Lorraine WilliamsonThe disorder broke out during Friday’s Catalan national day as police attempted to prevent direct confrontations …
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La Diada: Catalonia’s National Day of identity and protest
Every year on 11 September, Catalonia pauses to honour its past and assert its identity. Known …
The Spanish Supreme Court has dismissed Carles Puigdemont’s appeal for amnesty over charges related to embezzling …
Banco Sabadell has announced its decision to relocate its headquarters back to Catalonia, marking a symbolic …
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who has been living in exile in Belgium since 2017, intends …
MADRID – The political temperature in Spain is reaching boiling point as the Socialist Workers’ Party …
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Major demonstration today in Barcelona against Amnesty
BARCELONA – Sociedad Civil Catalana (SCC) has announced a major demonstration in Barcelona for Sunday, October …
Tens of thousands of people – more than 60,000, according to organisers, and 40,000 according to …
MADRID – Spain will review sedition as a crime from the penal code. It is replaced …
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Carles Puigdemont campaigns for Catalan independence in Germany
MADRID – Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont has been fighting for secession from Spain since the referendum …
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