Catalan News

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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Italian judge suspends Puigdemont’s extradition process pending EU court decisions

The court in Sassari, Sardinia, has suspended Carles Puigdemont’s extradition procedure pending EU court decisions on his immunity and on the Luxembourg court’s response to the questions raised by Spain’s …

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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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Paluzie calls on independence movement to send a strong message from the street

This year’s Diada – the Catalan National Day, on September 11th – has its own unique context: it will be the scene-setter for a week in which the Catalonia-Spain dialogue table on the political conflict …

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Scottish court closes extradition case of exiled Catalan leader

A Scottish court has closed the extradition case of Clara Ponsatí, an exiled Catalan politician wanted in Spain for her role in the failed independence push, arguing that it no longer …

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Public prosecutor seeks terrorism charges for CDR pro-independence activists

The public prosecutor of Spain’s National Court has proposed charging the Catalan CDR pro-independence activists who were arrested on September 23, 2019 with belonging to a terrorist organization, as reported by online outlet …

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