Catalonia independence news
Get the news and reports from Catalonia, Spain. Catalonia has been seeking independence from Spain for several decades. Get the history and cultural news on Catalonia, as well as important information about the background of the conflict between Catalonia and the central government of Spain in Madrid. On October 27, 2017, 90 percent of Catalans who voted in a referendum chose independence. The Spanish government fails to recognize the ballot’s legality. Visit RT.com to read the news on the referendum and the events followed the vote.
- Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders formally pardoned by Spain over failed 2017 independence bid
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s office has announced that pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatist leaders, who’d been handed sentences ranging from nine to 13 years behind bars, have been approved by Spain's cabinet.Jun 22, 2021 14:59World News - Madrid to pardon Catalan pro-independence leaders on Tuesday, Spanish PM confirmsThe Spanish government plans to pardon Catalan independence leaders on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said. Nine politicians and activists were jailed for sedition over the failed 2017 independence bid.Jun 21, 2021 12:28World News
- Tens of thousands gather in Madrid to protest plans to pardon jailed Catalan independence leaders (VIDEOS)A huge crowd of protesters has assembled in Madrid, decrying government plans to pardon jailed Catalan leaders behind the failed 2017 independence bid, and demanding the resignation of the country’s PM over the move.Jun 13, 2021 14:42World News
- Tweets more likely to go viral if they’re negative, study findsUsing advanced language analysis techniques, researchers in Spain have found that Twitter posts with negative sentiments are more likely to go viral than their positive counterparts, once all external factors are controlled for.Apr 15, 2021 12:15World News
- Stripping Catalan MEPs of immunity from prosecution ‘undermines EU’s moral authority’ – region’s ex-leader to RTThe European Parliament’s decision to pave the way for the extradition of Catalan pro-independence politicians to Spain is a threat to European democracy, Catalonia’s former leader, Carles Puigdemont, told RT.Mar 20, 2021 14:46World News
- European Parliament lifts immunity of Catalonia MEPs, paving way for extradition to Spain over independence referendumThe European Parliament has voted to strip MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comin and Clara Ponsati of immunity, paving the way for their extradition to Spain over their roles in the outlawed 2017 Catalonia independence referendum.Mar 9, 2021 09:50World News
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