https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Catalonia's deeply divided separatist movement will put its mobilisation skills to the test on Saturday as the northeastern region celebrates its national day ahead of fresh talks with Spain's government. https://www.thelocal.es/20210909/focus-is-catalonias-independence-movement-down-but-not-out Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:34:59 +0200 focus-is-catalonias-independence-movement-down-but-not-out A Scottish court on Thursday dropped the extradition case of a Catalan separatist politician wanted by Spain for "sedition", saying it did not have jurisdiction. https://www.thelocal.es/20210826/scotland-drops-case-on-extraditing-catalan-separatist-to-spain Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:26:25 +0200 scotland-drops-case-on-extraditing-catalan-separatist-to-spain The EU's General Court on Friday upheld a decision by the European Parliament to lift the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two fellow pro-independence allies. https://www.thelocal.es/20210731/eu-court-strips-ex-catalan-leader-of-mep-immunity Sat, 31 Jul 2021 15:48:53 +0200 eu-court-strips-ex-catalan-leader-of-mep-immunity Nine Catalan separatists who were serving long prison sentences for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid were released from jail on Wednesday a day after being pardoned by Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20210623/freedom-jailed-catalan-separatists-leave-prison-after-spanish-government-pardon Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:22:26 +0200 freedom-jailed-catalan-separatists-leave-prison-after-spanish-government-pardon The Spanish government on Tuesday approved the pardons of nine jailed Catalan separatists behind a failed 2017 independence bid as it aimed to break the deadlock over the political crisis in the wealthy northeastern region. https://www.thelocal.es/20210622/confirmed-spain-approves-pardons-for-jailed-catalan-separatists Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:19:47 +0200 confirmed-spain-approves-pardons-for-jailed-catalan-separatists In pardoning the Catalan separatists jailed over a failed 2017 independence bid, Spain's government is making a risky gamble which may calm tensions but won't solve the crisis, analysts say. https://www.thelocal.es/20210622/focus-what-next-for-spain-after-pms-pardon-of-jailed-catalan-separatists Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:00:04 +0200 focus-what-next-for-spain-after-pms-pardon-of-jailed-catalan-separatists Spain's government will on Tuesday pardon the jailed Catalan separatists behind a failed 2017 independence bid, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said. https://www.thelocal.es/20210621/confirmed-spain-to-pardon-jailed-catalan-separatists Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:30:45 +0200 confirmed-spain-to-pardon-jailed-catalan-separatists Spain's Supreme Court said Wednesday it was against granting a pardon to the Catalan separatists convicted over a failed 2017 independence bid, in a measure being considered by the country's left-wing government. https://www.thelocal.es/20210526/spains-top-court-opposes-pardon-for-catalan-separatists Wed, 26 May 2021 20:29:54 +0200 spains-top-court-opposes-pardon-for-catalan-separatists Spain is facing its deepest political crisis in decades after Catalonia's regional parliament passed a law paving the way for an independence referendum on October 1st, with Madrid set to seek any means possible to block it from Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170907/catalonia-launches-its-independence-challenge-against-spain Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:49:59 +0200 catalonia-launches-its-independence-challenge-against-spain