Catalan News

Spain downgraded to a ‘flawed democracy’ by The Economist index

Spain has been downgraded from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy” by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) index, a sister company of British The Economist newspaper, published on Wednesday reviewing …

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The National

Catalan president told ‘radical turn’ needed on independence

CATALAN President Pere Aragones has faced a call to signal some progress on the cause of independence after being told that “nothing had been done” in four years. Aragones has been on …

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Elnacional.cat

PP chairperson interrupts as MEPs try to speak Catalan in European Parliament

The European Commission has, for the third time, refused to endorse the arguments of those who want to impose Spanish language in Catalan schools, and has indicated that it has no competence …

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Vilaweb

Exposing the fallacy of Spain’s “full democracy”

Every year numerous media outlets report on indices such as those published by The Economist, which rank Spain as a “full democracy”, scoring higher than countries like France and Belgium. …

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Catalan News

Barcelona ordered to give award back to ex-minister investigated for crimes against humanity

The Barcelona council must give former Spanish minister Rodolfo Martín Villa, who is being investigated in Argentina for crimes against humanity, the city’s gold medal back, Catalonia’s High Court (TSJC) ruled …

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Three Catalan civil society organizations bring 37 new charges against Spanish police officers in the independence referendum case in Barcelona

The Catalan National Assembly, Òmnium Cultural and Irídia have presented a new expert report which identifies more than 450 illegal acts during the October 1st, 2017 self-determination referendum. The Catalan …

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Vilaweb

Spanish police inspector sentenced to one year in prison for ideological assault against Catalan journalist

The Spanish police inspector who assaulted photojournalist Jordi Borràs in 2018 has accepted a one-year prison sentence and paying 7.000 euros as compensation, besides the assumption of all court costs. …

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Catalan News

2017 terror attacks orchestrated by Spain’s secret service, says former police official

A former high-ranking police official, José Manuel Villarejo, has said that he believes the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils were orchestrated by Spain’s secret service. Talking before Spain’s …

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Elnacional.cat

Over 50 Catalan municipalities now pay taxes to the Generalitat, not to Madrid

More than 50 Catalan municipal councils have decided not to pay taxes to the Spanish treasury, but rather, to deliver them to Catalonia’s Generalitat, as part of the campaign of fiscal …

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Assemblea requests meeting with the European Commissioner of Justice after news of a reunion with Spanish nationalist organization SCC

Commissioner Didier Reynders met Spanish nationalist organization Societat Civil Catalana at their request, with the intention of nudging the European Commission (EC) to take sides in the attack against the …

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