Politico
Josep Borrell: Europe’s undiplomatic envoy
Josep Borrell has big ambitions for the post of EU foreign policy chief, and a strong temperament that could make it work — if he doesn’t alienate everyone in the …
Politico
The National
Court criticises Spanish national police for indyref violence
A Catalan court has criticised Spain’s National Police Corps for using force against would-be voters at a Barcelona school during the October 2017 independence referendum. The Barcelona Audience court said police had …
The Politic
Homage to Orwell—The Misinformation Campaign Against Catalonia
On October 1, 2017—the day of the Catalan Independence Referendum—voters across Catalonia took to the polls and cast ballots, proudly practicing their democratic right to self determination. Mobilizing despite the …
Telegraph
Catalonia accuses Spain of spying on its UK mission as order revealed to ‘get closer to Nicola Sturgeon’
Catalonia’s pro-independence government has accused Spain of spying on its internal communications with its UK diplomatic mission, after foreign ministry documents revealed Catalan plans to “get closer to Nicola Sturgeon”.
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 …
Catalan News
UN calls for release of four jailed Catalan politicians
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the “immediate” release of four Catalan politicians, with some having already spent up to 20 months in preventive detention.
Euronews
Catalan protesters demonstrate in front of EU parliament against exclusion of MEPs
“Where do our votes go if after what we choose, they (elected members) cannot exercise their role? To the river,” said Santiago Solsona, pointing to the riverbed in Strasbourg.
Nieman Reports
Breaking the silence about corruption in Spain’s press
After 18 years as a war reporter and correspondent, David Jiménez was appointed editor-in-chief of El Mundo, one of Spain’s biggest dailies, at the end of his Nieman fellowship at …
Vilaweb
Court of Justice admits appeal of Puigdemont and Comín to be recognised as MEPs
The European Court of Justice, based in Luxembourg, has accepted the procedure only four hours after the lawyer of exiled president Carles Puigdemont and his former minister Toni Comín presented …
The Guardian
Spanish parties enlist support of far-right Vox to control Madrid
Madrid’s city council has swung sharply to the right after the conservative People’s party (PP) and the centre-right Citizens party enlisted the controversial support of the far-right Vox to take …