228 posts
16 December 2003
Pasqual Maragall is invested as the 127th President of the Government of Catalonia thanks to the Tinell Pact between the PSC, ERC and ICV – […]
21 January 2006
Zapatero and Mas reach an agreement on the amendments to the text of the Statute drawn up by the State – Government of Catalonia Joint […]
11 May 2006
The President of the Government of Catalonia, Pasqual Maragall (PSC), dismisses the ERC ministers because of the party’s position against the reform of the Statute […]
18 May 2006
The president of the Catalan Government, Pasqual Maragall, signs the decree calling for the referendum on the reform of the Statute, which is set for […]
25 September 2006
Third appeal of unconstitutionality against the Statute. The government of Murcia, led by the PP, is reviewing the article that gives full powers to the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court23 November 2006
Entesa Nacional pel Progrés, a tripartite government made up of the PSC, ERC and ICV. José Montilla is invested as president of the Government of […]
9 September 2009
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia argues that postponing the Falange’s demonstration until a week after the consultation of Arenys, as intended by the […]
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Politicisation of justice28 November 2010
Artur Mas’ CiU wins the elections with 62 seats, while the three government parties, namely the PSC headed again by José Montilla, the ERC headed […]
22 December 2010
The Supreme Court does so in application of the sentence of the Constitutional Court on the Statute. The Catalan Government is appealing the sentence.
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Catalan language23 December 2010
Artur Mas is sworn in as president of the Government of Catalonia with the votes of the CiU, while the PSC abstained. The other groups […]
26 June 2012
The articles were included in a decree on the second cycle of early childhood education approved by the Government of the Catalonia in 2008. The […]
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Catalan language20 September 2012
Meeting focused on the demands of President Mas in relation to financing and the tax pact for Catalonia. Rajoy refuses to take any steps in […]
19 December 2012
To guarantee the stability of the government, this agreement between CiU and ERC, led by Oriol Junqueras, stipulates the investiture of Mas, governability during the […]
21 December 2012
Artur Mas is sworn in as president of the government of Catalonia with the votes of the CiU and ERC, led by Oriol Junqueras. The […]
12 February 2013
This body, created by the government of Catalonia, is tasked with advising the government on ‘the national transition process’ and on the organisation of the […]
12 December 2013
They were announced by President Artur Mas in an appearance at the Palau de la Generalitat with the leaders of the parties that support him, […]
16 January 2014
In theParliament’s request to the Congressfor the government of Catalonia to be able to organise a referendum, the following vote in favour: CiU, ERC, ICV […]
29 September 2014
Collection of the reports from the National Transition Advisory Council, the government of Catalonia body chaired by Carles Viver i Pi-Sunyer, where the most important […]
31 October 2014
The Spanish government’s appeal seeks to stop the 9 November public participation process initiated by the government of Catalonia.
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Politicised Constitutional Court4 November 2014
In addition to admitting the Spanish government’s appeal, the Constitutional Court agrees to suspend the contested decrees and any action to prepare the consultation. Despite […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court8 November 2014
The Prosecutor’s Office is prosecuting the government of Catalonia’s actions aimed at organising the 9 November consultation
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office11 November 2014
The leader of the Catalan PP moves forward the Prosecutor’s Office’s action against members of the government of Catalonia following the 9 November Consultation.
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office17 November 2014
José María Romero de Tejada has the support of the Senior Public Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia, which issued a report opposing the filing of a […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office21 November 2014
The Prosecutor’s Office’s complaint is targeted against President Mas and MPs Ortega and Rigau for organising the 9 November consultation. The members of the government […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office26 November 2014
The government considers the law a tool so that the government of Catalonia’s foreign affairs can be a ‘state structure.’ It is approved in Parliament […]
24 February 2015
The Government of Catalonia adopts a decree to create the Commissioner for the National Transition (Decree 16/2015), in charge of preparing the ‘state structures’ and […]
20 November 2015
The control that the executive had over government of Catalonia’s finances until now was limited to the expenses of the regional liquidity fund, while the […]
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Violation of autonomy12 January 2016
Puigdemont becomes President of Catalonia with the votes of JxSi and eight votes from the CUP-CC after an agreement in extremis given the CUP-CC’s refusal […]
5 February 2016
The Spanish government, citing a positive conflict of competences, is appealing to the Constitutional Court over the name and powers of the Department of Foreign […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy29 November 2016
The budget includes items for electoral processes and an additional provision, 31, which foresees that the government ‘within the available budget for 2017, must set […]
22 December 2016
In addition to nullifying some articles, the court also fixes the interpretation of others. Among the nullified points is the recognition of the people’s right […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy9 February 2017
The head of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona, Juan Antonio Ramírez Sunyer, agrees to hear the complaint filed by Miguel Durán Calvo […]
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Politicisation of justice3 March 2017
The Council of Statutory Guarantees is opposed to including additional provision 31, which foresees the holding of the referendum. In response to the appeals of […]
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Free parliamentary debate15 March 2017
Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona agrees to hear a second complaint filed by VOX against Santiago Vidal in relation to his statements in […]
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Politicisation of justice22 March 2017
A few minutes before the start of voting, the general secretary and the senior lawyer of the Parliament warn that approval of additional provision 31 […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court31 March 2017
The executive submits an appeal of unconstitutionality against the additional provision in the government of Catalonia’s budget that provides for holding the referendum and the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court9 May 2017
The Department of Government, led by Meritxell Borràs, publishes an announcement in the DOGC to purchase ballot boxes based on Law 4/2010 on consultations of […]
16 May 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against Minister Meritxell Borràs and the Secretary General of the Department […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice17 May 2017
Societat Civil Catalana and Abogados Catalanes por la Constitución submit a complaint to the Court of Auditors against Artur Mas, Joana Ortega, Irene Rigau and […]
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Court of Auditors28 June 2017
The Civil Guard interrogates senior officials, civil servants and workers of the government of Catalonia as instructed by the body itself and subpoenas, as part […]
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Politicisation of justice5 July 2017
The Constitutional Court declares that the government of Catalonia’s budget items intended for electoral processes are unconstitutional if they are used to finance the referendum.
