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EU intelligence agency contradicts the New York Times on Catalonia

Now, months later and following a question from Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí to clarify the origin of the report, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and …

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Prospect

Meet Valtònyc, the exiled Spanish rapper reforming Belgium’s free speech laws

Josep Miquel Arenas Beltrán, professionally known as Valtònyc, is a 27-year-old exiled rapper from the Spanish island of Mallorca who has successfully reformed Belgium’s free speech laws. Provocative lyrics he …

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The Guardian

Spanish rightwing party leader under fire for attending Franco mass

Spain’s rightwing People’s party (PP) has been compelled to reiterate its condemnation of the Franco regime after the party’s leader was criticised for inadvertently attending a mass at which prayers …

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The Catalan National Assembly strengthens its ties with the Sardinian pro-independence movement

The President of the Catalan National Assembly, Elisenda Paluzie, has traveled to Sardinia invited by the Assemblea Natzionale Sarda (ANS), to participate in a conference on the right to self-determination in …

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Catalan News

Ex-parliament speaker indicted for allowing chamber to vote on independence and monarchy

Catalonia’s High Court has indicted former parliament speaker and current business minister Roger Torrent as well as three ex-parliament bureau members for allowing votes on resolutions on independence as well as the …

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The National

Spain to prosecute Carles Puigdemont aide over expenses

Prosecutors in Spain are seeking a three-year prison sentence for one of former president Carles Puigdemont’s chief advisers. Josep Lluis Alay could also face a 17-year disqualification from public office …

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Catalan News

WHO head in Europe: ‘I congratulate Catalonia on very impressive vaccination figures’

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, has praised the Covid-19 vaccination rollout in Catalonia. During the presentation of the Catalan government’s health plan for the …

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EU Commission’s double standards concerning Spain’s abuses against Catalonia are “unjustifiable” says a new European study

The Binding the Guardian report questions the EU Commission’s willingness to protect the rule of law, which condones threats to the rule of law and systematic abuses of power, such …

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Elnacional.cat

Hywel Williams, MP: “It is Catalonia’s right to be an independent country”

If the Catalan cause has reached the Westminster parliament, it is largely thanks to Hywel Williams. Member of the Welsh pro-independence party Plaid Cymru and a staunch supporter of minority languages, Williams (born …

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Catalan News

Belgian court strikes down country’s slander to monarchy law due to Valtònyc extradition case

The Belgian Constitutional Court struck down the country’s law against slander to the monarchy due to Spain’s request to extradite Valtònyc, a Catalan-language rapper. According to the court, the 1847 law, …

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