The Latest Breaking News from Carles Puigdemont

Actress Eva Longoria refuses to call Catalonia 'Spain'

HOLLYWOOD actress Eva Longoria has impressed Catalan independence supporters after refusing to say she was in Spain during a trip to Figueres.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2022

Spain to overhaul sedition law used to jail Catalan independence leaders

Socialist-led coalition to rename offence ‘aggravated public disorder’ and reduce maximum sentence to five years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

Spanish PM Sanchez using sedition law reform to shore up coalition, opposition says

(Corrects third paragraph to say nine leaders, not 11, were pardoned)

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

Catalan regional coalition breaks down as hardline party quits

Decision by Junts to pull out leaves government in minority hands of Catalan Republican Left

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

‘Act or resign’: Catalans hold rally amid backdrop of tension between pro-independence parties

TENS of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona yesterday to mark the fifth

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2022

Is Catalonia still dreaming of independence from Spain?

Five years after the showdown with Madrid, the region remains split over secession – and even those who back it are divided on how to achieve it. Do the people still have the will to go it alone?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022

Once-imprisoned Catalan politician replaces Carles Puigdemont as party president

A FORMERLY imprisoned Catalan politician and the speaker for Catalonia’s parliament have been elected as party presidents of the Junts per…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2022

New Catalangate revelations raise further questions

The head of Spain’s National Intelligence Centre has admitted that the agency did in fact spy on 18 Catalan leaders with the approval of the…

The National (Scotland) · May 6, 2022

Spain: Hacked Catalans to launch a legal bid on spyware use

Catalan separatist politicians and activists are launching a legal offensive in half a dozen countries against the Spanish state and the Israeli companies behind the controversial spyware allegedly used to snoop on them

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

Catalan leaders targeted using NSO spyware, say cybersecurity experts

Victims said to include Pere Aragonès and Carles Puigdemont, but Israeli firm suggests claims are false

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022