Catalan independence

The separatist politician is vowing to evade police and be present at Thursday’s vote on the region’s presidency.

‘Puigdemont can’t just sneak in through a back door or through the kitchen … Maybe he’ll try to get smuggled in like Cleopatra in a carpet.’

The end of the inquest doesn’t mean the Catalan separatist leader is off the hook, however.

Long-standing arrest warrant for Catalan independence leader to remain in effect.

Flemish far-right frontman Tom Van Grieken battles to break up Belgium.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s coalition government pushes through controversial legislation.

5 takeaways from the surprise election results in Catalonia, where the separatist dream suffered a setback.

Pro-independence parties fall short of the 68 seats required to form a regional government in Catalonia for the first time in over a decade.

The separatist politician is running for president from his camp just across the Spanish border.

Antonio Tajani refused to admit MEPs-elect Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín for 8 months after the 2019 European election.

Venice Commission supports in principle the immunity bill regarding the pro-Catalan independence movement but warns against rushing the legislative process.

The inquest complicates things for PM Sánchez, who has been struggling to muster consensus over the Junts’ amnesty bill.

Junts has been hardening its stance, just as new far-right party begins to gain traction.

Pere Aragonès discussed consequences of controversial Spanish legislation, during a wide-ranging interview with POLITICO.

Party says ‘lynching’ could constitute ‘incitement to hatred’ against Spanish PM.

EU’s 2023 justice scorecard placed Spain 23rd in the bloc for public perception of independence of courts and judges, with political pressure the most commonly cited cause of interference. 

‘No concern’ in Brussels over controversial get-out-of-jail-free card for separatists, Félix Bolaños tells POLITICO.

The separatist leader says he could switch to voting with the conservative camp without progress in talks toward Catalan independence.

The Socialist leader will form a minority administration with the far-left Sumar coalition.

The Socialist leader will make his bid to form a new government, which is expected to get the green light from parliament.

The Catalan separatist MEPs accuse Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary of violating ‘basic standards of the rule of law.’

‘Anybody who would violate [Spain’s] constitution … to end democracy is a tyrant,’ controversial TV host says in Madrid.

Socialists and conservatives are clashing over a controversial proposal to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists.

The draft legislation could benefit more than 300 people and will give Pedro Sánchez the parliamentary support needed to remain prime minister.