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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.

Spain

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

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

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.

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Belgian judge suspends arrest warrant for Catalan leader Puigdemont

A lawyer for the Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said Belgian judicial authorities have suspended the arrest warrant against him due to his immunity as an MEP.

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10 stories that changed Europe in the last decade

Europe, you've changed. Here are the 10 events that have changed Europe in the last 10 years.

Spain

What does European court ruling mean for Catalan figureheads?

What does the ECJ ruling mean for Puigdemont and how does EU law work in the Catalonian indpendence struggle. An explainer.

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21 injured in clashes during Barcelona v Real Madrid 'Clasico' match

The 0-0 game was overshadowed by clashes between Catalan independence protestors and police outside Barcelona's Nou Camp.

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Junqueras immunity: European Parliament President calls on Spanish authorities to comply ruling

Oriol Junqueras, former Vice President of Catalonia, became a Member of the European Parliament as soon as he was elected – so says the EU's top court in Luxembourg. That means he enjoyed parliamentary immunity from that moment on, even if he was in pre-trial detention.

Spain

EU court rules Catalan separatist had immunity when jailed

The pro-independence Esquerra Republicana party, which Oriol Junqueras leads, called for his "immediate release" from jailed.

Europe News

The Brief: Catalan question and European Parliament immunity

This week could be a crucial one for legal proceedings in the case of jailed and exiled Catalan politicians.

World

Why are wine producers in Spain moving their vineyards uphill?

Spanish winemakers are packing up their vines and heading for the hills. Euronews correspondent Jaime Velazquez has been to a vineyard near Barcelona to find out why.

Spain

Catalan separatists approve talks with Spanish socialists

A Catalan separatist party in Spain voted to support a Socialist-led Spanish government, demanding talks on independence.

Spain

Catalan leader admits disobeying electoral rules in court hearing

A conviction for Torra would likely lead to widespread protests and fresh elections.

Spain

ECJ advice suggests jailed Catalan leader could have sought immunity

The advice from Advocate General Maciej Szpunar is a boost for the Catalan separatist movement and Oriol Junqueras, who was voted into the European Parliament in May despite being detained in Spain since 2017 after an illegal independence referendum.

Europe News

Catalan conundrum for European Parliament after top court opinion

The EU's top court opinion is a boost for the Catalan separatist movement and Oriol Junqueras, who was voted into the European Parliament in May despite being detained in Spain since 2017 following an illegal independence referendum.

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.

Spain

Vox: Who are Spain's far-right party and what do they stand for?

Vox promises the suspension of the Catalan autonomy, the outlawing of nationalist parties and "the maximum legal protection for the symbols of the nation, especially the flag, the anthem and the crown.

Spain

Weary Spanish voters prepare for fourth election in four years

Political leaders have made a final appeal to voters before Sunday's snap election that looks unlikely to resolve Spain's parliamentary gridlock.

World

Catalonia's political stalemate takes its toll on public services

Public accounts have been carried over for the past three years, since the days of Carlos Puigdemont. Since he fled the country, the Catalan Parliament has passed only 6 laws, 46 are still pending.

Spain

Can Spain end political stalemate with fourth election in four years?

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, leader of the Socialists, failed to put together a workable coalition following the last election, held only months ago in April of this year.