Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia who fled the country after a failed secession attempt six years ago, said Thursday that he will return to Spain if he has a viable chance to be restored as regional president following upcoming elections. Issued on: 21/03/2024 – 23:06 3 min Puigdemont, 61, …
Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a deeply divisive Catalan amnesty bill with the hardline separatist party that demanded it voting against it on the grounds it did not go far enough. Issued on: 31/01/2024 – 01:33 2 min The bill will now be sent back to a parliamentary commission in a major setback for …
Spain’s prime minister has clinched agreement with Catalan separatists, officials said on Thursday, in a deal that will enable him to remain in power but that has raised tensions and sparked protests in the country. Issued on: 09/11/2023 – 12:28 2 min Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists finished second in the July 23 parliamentary elections …