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 Catalan president Quim Torra called for an immediate halt to the violent clashes that rocked Barcelona for a third day Wednesday, warning they were harming the image of the separatist movement. https://www.thelocal.es/20191017/stop-the-violence-catalan-president-pleads-with-protesters-as-barcelona-burns-for-third-night Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:22:32 +0200 stop-the-violence-catalan-president-pleads-with-protesters-as-barcelona-burns-for-third-night Pretending the will of the masses is above the rule of law is totalitarian. Will separatists continue to vote for leaders selling a secessionist Wonderland? https://www.thelocal.es/20190228/the-big-fat-fake-catalan-republic Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:33:12 +0100 the-big-fat-fake-catalan-republic Protests over the sentencing of Catalan independence leaders to jail terms by Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday forced the cancellation of over a hundred flights in Barcelona’s El Prat airport. https://www.thelocal.es/20191015/flights-cancelled-roads-closed-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-barcelona-protests Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:27:36 +0200 flights-cancelled-roads-closed-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-barcelona-protests Spontaneous protests erupted across Catalonia on Monday demanding the release of separatist leaders after they were handed stiff sentences by a Spanish court. Thousands of angry protesters marched on Barcelona's El Prat airport, where ugly clashes broke out with police. https://www.thelocal.es/20191014/in-pictures-protests-break-out-across-catalonia-after-separatist-leaders-given-jail-terms Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:23:18 +0200 in-pictures-protests-break-out-across-catalonia-after-separatist-leaders-given-jail-terms Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday it was time to "turn the page" in relations with Catalonia following the sentencing of 12 of its leaders over their role in a failed 2017 independence bid. https://www.thelocal.es/20191014/nobody-is-above-the-law-spanish-pm-calls-for-new-chapter-in-catalonia Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:24:30 +0200 nobody-is-above-the-law-spanish-pm-calls-for-new-chapter-in-catalonia Protests were immediately staged across Catalonia as Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan leaders to prison terms of between nine and 13 years for sedition for their role in a failed independence bid in 2017. https://www.thelocal.es/20191014/an-outrage-catalonia-reacts-as-separatist-leaders-handed-jail-terms Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:57:59 +0200 an-outrage-catalonia-reacts-as-separatist-leaders-handed-jail-terms Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan leaders to prison terms ranging from nine to 13 years for sedition and misuse of public funds for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid. https://www.thelocal.es/20191014/top-spain-court-to-rule-on-catalan-separatist-leaders-fate Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:23:02 +0200 top-spain-court-to-rule-on-catalan-separatist-leaders-fate Two years after a controversial referendum that triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades, Catalan separatists called Tuesday for mass "civil disobedience" if their leaders are convicted over a failed independence bid. https://www.thelocal.es/20191001/separatists-urge-civil-disobedience-if-catalan-leaders-convicted Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:52:42 +0200 separatists-urge-civil-disobedience-if-catalan-leaders-convicted The detention of three separatists as they are tried for a failed bid to break Catalonia from Spain in 2017 is "arbitrary," experts mandated by the United Nations have concluded, calling for their release. https://www.thelocal.es/20190530/un-demands-release-of-jailed-catalan-separatist-leaders Thu, 30 May 2019 14:13:43 +0200 un-demands-release-of-jailed-catalan-separatist-leaders Five jailed Catalan separatists elected in elections last month will be allowed to attend the first day of Spain's national parliament on May 21, the country's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190514/jailed-catalan-leaders-can-attend-parliament-opening Tue, 14 May 2019 17:06:29 +0200 jailed-catalan-leaders-can-attend-parliament-opening A Spanish judge investigating the role of Catalan officials in an illegal independence referendum in 2017 has charged 30 of them, in what could lead to a second trial over the failed secession bid. https://www.thelocal.es/20190410/spanish-judge-charges-30-catalan-officials-over-referendum Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:19:33 +0200 spanish-judge-charges-30-catalan-officials-over-referendum Spain's foreign minister has been blasted for storming out of an interview with a German TV station. Matthew Bennett takes a deeper look at the issue and the problem of foreign media putting Spain on trial for the Catalonia crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20190329/opinion-someone-should-be-fired-over-that-interview-with-spains-foreign-minister-but-it-isnt-josep-borrell Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:23:07 +0100 opinion-someone-should-be-fired-over-that-interview-with-spains-foreign-minister-but-it-isnt-josep-borrell The Spanish government on Thursday defended its foreign minister following his storming out of an interview with a German television station after being asked about the treatment of jailed Catalan independence leaders and Spain's courts. https://www.thelocal.es/20190328/video-spains-foreign-minister-storms-out-of-tv-interview-over-catalan-question Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:12:25 +0100 video-spains-foreign-minister-storms-out-of-tv-interview-over-catalan-question Thousands of Catalan separatists took to the streets of the Spanish capital Saturday to denounce the prosecution of 12 of their leaders, on trial for their part in the failed 2017 independence bid. https://www.thelocal.es/20190317/catalan-separatists-protest-in-madrid-against-trial Sun, 17 Mar 2019 09:35:51 +0100 catalan-separatists-protest-in-madrid-against-trial The former chief of Catalonia' police force said Thursday his officers were ready to arrest the region's ex-president Carles Puigdemont during the failed 2017 independence bid, if they had been asked to do so by judicial authorities. https://www.thelocal.es/20190315/ex-catalan-police-chief-says-he-was-ready-to-arrest-puigdemont Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:00:53 +0100 ex-catalan-police-chief-says-he-was-ready-to-arrest-puigdemont Spanish security officials have defended their handling of a banned independence referendum in Catalonia, saying police had no choice but to use the kind of force captured in violent mages were flashed around the world in 2017. https://www.thelocal.es/20190306/spanish-police-give-their-version-of-catalan-referendum-violence Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:13:31 +0100 spanish-police-give-their-version-of-catalan-referendum-violence Spain's former prime minister Mariano Rajoy said Wednesday he "deplored" police violence during an illegal independence referendum in Catalonia, but blamed it on separatist leaders as he testified at their trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20190227/mariano-rajoy-set-to-testify-in-catalan-separatists-trial Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:28:14 +0100 mariano-rajoy-set-to-testify-in-catalan-separatists-trial Activists blocked roads in Catalonia before daybreak on Thursday at the start of a region-wide strike against the trial of separatist leaders for their role in a failed secession attempt in 2017. https://www.thelocal.es/20190221/separatist-activists-cut-roads-in-catalonia-as-strike-begins Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:04:27 +0100 separatist-activists-cut-roads-in-catalonia-as-strike-begins Spain's King Felipe VI said Wednesday democracy was not above respecting the law, in unusually outspoken comments widely interpreted as refuting claims by Catalan separatist leaders on trial in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20190221/spains-king-felipe-speaks-out-during-catalan-separatists-trial Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:05:56 +0100 spains-king-felipe-speaks-out-during-catalan-separatists-trial At the helm of the hugely divisive trial of Catalan separatist leaders, Supreme Court judge Manuel Marchena is performing a difficult balancing act, alternating firmness and leniency in live proceedings. https://www.thelocal.es/20190220/focus-at-catalan-separatist-trial-judge-marchena-walks-tightrope Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:19:23 +0100 focus-at-catalan-separatist-trial-judge-marchena-walks-tightrope