Assemblea demands explanations from Europol for including the Catalan pro-independence movement in a report on terrorism in Europe, and requests rectification

The Catalan National Assembly has forwarded a letter to the director of Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, to express the concerns of our organisation regarding the …

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The European General Court confirms the waiver of the immunity of exiled Catalan MEPs

The European General Court has ruled that exiled Catalan MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí cannot maintain their parliamentary immunity, dismissing their lawsuit against the European Parliament’s approval …

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EU Observer

Why three MEPs withdrew from EP petition committee hearing

For a long time, various political groups have consistently expressed their concerns about what is going on in the European Parliament’s petitions committee (PETI) — the committee where all EU …

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El Nacional

Spain’s PSOE and PP veto giving official EU status to Catalan, Basque and Galician

Despite Spain’s claim that it supports EU use of these 3 languages, the major parties don’t want to make them official

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Vilaweb

European Network for Linguistic Equality asks recognition of Catalan as official EU language

The European Network for Linguistic Equality (ELEN) called on the European Union on Wednesday to recognize Catalan as an official language and to “respect linguistic diversity”. In a debate organized …

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The National

EU’s ‘own Trump’ Josep Borrell avoids discussing Catalonia

He has insulted the US and Russia, been fined for insider trading and been described as the EU’s “own Donald Trump”, all of which has been ignored as he bids …

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El Nacional

Catalan independence at the UN: how the legal battle at Geneva is being waged

With the Supreme Court verdict in the Catalan independence trial pending, and expected to be emphatic, and with the more than obvious discrediting of Spanish justice recently, especially with regard to its handling …

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Verfassungsblog

Empty Seats in the European Parliament: What About EU Citizenship?

The European Parliament started its new term with three empty seats. The Catalan politicians Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Oriol Junqueras got elected in the European Parliamentary elections of 26 May …

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The Telegraph

Catalans on trial: The EU has got Madrid’s back, no matter how hard police hit civilians

Despite holding democracy as one of its core values, the bloc’s reaction to the Catalonian calls for self-determination shows Brussels’ unwillingness to stand by this principle.

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POLITICO

POLITICO’s EU Confidential: Carles Puigdemont — Ai Weiwei — Tajani awards

Ai Weiwei and Carles Puigdemont on what it means and how it feels to be a political dissident in 2018 in this week’s EU Confidential.

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