Open Democracy
Catalonia and Spanish nationalism
Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte conclude in this article that, in the face of certain nationalisms, there needs to be a kind of popular sovereignty that empowers citizens to take …
Open Democracy
Vilaweb
Spain vetoes Catalan language in European Parliament once again
Under the pretext that the EU would consider ‘a very high cost’ the use of the Catalan language in the European institutions, Spain has once again rejected the use of …
Politico
Diplomatic spat erupts between Spain and Flanders
The statements on Catalonia made by Jan Peumans, the president of the Flemish Chamber, and the subsequent withdrawal of the diplomatic status of the Flemish representative in Madrid, have generated …
Amnesty International
A year after their detention in Spain, the Jordis should be released
This statement by Amnesty International denounces the unjustified imprisonment of Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart and asks for their immediate release
1 year of imprisonment for Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart: 1 year of injustice
Today, 16 October, exactly one year has passed since Jordi Sànchez, then President of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC) and Jordi Cuixart, President of Òmnium Cultural (ÒC), have been in …
Catalan National Assembly (ANC) visits European and Flemish Parliaments to denounce Spain’s violation of human rights
The Speaker of the Flemish Parliament declared that the Spanish government “is incapable of fulfilling the conditions to form part of a democratic Europe” and that the violence meted out …
Catalan News
Puigdemont: ‘extraordinarily abnormal’ for Parliament to be ‘under rule’ of a Spanish judge
Carles Puigdemont highlights the intrusion and interferences of judge Pablo Llarena in Catalonia’s parliament, who is deciding who has the right to vote and who has not
Assemblea Nacional Catalana raises the stakes on unilateralism
Calls on the Catalan Government to align itself with its strategy and come up with a plan to put the Republic into effect At an extraordinary plenary on Saturday 6 …
El Nacional
Spain withdrew billions of euros from Catalan banks after referendum
On the aftermath of the referendum on self-determination in Catalonia, Spain’s government carried out a massive campaign to withdraw money from public companies and banks in Catalonia, all with a …
BBC News
Catalonia: What would an economic split from Spain mean?
This article analyses what possibilities and consequences would Catalan independence have at an economic and entrepreneurial level, for Catalonia and for the world