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The story behind the t-shirt placed in Ruben Wagensberg's seat in the Catalan Parliament

A shirt that has become symbolic for Catalan independentism was placed in the seat of Wagensberg, the ERC MP in Swiss exile

Wednesday, 26 of june of 2024 - 19:41

Barcelona plans to eliminate all of its 10,000 tourist flats by 2029

Mayor Collboni presents a plan to deal with Barcelona's housing problem, with the focus on tourist flats

Friday, 21 of june of 2024 - 20:52

The amnesty draws Catalan independentism together: celebration of a "collective conquest"

Jordi Turull, Oriol Junqueras and Laia Estrada attended this unitary event to celebrate the amnesty law

Friday, 31 of may of 2024 - 19:23

Puigdemont on the amnesty: "They wanted to condemn us to a civil death. That has been defeated"

Carles Puigdemont praises the achievement of the amnesty and emphasizes that it "corrects" a mistake

Thursday, 30 of may of 2024 - 20:28

ERC warns that Catalonia's post-election negotiations must be split: Bureau, then Investiture

The party sees it as "impossible" to reach an agreement before June 10th at the current rate of negotiations

Wednesday, 29 of may of 2024 - 23:14

Catalan government applauds Pedro Sánchez's decision to recognize Palestine

The Catalan executive's spokesperson avoided calling the situation in Gaza "genocide" but denounced it as an "abomination"

Tuesday, 28 of may of 2024 - 19:52

Oriol Junqueras explains: he is leaving ERC's presidency to "listen" and then seek the job again

Junqueras affirms that he is resigning from ERC's presidency to reconnect with the grass roots "on equal terms"

Thursday, 16 of may of 2024 - 11:13

Oriol Junqueras will leave the ERC presidency after the European elections to decide his future

ERC will hold an extraordinary congress to redefine its strategy on November 30th

Wednesday, 15 of may of 2024 - 22:48

ERC's senior leadership debate their next steps after party's Catalan election fiasco

The party has called an extraordinary meeting after Junqueras made it clear that he wants to continue as president

Wednesday, 15 of may of 2024 - 22:35

Oriol Junqueras sees himself with the strength to continue leading ERC: "We've understood the message"

After the Catalan election fiasco, Junqueras says in a letter to the public that he wants to continue presiding over ERC

Tuesday, 14 of may of 2024 - 20:05

Catalan president Pere Aragonès announces that he is leaving front line politics

The acting president announces that he will not continue as an MP, the day after leading ERC to a major election defeat

Monday, 13 of may of 2024 - 17:23

ERC will go to the opposition, says Aragonès after defeat, calling on PSC and Junts to govern

With ERC reduced to just 20 MPs after the Catalan election, Aragonès recognizes that a "deep reflection" is needed

Monday, 13 of may of 2024 - 08:19

ERC calls for votes from women to ensure the continuation of Catalonia's feminisms ministry

The Republicans say that the department led by Tània Verge is at risk of disappearing if Junts or PSC rule

Wednesday, 8 of may of 2024 - 22:19

Catalonia relaxes drought restrictions as rain brings reservoirs up to 25% capacity

'Emergency' phase of drought is lowered as reservoirs in key Ter-Llobregat catchments rise to 24.8% capacity

Tuesday, 7 of may of 2024 - 19:42

Salvador Illa shows himself ready to discuss forming a Catalan government with Puigdemont

The Socialist candidate affirms that talks with Junts will depend on whether they continue to commit to independence

Thursday, 2 of may of 2024 - 18:33

Aragonès says Junts and Puigdemont are now copying ERC's policies after disdaining them

The ERC candidate offered a "welcome to the club" greeting to Junts for its proposal to cancel debt and retain all taxes

Friday, 26 of april of 2024 - 20:37

An agreed referendum, defence of Catalan language, financing: ERC's programme for May 12th

ERC presents its electoral programme with 500 measures taking advantage of the work it has done in government

Thursday, 18 of april of 2024 - 21:54

Aragonès gives warning on Illa's trilingual schools proposal: "That is the Ciudadanos recipe"

ERC candidate asserts that he is the president who "always defends the language", in contrast to the Socialist leader

Wednesday, 17 of april of 2024 - 19:26

Aragonès accuses Puigdemont of refusing to debate, beyond the formats: "There's no will"

The president and candidate for ERC asserts that Junts does not want to debate his project for Catalonia

Monday, 15 of april of 2024 - 22:36

Pere Aragonès proposes to intensify runway use at Barcelona airport in July and August

Catalan government wants to allow more flights by reorganizing runway use from 10am to 2pm daily during July and August

Thursday, 11 of april of 2024 - 22:18

No valid visas: the 69 Bolivian cruise passengers in Barcelona disembark to begin deportation process

The MSC cruise continues its route after the Bolivians without valid visas were transferred to another ship in Barcelona port

Thursday, 4 of april of 2024 - 19:01

Spain's left-wing culture minister awards prize to fighting bull breeders, accompanied by royals

Ernest Urtasun, Sumar MP and culture minister, presented the Gold Medal of Fine Arts to the renowned Miura bull breeders

Wednesday, 3 of april of 2024 - 23:25

Catalan TV weatherman Tomàs Molina enters politics with ERC to "do better against climate change"

