Families of the political prisoners and exiles appear on the council balcony to kick off the ‘Patum’ festival in Berga.
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Belgium confirms the failure in Europe of Spanish justice
Editorial: Until the Spanish state abandons its judicial offensive, there will be no solution to the Catalan question.
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Analysis from Antoni Bassas: The tweets of Patrícia Plaja and Albert Rivera
“The message from Albert Rivera seeks to tap into the people’s rage. He never shows any empathy for anyone. He is the eternally angry politician.”
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Judge investigating if Diplocat paid international observers
Guardia Civil agents acting on orders of court of instruction No.13, investigating the 1st of October referendum, entered the headquarters of Diplocat.
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“Germany has its first political prisoner”, and other international coverage of the Puigdemont arrest
The majority of international digital press led their front pages with the arrest of Carles Puigdemont in Germany, on Monday March 26th.
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Llarena to suspend Puigdemont and Toni Comín from seats in Parliament
Automatic suspension will result – if the leader of JxCat and the ERC counselor, in Germany and Brussels respectively, do not resign formally before. This will require JxCat and ERC to replace Puigdemont and Comín in their parliamentary seats.
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Torrent and Colau slight the King, at Mobile World Congress
They decide not to attend the official reception events due to the king’s alleged support of the repression carried out on the 1st of October referendum day.
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Artwork censored, a rapper imprisoned, a book seized by a judge: is there freedom of expression in Spain?
The artist behind the controversial “Contemporary Spanish Political Prisoners” work, pulled from the ARCO exhibition in Madrid, has expressed shock that his work was removed, from this partially-publically-funded show. Rapper Valtònyc considers a European appeal against his 3.5 year sentence for anti-Royal and anti-Spanish Government lyrics.
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The Guardia Civil questions Catalan civil servants on referendum
Spanish Gendarmerie is investigating the creation of the registry of Catalans abroad and the website of the National Pact for the Referendum
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Puigdemont asks Rajoy for “sincere” dialogue, but warns: “My government’s commitment to the Catalan people is inviolable”
Catalan president Puigdemont, vice-president Junqueras and Foreign Affairs minister, Raül Romeva, give a conference entitled ‘A referendum for Catalonia. An invitation to a democratic agreement’, in which they explain their proposal to negotiate terms for a referendum with the Spanish government
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The Catalan Government in full takes the commitment to “organise, call for and celebrate” the referendum.
Not a step backwards with the referendum.
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Puigdemont informs a group of Swiss MPs about the commitment to the Referendum
The Members of Parliament have also met Carme Forcadell, chair of the Catalan Parliament
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Pro-independence parties compromise to maintain unity towards the referendum
Leave trouble aside and recover unity in the path towards the referendum.
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‘Gag’ law against a discussion about Catalan with a police officer
The Plataforma per la Llengua denounces the case of a university professor who could be fined with 601 euros after almost losing a plane.
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Junqueras forecasts that the case for Catalan Independence will end up in the Tribunal of The Hague
The vice-president declares that all ministers of the Catalan Government will sign the referendum announcement collectively.
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Step forward towards the Referendum and disconnection despite disqualifications
The Bureau of the Catalan Parliament accepts to include the independence consultation to be held in September on the national budget and starts the reform of its rules.
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The Spanish government puts the President of the Catalan Parliament, Carme Forcadell, under the scrutiny of the Constitutional Tribunal
The Constitutional Tribunal is going to analyse the case brought by the Spanish government against the President of the Parliament, Carme Forcadell, for what it considers a failure to comply … Read More
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ANC might run in 27S elections if pro-independence parties don’t agree on shared manifesto
The Catalan National Assembly has issued an ultimatum to the Catalan separatist parties to force them to come to an agreement before the summer on the electoral manifesto and road map for the plebiscite elections of September 27.
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Judge Vidal about to get the sack over draft Catalan Constitution
Antonio Fonseca, the member of Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) tasked with disciplinary action, accuses the Catalan judge of “being actively involved” in the drafting of a Catalan Constitution “entirely on his own accord”.
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Pedro Sánchez denies Catalonia a Basque-style tax deal because it would prevent interregional solidarity
he leader of Spain’s PSOE, is certain that anyone who claims 2016 will be the year of Catalan independence is mistaken because most Catalans are keen to give Spain “another chance”.
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Guide to understanding the Mas-Junqueras agreement
"It’s time to win", was the pledge of the two leaders after the meeting at the Palau. This is a guide to understanding the agreement that will allow them to … Read More
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Joan M. Tresserras: ‘The dominant narrative’
“In the aftermath of 9N, and with all positions inventoried, Catalan politics seems to be temporarily trapped in the moment and the space of tactics. For this reason we must raise our eyes and take in a wider field of view–both backwards and forwards.”
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From the exhaustingly poor fit of Catalonia with Spain to becoming a normal country
The purpose of independence is not to conceal the ideological debate or the social problems. Quite the opposite! It is for those issues to take centre stage.
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Soares irritates Madrid by defending right to decide
The Catalan bid for self-determination has a supporter in Mario Soares, former Portuguese president and founder of the Portuguese Socialist Party. He made this clear again yesterday. “It’s up to the Catalans to say” if they have the right to decide their own political future
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