Spain

Spain wants UK to reconsider 'unjust' coronavirus quarantine rule

Pedro Sanchez has condemned the British government's decision to impose a quarantine on all travellers returning from Spain.

28 July 2020

Spain

Spain local lockdown measures ‘helping keep people alert’

Countries preparing for a second wave of coronavirus infections have a lot to learn from what is happening in Spain, a public health expert tells Euronews.

23 July 2020

Spain

Catalonia asks millions to 'stay at home' amid COVID-19 surge

Around four million people in the Barcelona metropolitan area have been requested to only leave home for essential reasons, with cinemas, theatres and nightclubs also closing.

18 July 2020

Spain

Catalan politician accusing Spain of 'political spying' demands probe

Roger Torrent, who is a leading supporter of Catalonia’s independence campaign, alleged the reports “prove what we already knew: that the Spanish state spies on its political opponents.”

15 July 2020

Spain

Duo arrested on suspicion of planning explosives attack in Barcelona

The two individuals of Algerian nationality, aged 41 and 43, are suspected of belonging to a cell that has been under investigation since 2017.

14 July 2020

World News

Coronavirus latest: Spanish region makes wearing a mask mandatory

Wearing a mask will now be mandatory in Catalonia, where one county is already under lockdown due to coronavirus.

8 July 2020

Spain

Euroviews. Bernat Solé i Barril: Reshaping the post-coronavirus world from a European point of view ǀ View

As a committed and reliable partner of the European project, the Government of Catalonia has always been present and active in the European debates, and now, as we begin to look at the new future ahead of us, we want to share our experiences in order to contribute to building commons solutions.

23 April 2020

France

Exiled Catalan separatist leader holds rally in France

Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont addressed more than 100,000 supporters in Perpignan near the Spanish border.

29 February 2020

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Carles Puigdemont takes in rugby game ahead of Perpignan rally

It is the nearest MEP Puigdemont has come to returning to Catalonia since fleeing in 2017.

29 February 2020

Europe News

Cuban activists blocked from attending EU meeting

Cuban activists who made it to Brussels called on the EU to put pressure on Cuba to respect human rights.

7 February 2020

Spain

Former Catalonia police chief on trial for role in secession bid

The trial takes place as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attempts to resolve the regional conflict with political talks, instead of legal proceedings.

20 January 2020

European Union

UK MEPs sit for last time in Strasbourg as Catalan duo make debut

There were mixed feelings among British MEPs this week as they sat in Strasbourg for the final time before Brexit. But there was delight among Catalan separatists after Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comin were finally allowed to take their seats.

17 January 2020

World News

Police violence: Could France and Catalonia ban rubber bullet guns?

Police violence: Could France and Catalonia ban rubber bullet guns?

17 January 2020

Spain

Could Puigdemont be arrested during his Spain visit?

The self-exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont would like to return to Spain for the first time, but it might cost him his freedom.

16 January 2020

Spain

Second death confirmed after chemical blast in Spain

Catalonia emergency services have called the blast a 'chemical accident'

14 January 2020

Europe News

The Brief: what are the next legal steps in the Catalan conundrum?

Announcements and parliamentary procedure will follow Spain's request to lift immunity.

14 January 2020

Spain

Catalan separatist leaders take up MEP seats in blow to Madrid

Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comin vowed to push their secessionist cause onto Europe’s agenda as they took up their seats in Strasbourg, despite facing an arrest warrant in Spain.

14 January 2020

Europe News

Catalan MEPs take their seats in Strasbourg

Now fully accredited MEPS, they are here to attend the first plenary of the year. After expressing his joy, Carles Puigdemont told the press the Catalan independence question was a European issue.

13 January 2020

Spain

What does Spain's new coalition mean for Catalan movements?

What does Spain's election result mean for Catalonia's independence movement?

8 January 2020

Spain

Spain's Sanchez falls short for coalition agreement once again

Spainish Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez must wait yet again before he can move forward with a coalition government.

6 January 2020