Molina will be the number two ERC candidate in the 'Ara Repúbliques' coalition for the European Parliament in June

Tuesday, 2 of april of 2024 - 22:49

"Do you want Catalonia to be an independent state?" - the referendum question proposed by Aragonès

Article 92 of the Spanish Constitution would be the priority method, but not the only one, for holding an agreed referendum

Tuesday, 2 of april of 2024 - 19:13

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"

Wednesday, 27 of march of 2024 - 20:20

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

Thursday, 21 of march of 2024 - 23:10

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

Monday, 18 of march of 2024 - 22:29

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"

Wednesday, 13 of march of 2024 - 21:51

PSC leader Illa celebrates early election: "Catalonia needs a president, not a candidate"

Catalan Socialist leader assures that both he and his party are ready for the May 12th election call

Wednesday, 13 of march of 2024 - 19:57

Thousands of women stand up to sexism once again as the '8-M' takes the streets of Barcelona

Feminists fill the centre of the Catalan capital in a demonstration marked by the war in Gaza

Friday, 8 of march of 2024 - 23:16

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

Tuesday, 27 of february of 2024 - 22:45

MEPs' Catalan mission is part of "catalanophobic crusade" by PP and Vox, says government

Catalan executive says the PP has "shamefully" manipulated European institutions such as the Petitions Committee

Tuesday, 13 of february of 2024 - 23:28

Boye tells German media of the "madness" of a Russian plot in Catalonia: "It's a judge's fantasy"

In an interview with 'Neues Deutschland', Boye dismantles Spanish judge Aguirre who appeared on German TV

Monday, 12 of february of 2024 - 21:17

With two weeks until the Galician election, here are the polls

Autonomous elections in Galicia on February 18th will be the first vote anywhere in Spain after 7 months of fiery politics

Monday, 5 of february of 2024 - 22:52

Catalan president calls for "common framework" on self-determination processes within the EU

Pere Aragonès presented his proposal at the European Parliament in Brussels, with MEPs Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí present

Wednesday, 31 of january of 2024 - 18:57

Belgium commits itself to official EU status for Catalan, but Lithuania reiterates its 'no'

Belgian ambassador believes that progress on official status for 3 languages will be made when several pending reports arrive

Friday, 19 of january of 2024 - 21:26

Most Catalans approve of the amnesty: 60% for, 31% against, and variation by political blocs

CEO poll finds that 49% of Catalan Socialist supporters see the law favourably, while 41% are against

Friday, 17 of november of 2023 - 20:54

Catalonia officially asks Spanish interior ministry to assign a bodyguard to Puigdemont

"The president should have had a security escort from day one," writes Catalan minister Elena to his counterpart Marlaska

Tuesday, 14 of november of 2023 - 20:17

Jéssica Albiach gives the finger to Ignacio Garriga (Vox) in Catalan Parliament after threats

Garriga had told the Comuns leader in a threatening tone that Vox would "defend their grandparents' legacy" on the street

Wednesday, 8 of november of 2023 - 20:28

ERC-PSOE accord includes continuing the dialogue table to resolve the Spain-Catalonia conflict

Junqueras insists that the PSOE deal, ratified by ERC leaders today, is only for the investiture, not for the legislature

Thursday, 2 of november of 2023 - 20:22

Catalonia's boomers, the most politicised and pro-independence generation, says CEO study

As CEO head Jordi Muñoz notes, Catalan boomers are the most left-wing generation "in what tends to be a left-wing country"

Thursday, 19 of october of 2023 - 22:58

The PP asks, unsuccessfully, for a European Commission opinion on the Catalonia amnesty

The European executive refuses, at this time, to comment on a possible amnesty law, since it does not know the details

Monday, 9 of october of 2023 - 21:13

The proposal to regulate the right to self-determination in the European Union

Proposal by MEPs emphasises the European dimension of self-determination processes and the role that the EU must play

Tuesday, 12 of september of 2023 - 23:07

Catalan sovereignist groups present a new National Pact for Independence ahead of Diada rally

Ahead of Monday's Diada march, the ANC, Omnium, Council of the Republic, AMI and Intersindical have joined in a new pact

Friday, 8 of september of 2023 - 22:07

Catalan government will take part in Diada 2023 rally, but Aragonès's presence is uncertain

Generalitat spokesperson states that "the context is different" for this year's September 11th pro-indepdence march

Tuesday, 29 of august of 2023 - 18:57

Òscar Escuder: "Official EU status for Catalan is more important than speaking it in Congress"

The Plataforma per la Llengua president discusses the accords made on Catalan and the challenges ahead in this interview

Monday, 28 of august of 2023 - 20:33

Mayor Collboni embraces a Barcelona of big events: cycling's Vuelta and yachting's America's Cup

Jaume Collboni gave a welcome to the two competitions, whose organizers lavish praise on the city setting

Friday, 25 of august of 2023 - 23:53

Joan Queralt: "The file on self-determination can't be opened until that on the amnesty is closed"

The law professor and ERC senator says that the amnesty cannot close the Catalonia-Spain conflict, but it could close a stage

Thursday, 24 of august of 2023 - 23:30