AWKWARD: Catalunya to re-elect exiled Carles Puigdemont as president
CATALUNYA’S seperatist parties have agreed to re-elect exiled Carles Puigdemont as president of the region later this month. How they will do it within the
New whale corridor between Balearics and Catalunya will help preserve species
Known as the Corridor of the Mediterranean, the area will also help protect sperm whales, bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins and the loggerhead turtle as well
Spain’s government agrees to whale corridor to protect species’ migratory route
Stretching from the Balearics to the eastern coastlines of Catalunya and Valencia, the 45,000 square kilometre corridor will become a protected area allowing fin whale
Puigdemont vows to obtain independence for Catalunya after regional election success
The deposed former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has confirmed he intends to continue his fight for the region’s independence. His comments come after yesterday’s
Violence erupts as Madrid seizes medieval treasures from Catalunya in heated culture dispute
CLASHES have erupted after cops in Catalunya began removing medieval artefacts in an ownership battle with neighbouring Aragon. The operation, which started at 4 am,
Puigdemont refuses to return to Spain unless he receives government guarantees
Mr Puigdemont said: “We demand guarantees in order that the next elections will be normal."
Retail figures fall in Spain for first time in three years following Catalunya crisis
SPANISH retail sales fell for the first time in over three years in October, with sales in Catalonia dropping sharply after its independence referendum. The
Less than a quarter of Catalans want independence from Spain as regional elections loom
LESS than a quarter of Catalans want to continue seeking independence from Spain as regional elections loom, a new poll has revealed. Just 24% of
Spain’s greatest golfer speaks out against continuing Cataluyna tensions
Sergio Garcia pleaded for people to come together following a recent rally in Barcelona that saw 750,000 protesters take to the streets demanding the release
Spain’s attorney general in charge of prosecuting Catalan leaders dies suddenly
SPAIN’S attorney general leading the prosecution of the separatist Catalan leaders has died. Jose Manuel Maza, 66, died in a Buenos Aires hospital, shortly after
Spanish police shoot unarmed Moroccan man in terror scare after he ‘shouted Allahu akbar’
SPANISH police have shot and injured an unarmed Moroccan man after he allegedly began shouting ‘Allahu akbar’. The officers said in their report that they
RAJOY: Spain’s economy would add 500,000 jobs and grow a third faster if Catalunya returned to ‘normality’
PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said 500,000 jobs would be created if the Catalunya region returns to ‘normality’. He added that the country’s economy would
Russia ‘meddled’ in Catalunya referendum as part of plan to ‘destroy the EU’, officials claim
RUSSIAN hackers have been accused of interfering in the Catalunya independence referendum as part of a plan to undermine the EU. It comes after Madrid
Spanish journalist dragged to court for calling riot police in Catalan crisis cocaine-snorting ‘professional junkies’ in satirical article
AN editor for a Spanish magazine has been ordered to appear in court over an article describing Spanish riot police as cocaine-snorting ‘professional junkies’. El
Late-night host Stephen Colbert ridicules Catalunya’s independence crisis on American TV
American host Stephen Colbert has mocked Catalunya's independence crises following the arrest of eight cabinet ministers in a segment titled ‘Spain’t Misbehaving’.
Jailing of eight Catalan ministers by Spanish judge sparks protests in Barcelona
Carles Puigdemont remains in Brussels after failing to attend court hearing
Spain prosecutor calls for European arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont
Deposed Catalan leader and ministers fail to attend court hearing after flying to Brussels
Hundreds of firms move HQ from Catalunya amid independence crisis
Some 1,700 companies shift from region amid fears over economy
BREAKING NEWS: Carles Puigdemont claims he isn’t seeking Belgian political asylum
Deposed leader calls on Spanish government to respect Catalan regional election result
Spain calls for Catalan leader Puigdemont to face rebellion charges
Axed leader faces 30 years in jail but could claim Belgian political asylum
Fears of mass violence as Mariano Rajoy dissolves Catalan parliament and imposes direct rule on Catalunya in unprecedented move
PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said he is dissolving the Catalan parliament after it voted to declare independence earlier today. The Spanish leader said the
UK, Germany and France refuse to recognise Catalunya independence
THE UK has refused to recognize Catalunya’s independence declaration. In a statement from Downing Street, it said the vote was based on an illegal referendum
CATALAN CRISIS: Madrid imposes direct rule as Catalan MPs vote for independence
Jubilant crowds gather in Barcelona as Mariano Rajoy appeals for calm
BREAKING: Madrid approves imposing direct rule on Catalunya as tenisons reach boiling point
THE Spanish senate in Madrid has approved the imposition of direct rule over Catalunya. It approved invoking Article 155 by a margin of 214 to
WATCH: Moment Catalunya Parliament vote to declare independence
THIS is the moment Catalunya MPs voted to declare independence from Spain. The Catalan Parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain pic.twitter.com/RolsTH47Mp — Sky
Conferences and cruises to be diverted to Palma de Mallorca as Catalan crisis continues
Travel agencies receiving requests from customers to be diverted to ports other than Barcelona