Spanish aid worker’s concern for migrants lands her in Moroccan court‘Saving lives is not a crime,’ says NGO worker, who helps African migrants in trouble at seaWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:00
Jailed Catalan politician appeals for release ahead of trialOriol Junqueras a candidate to lead Catalonia if exiled president does not returnThu Jan 04 2018 - 17:36
Hyper-tourist hub Barcelona at the crossroadsA quarter century after Olympic glory, the Catalan capital counts the cost of successWed Dec 27 2017 - 05:30
Rajoy’s gamble on Catalan election backfires spectacularlyModeration is one victim of result as region’s voters become increasingly polarisedFri Dec 22 2017 - 16:31
Pro-independence parties take control of Catalan parliamentRegional election deals stunning blow to Spanish prime minister Mariano RajoyFri Dec 22 2017 - 10:11
Mariano Rajoy banking on election result to end Catalan crisisPro-independence parties closer to forming majority than unionists, polls indicateWed Dec 20 2017 - 18:27
Catalan election: How Inés Arrimadas became rising star of Spanish unionismCiudadanos leader seeks victory in Catalan election but presidency may still be elusiveWed Dec 20 2017 - 01:00
Catalan crisis: museum row becomes flashpointPro-independence camp claims Madrid has ‘plundered’ artworks in show of powerSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Election will determine the balance of power in CataloniaCalling an election in Catalonia following its failed bid for independence was a bold move by Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy. As election date nears, the region remains deeply dividedSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Former Catalan president optimistic about December 21st ballotPro-independence Carles Puigdemont conducting campaign from exile in BelgiumSun Dec 10 2017 - 18:44
Spain withdraws international warrant for former Catalan leaderJudge makes decision due to technical concerns about eventual trial of PuigdemontTue Dec 05 2017 - 20:04
Polls show pro-independence parties slightly ahead in CataloniaPolitical landscape finely balanced as Catalans deeply divided over sovereigntyMon Dec 04 2017 - 16:32
Spanish taxi drivers strike in effort to stem Uber tideMajor disruption as taxi drivers claim controversial American firm flouts local lawsWed Nov 29 2017 - 17:59
Bar brawl case harks back to Spain’s separatist violenceYouths face terrorism charges after fracas with civil guardsTue Nov 28 2017 - 17:49
Spain warns of ‘attack’ on borders as migrant numbers soarGovernment accused of using racist language after arrival of migrants from AfricaThu Nov 23 2017 - 01:00
Puigdemont to cite political persecution in Belgian court hearingDeposed Catalan leader facing Spanish extradition proceedings on FridayThu Nov 16 2017 - 18:30
Spain warns EU: Russia is interfering in CataloniaMadrid also claims that Julian Assange is ‘manipulating the democratic process’Tue Nov 14 2017 - 01:00
Prosecutor seeks jail for Catalan former parliamentary speakerCarme Forcadell tells court independence declaration was ‘symbolic’Thu Nov 09 2017 - 20:53
New ‘republican’ football shirt has Spanish conservatives crying foulPurple colouring reminds many of leftist pre-war flagTue Nov 07 2017 - 17:00
Catalonia protests over custody for eight ousted cabinet membersTrial pending on charges linked to drive for independence, including rebellion and seditionFri Nov 03 2017 - 09:42
Jailing of Catalan politicians could lead to backlashJudicial decision is likely to have profound political repercussionsThu Nov 02 2017 - 20:21
Separatist Catalans continue to fly the flag for a new stateCatalonia is in limbo as direct rule begins, but independence activists remain optimisticThu Nov 02 2017 - 01:00
Puigdemont issues clear message with acceptance of electoral challengeCatalan parliamentary election on December 21st could divide pro-independence forcesTue Oct 31 2017 - 19:03
Sacked Catalan president in Brussels amid sedition allegationsSpain’s state prosecutor seeking criminal charges against key independence leadersMon Oct 30 2017 - 20:44
Pro-union Catalans mix festivity with calls for Puigdemont’s jailing‘You have to take sides and that makes more and more people go to the extremes’Sun Oct 29 2017 - 20:52
