Catalonia
Catalonia: threat to impose massive fines on ex-minister prompts outcry
Dozens of Nobel laureates sign open letter condemning treatment of economist Andreu Mas-Colell
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
28, Jun, 2021 @10:30 AM
Freed Catalan leader calls on Spain to ‘think about future generations’
Jordi Cuixart and eight others have left prison after being pardoned for their roles in the failed independence bid in 2017
Sam Jones in Madrid
23, Jun, 2021 @5:29 PM
Spanish government pardons nine jailed Catalan leaders
Prime minister says controversial decision represents constitution’s ‘spirit of coexistence and harmony’
Sam Jones in Madrid
22, Jun, 2021 @1:58 PM
Spanish government set to pardon nine Catalan independence leaders
Prime minister says controversial decision opposed by many Spaniards will ‘open path to reconciliation’
Sam Jones in Madrid
22, Jun, 2021 @4:00 AM
Spanish public and government at odds as Catalan leaders set for pardons
The prime minister is expected to pardon those convicted over 2017’s attempted secession this week
Sam Jones in Madrid
20, Jun, 2021 @11:29 AM
Barcelona mayor calls for rethink on evictions in wake of suicides
Ada Colau, a former housing activist, calls on courts to revise eviction criteria after 11k carried out this year
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
15, Jun, 2021 @2:17 PM
The Guardian view on Catalonia’s jailed separatists: time for magnanimity | Editorial
Editorial: Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, would be doing the right thing by pardoning the organisers of 2017’s illegal referendum
Editorial
13, Jun, 2021 @5:25 PM
Spanish right rallies against plans to pardon Catalan separatists
Protest at Plaza de Colón in Madrid draws 25,000 people, including leaders of three rightwing parties
Sam Jones in Madrid
13, Jun, 2021 @1:03 PM
Spain’s right unites in fury as PM considers Catalan pardons
Rightwing parties condemn prime minister’s call to work for ‘co-existence’ with separatists
Sam Jones in Madrid
12, Jun, 2021 @4:00 AM
Jailed Catalan separatist leader signals support for pardon from Madrid
Former vice-president who led 2017 bid for independence says ‘Scottish-style’ referendum is best way forward
Sam Jones in Madrid
07, Jun, 2021 @4:48 PM
Football-mad Barcelona votes to build cricket oval
A public vote to create a €1.2m ground took the city’s authorities by surprise, but the sport has become increasingly popular there
Stephen Burgen
23, May, 2021 @9:00 AM
Officials suspect Goiat the bear of Catalan livestock attacks
Val d’Aran regional government in Spain believes there are ‘several indications’ animal is responsible
Sam Jones in Madrid
11, May, 2021 @12:05 PM
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