László Tőkés’s Europe welcomes Catalonia

«The Hungarian MEP yesterday challenged the Spanish Partido Popular, his own party mates, by ignoring its call to boycott a hearing where a large group of MEPs heard firsthand from top Catalan politicians about their vision for a new European dream»

Puigdemont on the referendum: 'Europe cannot look the other way and should be part of the solution'

Despite the calls from the Spanish People Party to boycott the event, many MEP attended

Diplocat argues that Germany would deal with a case like Catalonia’s 'more intelligently' than Spain

'Merkel would have dealt with a situation like this one in a different way from the Spanish government', said Royo

Tajani urged to keep his word and allow Catalan in the European Parliament

In a letter written in catalan, Tajani said that he would put 'no obstacles' to introducing Catalan

Spanish Prosecutor demands 9-year ban from public office for Homs for allowing 9-N symbolic vote

'Homs played a key role during 9-N', the document states

New record for El Prat Airport: Over 44 million passengers in 2016

The number of passengers whom passed through Barcelona airport in 2016 grew by 11.2%

Unemployment falls by 62,023 in 2016, biggest decline since 2008

Puigdemont won’t stand for president in next Catalan elections

'I don’t have any vocation to be a candidate for the presidency', he assured

New government in Spain, same old deadlock for Catalonia?

CUP Councillor accused of insurrection laments Spain’s 'anti-democratic nature'

Coma lamented 'the Spanish State’s prosecution of political ideas' and defended the 'right to exercise civil disobedience'

Councilman’s arrest shows Francoism is alive and well in Spanish institutions

«Call it what you may, but you would never witness this sequence of events in any other democracy in the world»

Thousands hit the streets to defend Forcadell, prosecution provokes international outrage

“This is not a trial against a person, it is a trail against an institution which represents the will of the Catalan people”, says Carles Puigdemont

Russian warships refuel in Ceuta with an oil company linked to Spanish EU commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete


Several boats have turned back after outcry over their plans to take part in the bombing of Aleppo.


Spanish Constitutional Court lifts suspension on Catalan Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The magistrates considered that the Catalan executive cannot use the name ‘Foreign Affairs’ for the Catalan Ministry

Puigdemont calls for leaving Spain 'as soon as possible'

Accused current Spanish Minister for Home Affairs, Jorge Fernández Díaz, who is involved in a smear scandal against two Catalan pro-independence parties, of being “anti-system”

Lawsuit against former Catalan Government for the 9-N symbolic vote on independence to proceed

After election results, pro-independence parties see Spain as 'unreformable'

The Conservative People’s Party (PP) have emerged victorious in the 2016 Spanish Election

Parliament to dismiss Director of Catalonia’s Anti-fraud Office amid conspiracy scandal

Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont lamented the “dirty war” against Catalonia’s pro-independence process

Puigdemont will submit to vote of confidence after this summer

“We can’t continue like this, we go nowhere with such a volatile basis”, said Catalan President

Extending Spain’s deficit time frame is illegal, according to European Council lawyers

Summer music festivals ready to kick off in Catalonia

Junqueras 'totally' rejects new elections in Catalonia if there is no agreement over the budget

Spain bans Catalan separatist flag during Copa del Rey final, as Catalan president announces he will not attend


Ada Colau, mayor of Barcelona, ​will also skip event, while Barcelona’s president contemplates doing the same

Diplomatic scuffle: Spain accuses Sweden of interference over visit by Catalan Foreign Minister

Spain’s Foreign Minister avows that his government uses its resources and contacts to stop Catalonia’s breakaway push

First draft of Catalan Constitution presented to Parliament’s President