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
El Nacional
Catalan News
Independence activists denounce ‘mass political espionage’ in Brussels
Former Catalan National Assembly president says scandal shouldn’t have “paralyzing” effect on movement.
El Nacional
Spanish authorities carried out mass phone tapping of Catalan pro-independence left
The Spanish Civil Guard and National Police tapped the phones of around 40 CDR and left-wing pro-independence activists
Vilaweb
Trial of Catalonia’s former Parliament speaker for disobedience begins
Three other chamber bureau members also face fines and disqualification.
El Nacional
ANC warns of Spain’s “grave menace to democracy” before the OSCE in Warsaw
Spain misrepresents its democratic credentials, says pro-independence body, asking OSCE to visit Catalonia and see the facts
El Nacional
Spain’s repression in Catalonia inspires dictatorships, concludes UNPO report
New international report finds that Spain’s human rights violations in Catalonia since 2017 have served as a model for others.
El Nacional
Spain justifies planting undercover police in Catalan pro-independence youth groups
Spanish ministry says it is “appropriate” to place undercover officers in youth groups, citing “philo-terrorist” dynamics.
El Nacional
Protest asks EU to investigate Rambla terror attack given Spain’s “lack of reponse”
On the fifth anniversary of the Jihadist van attack, demonstrators also criticised the “inaction” of the Catalan government.
Catalan News
2017 referendum electoral board members to face retrial after acquittal
Prosecutors request two years and nine months in prison for disobedience and usurpation of functions.
Vilaweb
William Aitken: “I have been sentenced to five years in prison in order to scare young people”
William Aitken, a 32-year-old Scotsman who took part in protests in Barcelona city following the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasél, has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison.