Tensions rise as Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urges Catalunya to form ‘viable’ government
It comes after Rajoy rejected newly appointed leader Quim Torra's selection of cabinet ministers
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont released on bail by German court
The separatist leader will be released with a €75,000 bail after German courts ruled the charge of rebellion as 'inadmissable'
Former Catalan police chief to face trial over independence referendum
THE former head of the Catalan police will stand trial for his role in Catalunya’s independence referendum, the Spanish High Court has ruled. Josep Lluis
German prosecutors ask courts to extradite former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain
After being detained in Germany last week, regional courts must decide whether to send the former president to Madrid where he faces charges of rebellion
World renowned sailing race cancelled due to political unrest in Cataluyna
THE Barcelona World Race, which sees crews of two sailing across the world, has been suspended due to political unrest. It was announced on Thursday that
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to appear in court today while violent protests break out in Barcelona
The former Catalan leader was arrested on Sunday and faces a prison sentence of up to 30 years
Protests erupt in Spain after Supreme Court rules 25 Catalunya leaders to be tried for rebellion – with some facing 30 years behind bars
PROTESTORS hit the street Barcelona last night after the Supreme Court announced it would be stepping up its legal action against separatists. It ruled that
El Bulli restaurant owner creates Spanish culinary encyclopedia
The 35-volume collection, Bullipedia, will comprise of nine separate books on drinks alone
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
OUCH: 85% of voters in Spain don’t want Mariano Rajoy as prime minister
A WHOPPING 85% of Spanish voters want Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to hand over his leadership to someone else. A poll by Metroscopia also found
Police in Spain fear imminent terror incident after truck similar to Berlin attack stolen
ceSPANISH police have issued a public warning about a stolen lorry similar to the one used in the Berlin Christmas market attack in 2016. Catalunya
FOUR MORE YEARS? Mariano Rajoy will seek third term as Spain’s prime minister
MARIANO Rajoy will run for prime minister again. The current Spain leader made the announcement during a radio interview this week, but said there were
SPAIN: Carles Puigdemont won’t return without us knowing, even in the boot of a car
SPAIN’S troops are on 24/7 alert to block Carles Puigdemont’s return to the country, even ‘in the boot of a car’. The former Catalan leader
Spain trumps US to become world’s second-most visited country
SPAIN has trumped the US to become the world’s second-most visited country. Speaking in Italy late last night, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said 82 million
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
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,
‘SHAME ON YOU’: Over 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters march outside EU institutions in Brussels
AT least 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels to support the controversial cause. The march is a show of solidarity
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 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
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
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
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
Who’s manipulating who?: Has the latest Catalunya video reached your phone yet?
‘LOVE Beats Hate’…has it arrived in your phone yet? Here in Galicia it arrived in a friend’s phone from Andalucia. It arrived in mine from
NUCLEAR OPTION: Madrid to impose direct rule on Catalonia if it announces independence in new Thursday deadline
THE Spanish government has given Catalonia three days to declare whether it will seek independence or not. Madrid had given a deadline of 10:00 a.m.