Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel imprisoned for lyrics against Spanish monarchy

Pablo Hasél has been sentenced to 9 months of prison for criticizing the Spanish monarchy in songs and tweets. This Tuesday, 16th of February, police broke through a barricade set up …

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Support for independence in Catalonia hits the milestone of over 50%

The 14th of February Catalan parliamentary elections have shown that support for the Catalan pro-independence movement is higher than ever, both in terms of a parliamentary majority and in the …

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The National

Carles Puigdemont calls for top diplomat to quit over Moscow humiliation

FORMER Catalan president Carles Puigdemont – now an MEP – has urged Europe’s top diplomat to quit after a humiliating visit to Moscow. Josep Borrell, Spain’s former foreign minister, was …

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EU Observer

Russia humiliates Borrell in Moscow

“Palm Trees in the Snow,” EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Friday (5 February). “Huh?”, Lavrov said.

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Conter

The Catalan Organizing Model and Scotland: Lessons from the ANC

This weekend Now Scotland, a membership organisation for the Scottish independence movement, will be launched. It draws inspiration in part from Catalonia. We can learn a great deal from the …

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on Scottish independence: SNP raises the stakes

Westminster should engage constructively and imaginatively on nature of Scotland’s place within UK. The Belfast Agreement stipulates that if “at any time it appears likely” to a secretary of state …

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The Guardian

Sturgeon: SNP will hold Scottish independence vote if it wins in May

Nicola Sturgeon has said she will hold an advisory referendum on independence if her Scottish National party wins a majority in May’s Holyrood elections, regardless of whether Westminster consents to …

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Elnacional.cat

MEPs call out Spain’s self-interest in reform proposal for EU arrest warrants

The pressure from Spain to amend the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) system and introduce the possibility of automatic extradition for crimes against the constitutional integrity of states which involve violence has today prompted …

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Assemblea’s position on the issue of a call for amnesty and its international implications

In December 2020, the Catalan National Assembly’s National Board passed a resolution restating that both the causes against the pro-independence movement and all open court cases arising from the protests …

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BBC News

Villarejo: The rise and fall of the Spanish state’s secret fixer

Many intrigues and scandals have gripped Spain in recent years, from alleged royal corruption to ministerial dirty tricks against political rivals, yet in all that complexity one character seems to …

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