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Barcelona ordered to give award back to ex-minister investigated for crimes against humanity

The Barcelona council must give former Spanish minister Rodolfo Martín Villa, who is being investigated in Argentina for crimes against humanity, the city’s gold medal back, Catalonia’s High Court (TSJC) ruled …

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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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2017 terror attacks orchestrated by Spain’s secret service, says former police official

A former high-ranking police official, José Manuel Villarejo, has said that he believes the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils were orchestrated by Spain’s secret service. Talking before Spain’s …

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Over 50 Catalan municipalities now pay taxes to the Generalitat, not to Madrid

More than 50 Catalan municipal councils have decided not to pay taxes to the Spanish treasury, but rather, to deliver them to Catalonia’s Generalitat, as part of the campaign of fiscal …

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Ex-parliament speaker indicted for allowing chamber to vote on independence and monarchy

Catalonia’s High Court has indicted former parliament speaker and current business minister Roger Torrent as well as three ex-parliament bureau members for allowing votes on resolutions on independence as well as the …

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WHO head in Europe: ‘I congratulate Catalonia on very impressive vaccination figures’

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, has praised the Covid-19 vaccination rollout in Catalonia. During the presentation of the Catalan government’s health plan for the …

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Hywel Williams, MP: “It is Catalonia’s right to be an independent country”

If the Catalan cause has reached the Westminster parliament, it is largely thanks to Hywel Williams. Member of the Welsh pro-independence party Plaid Cymru and a staunch supporter of minority languages, Williams (born …

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Belgian court strikes down country’s slander to monarchy law due to Valtònyc extradition case

The Belgian Constitutional Court struck down the country’s law against slander to the monarchy due to Spain’s request to extradite Valtònyc, a Catalan-language rapper. According to the court, the 1847 law, …

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Poland’s defence in its legal challenge to the EU: “Spain did the same” “

“Spain did the same, and that was accepted. So why punish us?” That is the argument which the Polish government is now making in its head-on clash with the European Union. Last Thursday, …

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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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