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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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Catalonia criticizes Spain’s new stance on Western Sahara

All of Catalonia’s pro-independence parties – Esquerra, Junts, CUP, and PDeCAT – agreed on Saturday to request that Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez answer questions in Congress regarding his decision …

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Exposing the fallacy of Spain’s “full democracy”

Every year numerous media outlets report on indices such as those published by The Economist, which rank Spain as a “full democracy”, scoring higher than countries like France and Belgium. …

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Spanish police inspector sentenced to one year in prison for ideological assault against Catalan journalist

The Spanish police inspector who assaulted photojournalist Jordi Borràs in 2018 has accepted a one-year prison sentence and paying 7.000 euros as compensation, besides the assumption of all court costs. …

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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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Gonzalo Boye: “The EU will have to call for sanctions against Spain”

Pablo Llarena is the Spanish judge who has been pursuing the politicians in exile for four years. Since the end of October 2017, lawyer Gonzalo Boye has been engaged in …

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Thousands march in Catalonia in remembrance of the 2017 independence referendum

Thousands are marching in Catalonia on Saturday to commemorate the referendum of 1 october 2017 and to call for independence. One of them has begun in Sant Julià de Ramis …

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Microsoft says that Catalans are among victims of government espionage

A number of Catalans have been victims of espionage carried out by “government agencies” tech company Microsoft has revealed. In a post in one of its blogs on Thursday, the firm said …

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Exile fights, exile wins

I’m sure everyone is well aware that last week the European General Court (EGC) granted a temporary injunction to President Carles Puigdemont and Ministers and MEPs Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí against …

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Catalan Parliament speaker to Barcelona consular corps: “We cannot accept having political prisoners and exiles in 21st century Europe”

The speaker of the Parliament of Catalonia, Laura Borràs, has proposed a “shared freedom model” in Europe, armed with “less weapons and more reasons”. She said this during the Europe …

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