Colau's decision to run for mayor again, "terrible news" for Barcelona
With the controversy of her 2019 victory again in the news, opponents say a third term for Colau will damage the city
Thursday, 19 of may of 2022 - 22:02
