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
Good Morning Europe Spanish first as jailed Catalan leaders sworn in at parliament Five elected Catalan leaders were allowed out of prison for a few hours today, in order to be sworn in at the opening of the Spanish Parliament. 21/05/2019
View Catalonia, an active partner for European integration ǀ View The lack of action at the European level regarding the members of the Catalan government and leaders of the civil society in pre-trial detention or exiled, generated disappointment. 10/05/2019
Spain Locals in Spanish town shoot and burn Carles Puigdemont effigy Locals in a Spanish town set alight and shot at a puppet made to resemble Carles Puigdemont, the ex-president of the Spanish region of Catalonia. 23/04/2019
Spain Road Trip Europe Day 12 - Barcelona: 'There is no justice, there is no As our road trip team arrives in Barcelona, they ask Catalans what they think of think of the independence movement. 02/04/2019
Spain Former Spanish PM Rajoy gives evidence at Catalan separatist trial Mariano Rajoy has been giving evidence in the trial of 12 Catalan separatist politicians. 27/02/2019
no comment Dhaka fire, Albania protest, and Vegas snow | No Comment of the week Here is the best of our No Comment videos this week. 22/02/2019
Spain Watch again: Catalan separatists hold huge rally in Barcelona Pro-independence supporters took to the streets in Barcelona on Saturday evening to protest the ongoing trial of Catalan leaders, which started on Tuesday. 16/02/2019
View The week that was: people behind the headlines are the real stories We bring you our weekly round-up of the View opinion articles that have been driving debate across Europe and beyond over the last seven days. 16/02/2019
View Spanish democracy guarantees Catalan leaders a fair trial ǀ View Spanish democracy took root following turbulent times. It is this belief in freedom and the rule of law that ensures all Spanish citizens get a fair trial, including pro-independence leaders from Catalonia. 12/02/2019
Spain Watch: EU more worried over Venezuela than Catalonia, says Puigdemont The self-exiled former Catalonia leader had some strong words for Brussels and Madrid. 12/02/2019
Good Morning Europe Anti-Catalonian demonstrators protest ahead of separatists' trial Protesters took to the streets of the Spanish capital yesterday to demonstrate against the government's policy of dialogue with Catalan separatists. Tomorrow is the start of the trial of 12 separatists, following their failed cessation bid in 2017. 11/02/2019
no comment Thousands rally in Madrid against Spanish PM's proposed talks on Catalonia Thousands of people demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday (February 10) against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's proposed talks to ease political tensions in Catalonia, in a protest organised by centre-right and far-right opposition parties. 10/02/2019
Spain Demonstrations in Madrid over plans by PM for Catalan talks Demonstrations in Madrid over plans by PM for Catalan talks 10/02/2019
View The trial of Catalan leaders casts a long shadow over the EU | View Leaders of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum are facing a combined total of 217 years in prison for inciting rebellion. Defending their rights is in the self-interest of Europe if it wants to remain a leading force for democracy. 07/01/2019
Spain Thousands of Catalan separatists rally in Barcelona Catalan separatists had earlier blocked roads and clashed with police as Spanish ministers held a cabinet meeting in the regional capital. 22/12/2018
Spain Catalonia's separatists: Spain's trial of the century explained Spain’s trail of the century begins tomorrow, as 18 leading Catalan separatists will face prosecution for their role in Catalonia’s unilateral declaration of independence from Madrid. 17/12/2018
Spain Madrid threatens Catalonia with national police The Spanish government says if Catalan regional authorities cannot prevent separatists closing major roads it will have to send in national police to end the protests 11/12/2018
View The Spanish Constitution at 40: can it unite a divided Spain? | View While many would agree that the Spanish Constitution has served its purpose in keeping a fragile democracy in tact, many more Spaniards would agree that the time has come to make changes to the 40-year-old document. Agreement on what these changes should be is a different matter altogether. 07/12/2018
View We can't modernise the Constitution until we overcome Spain's problems The Catalan independence movement is just one of the many obstacles facing a push to modernise the Spanish Constitution. In order to make sure it serves the needs of all Spaniards today, we have to solve our long-standing problems first. 06/12/2018
Spain Catalan separatist leaders go on hunger strike Jailed leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Turull played a part in Catalonia's failed bid for independence last year, and have gone on hunger strike to 'raise awareness' of unfair treatment by Spain ahead of the trial. 01/12/2018
Spain Former Catalan leaders ordered to repay independence vote costs Spanish auditors have ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas and nine others to repay €4.9 million of public money spent on a non-binding independence vote in 2014. 13/11/2018
Spain Catalan separatists demonstrate against return of Spanish police rally in Barcelona Separatists claim intimidation and provocation from police who are engaged in a pay dispute with Madrid. 10/11/2018
Spain Lesser charges for Catalan separatists Spain’s State Attorney dropped a call for rebellion charges to be brought against jailed Catalan independence leaders on Friday. It says it would seek lesser charges of sedition and misappropriation of funds. 03/11/2018
