Politics

The press in Seville, dumbfounded by the presence of Jordi Turull in the city for Holy Week

A writer 'catches' the general secretary of Junts in the queue to visit the 'Señor del Gran Poder' religious sculpture

PP and Vox remove Catalan as a requisite at Palma council to avoid "apartheid against Spanish"

They also vote for the municipal website in the Balearic Islands capital to change domains from '.cat' to '.es'

Catalan Socialist leader Illa tells 'The Times' that Spain sees more danger in Vox than Puigdemont

Catalan election candidate Salvador Illa maintains that the far right is more feared in Spain than the independence movement

Opinion polls for Catalonia's 2024 election: who will win on May 12th? Here's what the polls say

Check how voter preferences for the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia on May 12th are evolving

Carles Puigdemont's list will run under the name of 'Junts+ Puigdemont per Catalunya'

The Catalan president-in-exile is designing a candidacy that goes beyond Junts and can incorporate independents

Podemos decides not to stand in Catalonia's May 12th election

With the left-wing space in some turmoil, Podem Catalunya says it wants to avoid "fragmentation that benefits the right"

Mayor Collboni loses confidence vote, but guarantees the passing of Barcelona's city budget

Mayor only wins votes of ERC and his own PSC but asserts that "expansion of the municipal government" is about to happen

Catalan government cools down minister Mascort's haste to ease water restrictions after rain

Executive spokesperson says it wouldn't make sense to exit drought emergency "for a very short period" just to re-enter it

Pro-independence CUP chooses Laia Estrada as candidate for Catalan election on May 12th

The far-left party's members had to choose between two lists; one, headed by Estrada, and the other, by Laure Vega

Sánchez will go to Constitutional Court to stop "popular" bill to declare Catalan independence

Spanish cabinet will appeal to court to stop Catalan Parliament hearing popular initiative to declare unilateral independence

Top Spanish judge's anti-amnesty argument: "You can donate a kidney for free, but not for a price"

Vicente Guilarte criticizes PSOE-Junts agreement and considers that the amnesty is being used as "a bargaining chip"

Madrid court opens investigation of Díaz Ayuso's romantic partner over tax fraud

After the slow drip-feed of information about the alleged corruption of Ayuso's partner, a judge has now opened a case

Carles Puigdemont's election candidature in Catalonia makes the international news

The media from around the world have covered the news that Puigdemont is running to be Catalan president

Barcelona mayor Collboni defeated on budget and calls confidence vote for March 27th

City budget was only supported by the PSC and ERC, but confidence mechanism is likely to give Collboni his accounts

Catalans now see the drought as their country's biggest problem

In a radical turnaround, drought is now considered Catalonia's gravest problem, when previously it did not make the Top 10

Spanish judicial council approves report that considers the amnesty unconstitutional

The conservative majority on the General Council for the Judiciary says that the amnesty affects the right to equality

51% of Catalans reject independence and six in every ten back the amnesty law, says CEO survey

Three out of every four Catalans are in favour of a self-determination referendum, according to the CEO

ERC and Junts now demand explanations from Salvador Illa for Koldo case

ERC notes that Illa was health minister during the pandemic, "when there was not enough control and people got rich"

Barcelona residents and skaters join forces to stop expansion of the MACBA art museum

Residents of the Raval neighbourhood and users of the square marched to protest "the plunder of a thousand square metres"

Dani Alves, granted bail of one million euros and likely to walk out of prison on Thursday

The Comuns will vote 'no' on Barcelona city's budget, pushing mayor Collboni toward confidence vote

Barcelona en Comú say they'll reject the Catalan Socialist mayor's budget unless he forms a "majority left-wing" government

Official status for Catalan, again ignored at the EU: 10 minutes of presentation and no comments

Latest meeting of General Affairs Council spent less than 10 minutes on Catalan language issue, without any debate

Catalan government proposes a financing model based on 100% of taxes paid in Catalonia

Natàlia Mas proposes "paradigm shift" in funding, but Spanish executive pours cold water on separate model for Catalonia

ERC asserts that Aragonès will be the rival to beat in Catalan election regardless of Puigdemont

ERC say they'd be "delighted" to debate and contrast their vision for Catalonia with the president-in-exile's model

National Audience rejects prosecutor's appeal and affirms terrorism charge in Tsunami case

Court rejects appeal by prosecutor asserting that the Tsunami case was, at most, an issue of public disorder, not terrorism

The PSC picked in two polls to win the Catalan election, with Junts second

Both En Comú Podem and the CUP lose ground, according to the polls published in 'La Razón' and 'El Español'

Venice Commission backs Catalan amnesty's goal of "reconciliation" but disputes urgent processing

The Council of Europe consultative organ also maintains that an amnesty should be passed by a majority larger than 50%

Humanitarian ship Open Arms and chef José Andrés are unloading food aid on Gaza coast | VIDEO

First maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza is opened with Catalan vessel in key role, but it's far from sufficient

Here's why Puigdemont can return to Catalonia when the amnesty is passed, without awaiting a judge

Spain's amnesty measure, likely to enter into law at the end of May, will mean the immediate lifting of arrest warrants

Comuns see election call as "coherent" after their 'no' to Hard Rock resort cornered Aragonès

The Comuns and the CUP reproach the Catalan president for being unable to assume responsibilities: "It's a personal failure"

Junts puts focus on Puigdemont in Catalan snap election: "He could be here by investiture day"

Turull says that snap election call shows ERC government's "failure" and points to Puigdemont as Junts candidate