Tag: Catalan
Thousands take to streets of Spain to protest against Socialist Party’s Catalan amnesty deal
Protestors took to the streets of Spain on Sunday to voice their rejection of an amnesty deal between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Catalan...
About time: Catalan subtitles now available on TikTok
Social Media platform TikTok now includes Catalan subtitles for adverts.
The video sharing app is currently available in several European languages and the company has...
Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, wanted by justice system for role in independence drive, arrested on return to Spain
Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, who is wanted by the Spanish authorities for her involvement in the 2017 independence drive in the region, was arrested...
Catalan writer prohibits translation of her book into Spanish
A successful Catalan writer has forbidden her latest book from being translated into Spanish.
Julia Bacardit, author, journalist and podcaster has said ‘she doesn’t want...
Vox anger over new Catalan language initiative in Spain’s Mallorca
VOX has launched a public attack on the Consell de Mallorca’s Platform for the Language entity.
The far right party has demanded an explanation from...
Correllengua: Festival celebrating Catalan language makes comeback in Spain’s Mallorca
A FESTIVAL which promotes Catalan language is to return to Mallorca this summer after a nine-year hiatus on the penultimate weekend of April.
The event,...
Spain’s Barcelona has its first road made from non-recyclable plastic waste.
A NEW road surface has been unveiled in Barcelona using non-recyclable plastic waste in the first project of its kind in Spain.
FREEDOM: Spanish government to pardon nine jailed Catalan separatists
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will propose pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatists at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
“Tomorrow, guided by...
SCOT-FREE: Spain to extradite Catalan separatist Clara Ponsati from Scotland so she can stand trial
Clara Ponsati is currently enjoying diplomatic immunity in Scotland
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez FINALLY to form left-wing coalition PSOE-Podemos government after agreement with Catalan separatists
The move marks a breakthrough as the November 10 elections were dominated by the future of Catalunya
Boris Johnson is up to his butt in a scatological Catalan nativity tradition, writes Belinda Beckett
This year Boris is among 40 new famous faces along with climate activist Greta Thunberg, PP President Pablo Casado and tennis ace Novak ?jokovic
Spanish bishop wins court case against Catalan bishop who ‘nicked his art’
The ruling comes after a decade spanning legal battle between the two dioceses, which began in 1998
Catalan president reacts as carnage in Barcelona continues into the fourth day, with 33 more arrests made and 80...
Groups of hooded faced off against riot police by the Mossos d'Esquadra in Barcelona, the fight taking place against a backdrop of fire, burning cars, hurled stones, acid and Molotov cocktails.
WATCH: Protests at Barcelona’s airport turn violent cancelling 100 flights after Spain’s Supreme Court jails Catalunya leaders
In total 108 flights were cancelled as Barceclona’s main airport was taken over and at least 56 people were injured, with 10 hospitalised
Former Catalan leaders who rallied for independence in 2017 have been jailed in Spain
The government has deployed anti-riot police to Catalonia, but so far the interior ministry has refused to say how many.
Bartolome ‘Bermejo’ de Cardenas – Spain’s 15th century Gothic artist who almost nobody has heard of
Bermejo’s works can be seen at the National Gallery in London until September 29 or at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao
WATCH: Andalucian town shoot and burn model of former Catalan President
The traditional ‘Burning of Judas’ ritual has been celebrated in the area for 100 years, but videos of the incident caused controversy on social media
Pedro Sanchez calls snap general election in Spain for April 28
The electoral campaign will begin on April 13, before Spain has its third elections in less than four years
Fascist vandals paint Nazi swastikas on cultural centre in northern Spain
"We will continue to be profoundly antifascist and committed to the rights and freedoms"
Spain dominates World’s 50 Best Restaurants list
A record seven Spanish restaurants secured places in the top 50, including three snapping up coveted spots in the top 10
Mallorcan orchestra announces it will give preference to Catalan speakers
THE Symphonic Orchestra of the Balearic Islands has pitched in on the debate about using Catalan in the workplace.
The group has announced that it...
Tourist tirade about use of Catalan in Mallorcan church divides internet
A TOURIST from Granada has become an internet sensation after ranting about the use of Catalan during a Mallorquin church service.
The unnamed woman fulminated...
Policeman suspended WITHOUT PAY in Catalunya for completing reports in Spanish
A POLICEMAN in Catalunya has been suspended without pay after filling out reports in Spanish.
Mossos d’Esquadra, the region's police force, is preparing its case...
Spain to announce new measures to be implemented in Catalunya
The new measures, broken down into education, healthcare and employment, are to bring about a degree of normality in the 'Catalan administration'.
Pep Guardiola under investigation for stirring up anti-Catalan sentiment
The 46-year-old regularly appeared at multiple pro-Catalan rallies, including a speech he made on June 11 where he read out a pro-independence manifesto.
Puigdemont says Rajoy should stop waiting to restore ‘legitimate’ government
However, Rajoy has dismissed the idea of Puigdemont governing from Belgium as 'absurd', after he fled there on charges of rebellion and sedition.
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