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Politicised Constitutional Court13 July 2017
As part of the case of the Examining Magistrate’s Court No. 13, the Civil Guard appeared at the National Theatre of Catalonia to request the […]
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Politicisation of justice14 July 2017
This reorganisation by the president is precipitated by the dismissal of Enterprise minister Jordi Baiget on 4 July due to his doubts about holding the […]
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Politicisation of justice19 July 2017
Following the complaint by Societat Civil Catalana and Abogados por la Constitución, the Court of Auditors decides to initiate an investigation into the government of […]
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Court of Auditors29 July 2017
The Civil Guard had questioned them in relation to the organisation of the referendum. The government of Catalonia denounces them, among other reasons, for having […]
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Politicisation of justice8 September 2017
The complaint to the government is against President Carles Puigdemont, Vice President Oriol Junqueras and the 12 Ministers of the Government (Joaquim Forn, Jordi Turull, […]
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Court of AuditorsFree parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office13 September 2017
The State Attorney General’s Office (Maza) states that these acts may be indicative of the crimes of disobedience, prevarication and embezzlement of public funds. The […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice14 September 2017
The garanties.cat website contained information on the Referendum Law. The High Court of Justice of Catalonia also orders the Civil Guard to report on the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly19 September 2017
As part of the investigation into the organisation of the referendum, the Civil Guard inspects the headquarters of Unipost in Barcelona, Manresa, l’Hospitalet de Llobregat […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
By order of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona, the Civil Guard carries out 41 searches as part of the investigation into the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
Three cruise ships arrive at the ports of Barcelona and Tarragona to house the National Police and the Civil Guard agents sent to Catalonia from […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly22 September 2017
The Electoral Commission is dissolved at the request of the government of Catalonia to avoid the coercive fines on its members imposed by the Constitutional […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court22 September 2017
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia, as part of the case against the government for the organisation of the referendum, orders the closure of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly25 September 2017
The previous actions of the Court of Auditors for the government of Catalonia’s for organizsing the 9 November consultation are concluded with the provisional settlement […]
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Court of Auditors26 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia orders the Mossos d’Esquadra to seal the venues designated as polling stations before 30 September and to ensure that […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 September 2017
The request is carried out at the request of the Lleida Public Prosecutor’s Office as part of the investigative proceedings of the mayors of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office29 September 2017
The magistrate of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, who is investigating the case against the government for organising the referendum, orders Google to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly1 October 2017
The day begins with the announcement by the government of Catalonia of the universal census, which allows citizens to vote at any polling station. Many […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly3 October 2017
Dovetailing with the mass general strike on 3 October, King Felipe VI of Spain delivers a televised speech in which he accuses the government of […]
4 October 2017
The Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona begins proceedings in relation to the charges that the National Police made on 1 October in the city, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly4 October 2017
The government of Catalonia files a complaint to the Supreme Court against the Attorney General of the State, José Manuel Maza, and the High Prosecutor […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office16 October 2017
Former president Artur Mas deposits 2.2 million euros against the bond claimed by the Court of Auditors for organising the 9 November consultation and requests […]
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Court of Auditors20 October 2017
The Civil Guard interrogates the newspaper El Punt Avui director Xevi Xirgo, as well as acting president of the Catalan Media Corporation (CCMA) Núria Llorach […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly26 October 2017
President Carles Puigdemont informs JxSí ministers and deputies that he will go ahead with the dissolution of Parliament and call elections due to the imminent […]
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Violation of autonomy27 October 2017
JxSí and the CUP register two motions for resolution: the first of these sets out the declaration of independence that the pro-independence MPs signed on […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court27 October 2017
The application of Article 155 of the Constitution is approved with votes in favour by the PP, PSOE, Ciudadanos, and Coalición Canaria. This means that […]
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Violation of autonomy30 October 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint to the National High Court against Honourable President Carles Puigdemont and the other members of the Government of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice31 October 2017
The Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional the decree calling for the referendum, the decree on complementary measures regarding the organisation of the referendum and the Parliament’s […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court24 November 2017
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena takes over the National High Court case against President Puigdemont and the other MPs (Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Turull, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial11 December 2017
The Guardia Civil, via the intervention of Catalonia and the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, and under orders of Íñigo Méndez de […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assemblyViolation of autonomy12 December 2017
The Court of Auditors orders, as a precautionary measure, the seizure of several properties owned by former president Artur Mas, former ministers Francesc Homs, Joana […]
