The Irish Times

Catalan coalition under strain due to Russian contact revelations

Exiled leader Puigdemont acknowledges contacts in Russia but denies seeking support of Putin regime

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 16:00

Legal victory for Spain, political victory for Puigdemont

The arrest of the former Catalan leader in Italy may stoke the fires of separatist anger

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 18:37

Spain pardons nine Catalan leaders and hails ‘new era of dialogue’

Government move denounced by far-right opposition as ‘coup d’état’

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 17:25

Clash over eviction mars Catalan president’s first day in office

Involvement of riot police in foreclosure angers hard left

Tue May 25 2021 - 17:32

Catalan parties agree on new pro-independence government

Deal repeats ERC-JxCat coalition of the last legislature and avoids repeat election

Mon May 17 2021 - 17:32

European Parliament expected to strip Catalan ex-president of immunity

Carles Puigdemont and colleagues unlikely to be extradited to face charges in Spain

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 20:00

Strong showing for moderates could ease Catalan talks with Madrid

Socialists win Sunday’s Catalonia elections but nationalists increase their majority

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 22:16

Catalan election to shape relationship with Spain and redraw unionist map

Socialists vying with independence parties to win Sunday’s vote as region’s priorities shift

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 21:00

Catalan election campaign overshadowed by Covid uncertainty

February 14th date for vote still not definite

Thu Jan 28 2021 - 16:58

Retrial of Basque separatist leader triggers outrage

Arnaldo Otegi already jailed and released for re-forming outlawed party linked to Eta

Tue Dec 15 2020 - 16:58

A glimmer of hope in Catalonia amid anger over leader’s removal

Madrid making conciliatory moves three years after independence referendum

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 19:00

EU’s undiplomatic diplomat seeks third way between US and China

Veteran Spanish Socialist Josep Borrell argues the EU27 need to become self-sufficient

Mon Jun 01 2020 - 20:00

EU court backs jailed Catalan leader over immunity

ECJ rules Oriol Junqueras should have been released to take up European Parliament seat

Thu Dec 19 2019 - 18:11

Catalan nationalist’s right to recognition as MEP endorsed

Top EU court advised that Spain does not have right to deny jailed Oriol Junqueras his seat

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 14:41

Spain’s Sánchez apologises after ‘Wild West’ extradition boast

PM blames exhaustion for remarks on pursuit of exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 17:18

Catalan regional leader calls for talks with Madrid following clashes

Barcelona sees bonfires, flammable bottles and tear gas on fifth night of unrest

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 08:17

More than 500,000 protest in Barcelona over jailing of politicians

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont briefly detained in Belgium

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 20:23

New vote on Catalan independence inevitable, says jailed leader

Oriol Junqueras says crisis ‘must be resolved via ballot boxes’ as protesters clash with police

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 11:05

Catalan independence: what’s the story and what happens next?

How the separatist movement has evolved and who’s who among its leadership

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 19:11

Protests as Catalan leaders get lengthy jail terms over independence bid

Traffic halted and rail services disrupted after sentences of up to 13 years handed down

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 12:21

Catalan independence cause divided as fiery autumn beckons

Riven factions urged to fill streets in ‘Diada’ celebrations despite political differences

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 17:39

Catalan leader rails against EU as Spain rules out referendum

Independence movement frustrated by lack of support in Europe and block on MEPs

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 18:34

Sinn Féin MEP raises plight of Catalans at first EU Parliament meeting

Matt Carthy highlights exclusion of pro-independence Catalonia MEPs from the sitting

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 20:30

Brexit Party MEPs turn backs on EU anthem on parliament’s first day

British MEPs take seats in Strasbourg more than three months after UK was to leave EU

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 11:04

Spain’s Catalan trial ends, but tensions remain

Politically charged court case draws to a close after four months

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 01:00

Court backs former Catalan leader’s bid to run in EU election

Puigdemont hopeful MEP immunity will allow him to return from exile to Spain

Tue May 07 2019 - 17:27

Divided Spain goes to the polls

Catalan independence key issue in country’s third general election in less than four years

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00

French senators denounce Spanish trial of Catalan leaders

Intervention a notable victory for independence movement in its quest for international support

Mon Mar 25 2019 - 19:13

Spain’s former leader defends Catalan policy in court

Former prime minister Rajoy a witness in rebellion case

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 01:00

Violence is main bone of contention in Catalan trial

Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy is due to take the stand as a witness next week

Sat Feb 23 2019 - 06:01

Catalan independence bid ‘not a crime’, secessionist tells court

Former vice-president Oriol Junqueras faces rebellion charge in high-profile Madrid trials

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 19:01

Tens of thousands rally against Madrid’s conciliatory stance on Catalonia

About 45,000 take to the streets of Spain’s capital ahead of trial of separatist leaders

Sun Feb 10 2019 - 20:28

Trial of Catalan ‘rebels’ fraught with political baggage

Twelve independence leaders to be tried by Spanish supreme court over events in 2017

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 06:01

Carles Puigdemont: ‘I may participate in the European elections’

Interview: Exiled Catalan leader speaks on the impending trial of separatists and Brexit

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 01:00