EU politics
Vila Web: Immunity of Catalan pro-independence MEPs provisionally restored
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) grants status to Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí Read Here
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EU politics
Vila Web: Belgian court rejects again extraditing rapper Valtònyc to Spain
What to do when the EU has a fascist justice system in a member state? Read Here
EU politics
Vila Net: The die is cast for Catalan exiles
The 15 judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will issue their decision before the summer vacation or in early September Read Here
Corruption
Vila Web: Spain fails in all Council of Europe recommendations on corruption prevention
GRECO report is very harsh on the Spanish government’s inaction and puts emphasis on police corruption Read Here
Climate Crisis
Vila Web: London, Paris, Rome and Milan criticize pulling back of Barcelona’s Low Emission Zone
While “illiberal” Poland and Hungary are now the EU heroes (and German hypocrisy is being politely ignored), Spain’s fascist justice system keeps barrelling along. Read Here Photo: IonutDragu licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike […]
EU politics
Vila Web: Council of Europe says Spain must free Catalan political prisoners and withdraw extradition requests
Committee on Legal Affairs of human rights organization calls out Spanish authorities on independence issue. On the other hand the European Parliament withdrew the immunity of its three Catalan MEPs. Read here
EU politics
Vila Web – Heavy clashes with police during fifth night of protests in Catalonia
Demonstrators call for freedom of speech and condemn police violence Read and Watch here
EU politics
VilaWeb – Catalonia: Pro-independence parties surpass 50% of votes in Catalan election and increase parliamentary majority
Social Democrats win the vote, followed closely by the independence parties Esquerra and Junts per Catalunya, while far-right Vox enters Parliament for the first time Read here
EU politics
Vila Web: Spain loses still another extradition Process against Catalonian Independence Leader
Spain’s third attempt to extradite Lluís Puig met a dead end ten days ago as it was struck down by a Belgian court Read here
Economics
VilaWeb: Nissan closes its factories in Catalonia and puts 20,000 jobs at risk
Over 3,000 people work in the factories of Japanese carmaker, which moves out after 40 years of activity. Read here