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Court of Auditors27 December 2017
The Joint Commission by the Congress of Deputies and the Senate for matters concerning the Court of Auditors asks this body to investigate the Government […]
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Court of Auditors27 December 2017
The Standing Committee of the Parliament of Catalonia -the body that performs the functions of the plenary session until a new parliament is formed following […]
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Right to political representationViolation of autonomy9 January 2018
The Court of Auditors opens the accounting liability trial against former president Artur Mas, former ministers Irene Rigau, Joana Ortega, Francesc Homs and five senior […]
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Court of Auditors22 January 2018
The President of the Parliament, Roger Torrent, proposes Carles Puigdemont, currently in exile, as a candidate for presidency of the Government of Catalonia. Torrent also […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation25 January 2018
Roger Torrent convenes the plenary session for the investiture of Carles Puigdemont who is to be invested as president of the Catalan Government on 30 […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation26 January 2018
The Spanish government presents an appeal of unconstitutionality against the proposal of Carles Puigdemont as president of the Catalan Government and against convening the plenary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation27 January 2018
The Constitutional Court holds an urgent meeting on Saturday ruling that it cannot accept the Spanish government’s appeal against putting Carles Puigdemont’s name forward as […]
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Free parliamentary debateJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation18 February 2018
The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia sends a letter to Supreme Court judge, Pablo Llarena, proposing that he […]
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Politicisation of justice6 March 2018
The former leader of the ANC andJxCat MP currently in prison, submits a letter to the Supreme Court Magistrate Pablo Llarena asking for an extraordinary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation9 March 2018
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena rejects the request by Jordi Sànchez to obtain an extraordinary permit to leave prison to attend the investiture in Parliament […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation15 March 2018
The Thirteenth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona investigating the case against leaders and former leaders of the Government of Catalonia for organising the 1 October […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justice20 March 2018
Given the prohibition by Supreme Court Examining Magistrate , Pablo Llarena, to attend the investiture plenary session in Parliament, Sànchez informs Roger Torrent of his […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
Sànchez, who has finally not given up his seat, is filing a lawsuit against Spain before the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee because he was […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
Magistrate Pablo Llarena summons the parties involved in the 1 October referendum case for 23 March to notify them of the interlocutory order of prosecution […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
The president of Parliament Roger Torrent proposes Jordi Turull as candidate for presidency of the Government of Catalonia and calls the investiture plenary session for […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation23 March 2018
The examining magistrate forthe 1 October referendum case at the Supreme Court, Pablo Llarena, notifies the following interlocutory ordre: Prosecuted for rebellion are former president […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime24 March 2018
The plenary session is resumed in parliament for the investiture of Jordi Turull as president of the Government of Catalania, imprisoned the previous day by […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation26 March 2018
Jordi Sànchez submits a letter to Magistrate Pablo Llarena asking that, in accordance with the request of the UN Human Rights Committee, his political rights […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation6 April 2018
The General State Prosecutor’s Office agrees to a six-month extension of the proceedings against the mayors who had collaborated with the Government of Catalonia in […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office19 May 2018
The Secretary to the Spanish Government asks the Ministry of the Presidency to publish the appointment of the ministers in the Official Gazette of the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation25 May 2018
President Quim Torra sends a letter to Mariano Rajoy requesting him to authorise the publication of the decree appointing ministers, after the Government of Catalonia’s […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation29 May 2018
The Ministry of the Presidency sends a letter to the government secretary stating that the decree appointing ministers will not be published, based on a […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation12 June 2018
The Government of Catalonia agrees to prevent the liquidation of DIPLOCAT which had been commenced by the Spanish Government under Article 155.
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Violation of autonomy18 June 2018
The Supreme Court files the complaint made by President Quim Torra against the leaders of the Spanish government , Mariano Rajoy and Soraya Sáenz de […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation27 June 2018
Following dismissal by the Supreme Court of all the appeals against the interlocutory prosecutions issued by judge Pablo Llarena, he issued an order declaring their […]
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Politicisation of justice2 August 2018
The Examining Magistrate’s Court No. 13 of Barcelona, investigating the charges to the Government of Catalonia in relation to organising the referendum, asks the High […]
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Politicisation of justice1 October 2018
The protests include cutting off various public infrastructures such as the AP-7 motorway, the AVE high speed train tracks in Girona and several central streets […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly25 October 2018
Thethe Supreme Court Chamber which is to judge the case against the leaders of the October 1 referendum confirms the conclusion of the summary trial […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial12 November 2018
It calculates 4,946 million euros in damage caused to Catalan government funds and distributes this amount between those responsible – Irene Rigau, Joana Ortega, Francesc […]
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Central Electoral Board