View Catalonia is the EU’s canary in a coalmine when it comes to its citizens’ democratic rights ǀ View
Spain Police clash with Catalan independence activists on border with Spain Police were dispersing hundreds of Catalan pro-independence demonstrators who had been blocking a major road link that connects the Spanish region with France for nearly 24 hours. 12/11/2019
View Catalonia, Spain, and Europe are Better Together ǀ View The challenge of separatism in Catalonia, devised against and outside Spain’s constitutional framework, and silencing the majority of Catalans who are against independence, is a challenge for Europe and Europeans. 07/11/2019
Spain Britain won't act on European arrest warrant for Catalan separatist The UK has put on hold an European arrest warrant for Catalan separatist Clara Ponsati, according to official documents seen by Reuters. 07/11/2019
China Watch again: Hong Kong protests hold rally in support of Catalonia Hong Kong demonstrators to hold protest in support of independent Catalonia. 24/10/2019
Good Morning Europe Demonstrators call on authorities to 'clean up the mess from Spain' Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Barcelona's Plaza España on Tuesday night, putting detergent in a water fountain. Their message to the authorities was to 'clean up the mess from Spain'. 23/10/2019
Belgium Puigdemont walks free after handing himself to Brussels police Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont walks free after handing himself to Brussels police. Earlier this week, authorities received a third European arrest warrant from Spain. 18/10/2019
Spain Authorities 'not overwhelmed' by Barcelona street violence Masked demonstrators clashed with police in central Barcelona on Friday as a fifth day of protests over the jailing of separatist leaders turned violent. 18/10/2019
Spain How do the protests in Barcelona compare with those in Hong Kong? "Tsunami Democratic comes from the Catalan tradition of nonviolent resistance but, obviously, we have learned from other similar movements," the organizers of the protests at Barcelona airport told Euronews. 17/10/2019
Spain Catalan leader Quim Torra says there must be a new independence vote Catalan leader Quim Torra wants a new vote on Catalan independence. 17/10/2019
Spain Catalan pro-independence protesters clash with police Protesters clash with police in third day of Catalan pro-independence demonstrations 16/10/2019
Good Morning Europe Catalan activist condemns severity of sentences for separatists as anti-democratic A Catalan activist and political commentator has condemned the sentences handed out to pro-separatist as leaders as undemocratic. Andres da Silva told Euronews' Good Morning Europe that the severity of the sentences was undemocratic and greatly worsened the situation. 15/10/2019
Spain Spain's top court to rule on Catalan separatists' rebellion charges The 12 defendants — including former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont currently in self-imposed exile — face up to 25 years in jail. 14/10/2019
Spain Protesters in Barcelona demand release of jailed Catalan leaders Barcelona is getting ready for the verdict from Spain's Supreme Court in the trial of the Catalan separatist leaders, nine of whom have been in pre-trial detention for close to two years. 13/10/2019
Good Morning Europe Barcelona residents use balcony flags to show stance on independence A war of flags has taken over Barcelona's balconies with both pro and anti-independence supporters using their outside spaces to make clear where they stand on Catalonia's secession debate. 08/10/2019
Spain Watch again: Catalans march on anniversary of independence referendum Spain’s acting prime minister warned demonstrators 'not to play with fire'. 01/10/2019
View Spain’s assault on the European Parliament’s integrity sets a dangerous precedent ǀ View The Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament decided on 3 September to submit observations to the European Court of Justice on the case of the jailed MEP from Catalonia, Oriol Junqueras. [...] The importance of the Court’s decision cannot be underestimated. 01/10/2019
Spain Watch: 600,000 Catalan independence supporters rally in Barcelona The 11 September holiday marks the fall of Barcelona in the Spanish War of Succession in 1714 and has become a focus point for the region's secessionist movement. 12/09/2019
Spain Watch: Internal divisions highlighted on Catalonia's National Day Catalonia celebrates on Wednesday its National Day despite internal divisions between the region's independentist parties. 11/09/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: Deadlock ends, Brexit divide, Catalans protest Host Tesa Arcilla sits down with European politicians and experts to discuss the latest headlines from both Brussels and Strasbourg. 03/07/2019
brussels bureau Catalan independentists mobilize in streets of Strasbourg The demonstrators were protesting the fact that three of their elected MEPs were not allowed to go to work on Tuesday. 02/07/2019
View The curious case of Carles Puigdemont ǀ View Free to travel around Europe but persecuted in Spain. Accused of rebellion in Madrid but acquitted of it in Germany. [...] An MEP-elect thanks to the votes of one million people, but dependent on European courts in order to fulfill his mandate. 14/06/2019
Spain Catalan separatists await verdict after historic trial comes to an end The high-profile trial — that has heard from more than 300 witnesses and rejected at least 50 — came to an end on Wednesday with the final statements of the defendants. 12/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Last day of trial for Catalan leaders In Spain today, the trial of a group of Catalonian separatist leaders will end. The trial itself started in February, but the road into the court system for the activists started long before then. 12/06/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: Puigdemont refused EU accreditation, causing controversy Charles Puigdemont declared independence from Catalonia and came to Belgium, where he was elected as an MEP. Now, he is being denied temporary EU accreditation. The decision was extended to all Spanish MEPs. Read more about why that was the resolution here. 06/06/2019
Spain Spanish parliament suspends lawmaker rights of four jailed Catalan MPs The Spanish parliament's governing body on Friday suspended the lawmaker rights of the four jailed Catalan members of parliament while they face trial over the region's failed 2017 independence bid. 24/05/2019
Spain Jailed Catalan leaders attend opening session of Spain's new parliament Five Catalan separatists were allowed out of prison to be sworn in at the opening session of Spain's new parliament 20 days after general elections 21/05/2019
