Brazil’s Rousseff defends Catalan’s right to self-determination
The former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, defends “the right to self-determination” as long as it’s carried out “with respect to democracy.” During the press [...]
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200 Catalan Mayors demand EU to act
Catalonia’s Mayors came to Brussels to express their protest and demand the EU to act in defence of democracy and human rights, liberating political prisoners in first [...]
Junqueras vows to defend Catalan independence
Catalonia’s political leaders will appear before High court in Madrid facing charges of rebellion, sedition, and misuse of public funds, while the region’s president [...]
Puigdemont tests EU values
At press conference in Brussels the President of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic Carles Puigdemont said he accepted the snap elections in Catalonia, called by Spain’s [...]
Puigdemont in Brussels in search for diplomatic solution
Today President of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic Carles Puigdemont visits Brussels for a number of high-profile meeting in Belgium government and with the EU diplomats. [...]
Spain unionists export violence to Barcelona
Concluding the day of a massive anti-independence rally in Barcelona, numerous incidents of violence against journalists, police, transport workers, and damages to public [...]
Tajani supports Rajoy in unity of Spain
In his reaction on Declaration of independence of Catalan Republic, the president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani (EPP, Italy) gave his support to Prime Minister of [...]
Finland and Argentina to recognise Catalonia
The European Commission declined any comments on birth of Catalan Republic, however the president of the EU Council Donald Tusk confirmed via social media the position the [...]
Rajoy to react on Catalan Declaration of Independence
The statement of Mariano Rajoy, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Spain is awaited at 18:00 European time, after a day of consultations. Spain's PM to give press statement on [...]
Juncker in Barcelona to persuade Catalans renounce independence
The historic session of Catalan Parliament is postponed for one hour, reportedly president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker tries his powers to persuade [...]
Swiss mediate Spain-Catalonia
Neutral Switzerland is in touch with Spain and Catalonia about resolving a row over the region’s moves towards independence but conditions for promoting talks are not yet [...]
Council of Europe urges to investigate Spanish police violence
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Nils Muiznieks, urged Spanish home affairs minister, José Ignacio Zoido, to investigate Spain’s police actions [...]
EU: #Catalonia is ‘internal matter of Spain’
Under the Spanish Constitution, yesterday’s vote in Catalonia was not legal. For the European Commission, as President Juncker has reiterated repeatedly, this is an [...]
#Catalonia MEP Anderson: where is #EU?..
The mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau Ballano informed about 460 injured after Spanish riot police stormed polling stations in an attempt to physically prevent Catalonia’s [...]
Catalonia: overwhelmed by democracy
Jordi SOLE, MEP, OPINION The time has come for Catalonia to reject the repressive response of the Spanish government to our call for a referendum on self-determination by [...]
