De TIJD
‘Puigdemont was far too naive’
The president of the Catalan National Assembly highlights Pedro Sánchez’ lack of willingness to start up a dialogue. Since the Spanish government’s new president took office, little has changed. (in …
De TIJD
ANC’s president meets French MPs who urge the Spanish State, and ask the EU, for dialogue and freedom of Catalan political prisoners
Yesterday the President of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC), Elisenda Paluzie, met a number of European MPs and politicians in Paris. She took the opportunity to outline the current situation …
France 24
Elisenda Paluzie: “The fight for independence was lost”
Elisenda Paluzie evaluates the crucial 2017 autumn months with self-criticism. (in French)
The Catalan National Assembly holds a debate in Amsterdam on the present and future of Catalonia
Last Friday, Tayssir Azouz, member of the Executive Council of the Assembly, participated in a debate/conference organized by the local Netherlands chapter of the ANC in Amsterdam on the situation …
The Catalan National Assembly (ANC) and the Catalan Association of Civil Rights (ACDC) report serious shortcomings in the Spanish judiciary before the United Nations Human Rights Council
Lawyer Jordi Palou Loverdos, on behalf of the ANC and the ACDC, spoke today at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. During his address …
Denmark hosts a debate on the October 1st referendum for self-determination
Last Monday, June 11th, Copenhagen was the site of a debate, organized by the 92,000-member strong Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists (Djøf), on one of the most significant Catalan …
The Catalan National Assembly explains developments in Catalonia to Westminster MPs
The President of the National Assembly, Elisenda Paluzie, reviewed on June 7 the current situation in Catalonia with members of the APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia), a number of …
Herald Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon should consider ‘Catalan-style’ poll if Brexit bad for Scotland, says Elisenda Paluzie
Elisenda Paluzie suggested that Scotland could hold a Catalan-style referendum in case Brexit would finally be implemented in disagreement with the will of the Scottish people
New government in Spain: new opportunities?
Last Friday, Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers Party), won the necessary votes to move forward with a motion of no-confidence and oust the government of …
Aamer Anwar accuses the Spanish judiciary of not being independent: “There is political persecution”
In October 2017 several members of the Catalan Government decided to go into exile abroad for fear of repression on the part of the Spanish State after their having declared …