Massive rally in Barcelona against Catalan independenceMarch comes two days after Spanish government took control of disputed regionSun Oct 29 2017 - 20:51
Rajoy imposes direct rule on Catalonia and calls electionsMadrid removes Puigdemont after declaration of independenceSat Oct 28 2017 - 11:35
Divided Catalonia: Calm, negotiated solution ‘not going to be the case’Catalans in turmoil as they find themselves split on geographical, class and ethnic linesSat Oct 28 2017 - 06:00
Biggest political upheaval in Spain since 1970s return to democracyCatalan independence and Madrid move to take control of region riddled with riskSat Oct 28 2017 - 01:00
Spain set to implement direct rule in CataloniaCatalan independence movement regards unprecedented move as highly provocativeFri Oct 27 2017 - 01:00
Catalonia set to lose devolved powers after chaotic day in crisisRegional parliament debates firm response to introduction of direct rule by SpainThu Oct 26 2017 - 20:34
Catalan officials warn of rebellion against Spain’s direct rule planRegion’s parliament to debate response to Spanish government’s move on ThursdayMon Oct 23 2017 - 19:57
Catalan president may declare independence in response to direct ruleUncertainty after prime minister takes unprecedented step of intervening in regionSun Oct 22 2017 - 20:23
Catalonia’s self-government drive faces unpalatable decisionsIt’s hard to view Madrid taking control as anything other than a hard re-centralisationSun Oct 22 2017 - 15:58
Catalan separatists giving PR masterclassCatalonia’s independence advocates are winning ‘the battle of image and emotions’Sat Oct 21 2017 - 06:00
Madrid eyes Catalan elections in January as solution to crisisWarning of backlash against Spanish government decision to use direct ruleSat Oct 21 2017 - 01:00
Jailing of independence leaders further fuels Catalan crisisConflict not between Catalonia and Spain but between ‘legality and illegality’, says MadridTue Oct 17 2017 - 19:52
Madrid rejects Catalan leader’s invitation to negotiateSpanish government moves closer to taking direct control of regionMon Oct 16 2017 - 21:14
Catalan leader to clarify ‘declaration of independence’Spanish government issues ultimatum as pro-independence forces remain splitSun Oct 15 2017 - 19:26
Spain calls on Catalan leader to clarify ‘independence declaration’Regional election looking likely as Madrid considers response to announcementWed Oct 11 2017 - 19:13
Spanish cabinet meets to work out response to independence declarationDeputy PM says Catalan leader ‘doesn’t know where he is or where he is going’Wed Oct 11 2017 - 10:01
Catalan leader issues and suspends independence declaration‘We are not criminals, we’re not crazy, we’re not coupmongers ... we are normal people and we want to vote’Tue Oct 10 2017 - 20:50
High security and a festive air as Catalans digest ‘independence declaration’‘We’ve wanted this for a long time ... we’ve got our hopes up’Tue Oct 10 2017 - 19:00
War of words still raging as Catalonia remains defiantRegion’s president Carles Puigdemont due to make widely anticipated address todayTue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00
Spain warns Catalonia against independence declarationRegional leader Carles Puigdemont poised to make announcementTue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00
Opposition to Catalan independence growsBarcelona government under increasing pressure to rethink secessionist strategySun Oct 08 2017 - 21:33
Give me a crash course in… CataloniaThere were bloody scenes as riot police broke into polling stations wielding batons and dragging voters away during referendumSat Oct 07 2017 - 10:48
Corporate exodus forces Catalan government into rethinkFleeing banks make chances of an imminent declaration of independence more remoteFri Oct 06 2017 - 19:00
Image of Catalan police force transformed by recent eventsThey ignored instructions from Madrid, now independence supporters see them as heroesFri Oct 06 2017 - 19:00
Spanish king rebukes Catalan separatists after day of protestsThousands protest against police clampdown in Catalonia on day of the referendumTue Oct 03 2017 - 21:16
