The Catalan National Assembly Calls on the European Commission to Protect the Rights of the Catalan Minority

The president of the Catalan National Assembly, Elisenda Paluzie, has called on the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to include the inputs of 14 Catalan institutions …

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Washington Post

Spain’s king and prime minister visit Barcelona amid protest

A few thousand Catalan separatists protested Friday against a visit by Spanish King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Barcelona amid continued tensions between the restive region and …

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The Catalan National Assembly organizes an international digital debate on the 80th anniversary of President Companys’ assassination

The Catalan National Assembly will organize the debate “80 years since the assassination of Catalan President Lluís Companys” on October 16th at 19h CET, in the framework of the Spanish …

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Statement by the Catalan National Assembly in relation to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

On September 27th, Azerbaijan’s armed forces, backed by Turkey, launched a military offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh or the Artsakh Republic in the South Caucasus region, violating the ceasefire and endangering the …

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Catalan News

EU parliament protesters unfurl banner that saw Catalan president banned from office

Fifteen MEPs gathered in front of the European Parliament to unfurl a banner in support of the jailed Catalan pro-independence leaders, the same one that saw the ousted Catalan president Quim Torra …

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International human rights NGO launches a campaign calling on the German Bundestag to denounce Spanish repression against Catalonia

The NGO Society for Threatened Peoples, focused on defending the rights of national minorities, demands to the Spanish Kingdom to follow the recommendations of the United Nations Working Group on …

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Spanish Supreme court ousts Catalan President Quim Torra for freedom of speech banner

The case goes beyond the purview of Spain’s Electoral Commission and is the umpteenth attempt by the Spanish authorities to suppress the Catalan national minority Spain’s Supreme Court has confirmed …

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The Catalan National Assembly backs the European Citizens’ Initiative “NationalRegions.eu” in solidarity with the continent’s national minorities

The Catalan National Assembly will back the European Citizen’s Initiative “National Regions” ( nationalregions.eu).  This will promote the collection of signatures in support of the project from among its members …

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Politico

Catalonia faces convulsion if Spanish court removes president

Quim Torra faces an abrupt end to his tenure as regional president of Catalonia as Spain’s Supreme Court ponders whether to remove him for breaching electoral law — just as …

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United Nations warns Spain for not releasing Catalan political prisoners

The annual report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention bares the non-implementation of the recommendations made in 2019, which called for the immediate release of seven of the nine …

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