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11 March 2004
A series of explosions in Madrid commuter trains take place that result in 193 deaths and around two thousand wounded. The jihadist attacks take place […]
14 March 2004
In these general elections, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s PSOE has prevailed over the PP, now led by Mariano Rajoy, which has lost its absolute majority.
9 March 2008
The PSOE prevails again over Mariano Rajoy’s PP in the general elections. On 11 April, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is sworn in as president of […]
20 November 2011
The PP led by Mariano Rajoy wins the elections by an absolute majority with 186 seats. The PSOE led by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba wins 110 […]
20 March 2015
The PP led by Mariano Rajoy wins the elections but loses the absolute majority in the Congress of Deputies. The PSOE led by Pedro Sánchez […]
10 March 2016
The First Examining Magistrate’s Court of Berga summons the mayor of Berga (CUP) to testify as she is being investigated for an electoral crime. The […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly26 June 2016
After the failure of the investiture of Pedro Sánchez in March, with the support of Albert Rivera (Ciudadanos) and the opposition of practically all the […]
4 November 2016
Montserrat Venturós, the mayor of Berga, is arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra for not appearing to testify as an investigated party before the First Examining […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly20 June 2018
The Second Criminal Court of Manresa sentences the town mayor of Berga Montserrat Venturós (CUP) to a penalty of six months of disqualification and a […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 February 2019
Unable to pass a new budget, the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez of the PSOE party, announces general elections will be held on […]
7 March 2019
With the start of the general election period, Ciudadanos files a complaint before the Central Electoral Board calling for the banner with a yellow ribbon […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly10 March 2019
The lists of candidates that JxCat and ERC will field in the general elections are announced, and include most of the prisoners being held in […]
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Prison regime11 March 2019
Following the complaint presented by Ciudadanos, the Central Electoral Board gives President Quim Torra 48 hours to remove pro-independence flags and yellow ribbons from public […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly18 March 2019
Ciudadanos brings the Catalan Media Corporation before the Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona for the TV3 channel’s coverage of a pro-independence demonstration held in Madrid […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly18 March 2019
The Central Electoral Board dismisses Quim Torra’s appeal against its order to remove “estelades” and yellow ribbons from public buildings during the campaign for the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly22 March 2019
Ciudadanos reports the Catalan Media Corporation to the Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona for the use of the terms ‘exile’, ‘political prisoners’ and ‘repressive trial’ […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly25 March 2019
Following a complaint presented by Ciudadanos, the Electoral Board gives Francesc Gabarell, president of the CUP’s municipal group, 24 hours to remove pro-independence flags, yellow […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 March 2019
The Central Electoral Board grants the appeal presented by Ciudadanos against the Barcelona Provincial Electoral Board’s decision not to prosecute the CCMA (Catalan Media Corporation) […]
2 April 2019
The PP reports the Catalan Media Corporation to the Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona for its use of the hashtag ‘FAQsPrisisPilíticsTV3′ on the Twitter profile […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly4 April 2019
The Central Electoral Board receives several requests from JxCat and ERC for it to authorise the participation of Jordi Sànchez and Oriol Junqueras, their respective […]
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Central Electoral BoardPrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly12 April 2019
Ciudadanos once again reports the Catalan Media Corporation to the Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona, this time for showing a documentary about the family members […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly12 April 2019
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull and Josep Rull ask the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court to let them out of prison to participate in JxCat’s […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime25 April 2019
After PSC and Ciudadanos’ complaints, the Central Electoral Board commences two new sanctions proceedings against President Torra; one for the institutional message in Sant Jordi’s […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly25 April 2019
The Central Electoral Board accepts the appeal presented by Ciudadanos’ against the decision of the Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona not to discipline the Catalan […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly28 April 2019
PSOE wins by simple majority and for the first time VOX wins representation in the Spanish Parliament with 24 seats. ERC wins 15 seats in […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation7 May 2019
Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull and Josep Rull, having won seats in the general elections, ask the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme […]
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Prison regime14 May 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court refuses to halt the prosecution of the leaders of the 1 October referendum who won seats in the […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation24 May 2019
The Bureau of Congress, chaired by Meritxell Batet, agrees to suspend as members of Congress the prisoners in the case against the leaders of the […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation27 May 2019
Following the conclusion of the election period that began with the announcement of the 28 April general elections, President Quim Torra orders the banner with […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly13 June 2019
The Central Electoral Board fines President Quim Torra 3,000 euros for violating neutrality during the general election campaign by displaying yellow ribbons and other ‘partisan […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly22 July 2019
The Central Electoral Board fines the Catalan Media Corporation 1,200 euros for having violated information neutrality by airing a Sense Ficció documentary about the family […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly26 July 2019
The Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona fines the Catalan Media Corporation (CCMA) 950 euros for having violated information neutrality in TV3’s coverage of the pro-independence […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly24 September 2019
After the failed investiture of Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) as president of the Spanish government in July, the Spanish legislature is dissolved and new general elections […]
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Prison regime25 September 2019
With the election period for the 10 November general elections under way, Ciudadanos presents a complaint before the Central Electoral Board calling for the symbols […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly2 October 2019
Following the complaint presented by Ciudadanos, the Central Electoral Board orders Quim Torra to remove yellow ribbons, pro-independence flags, banners, and similar from buildings of […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly9 October 2019
On the holiday for the patron of the Civil Guard, Our Lady of the Pillar, a couple days before the announcement of the verdict in […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly14 October 2019
In response to a query from the Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona, the Central Electoral Board establishes that the pro-independence leaders convicted by the Supreme […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation5 November 2019
During a debate in the run-up to the 10 November general elections, the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, commits to bringing Carles Puigdemont […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office10 November 2019
The PSOE, led by Pedro Sánchez, wins by a simple majority with almost twice as many seats as Pablo Casado’s PP (123 and 66, respectively). […]
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Prison regime18 November 2019
President Quim Torra goes on trial before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, charged with a crime of disobedience for not having obeyed the […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsRights to free expression and assembly19 December 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia convicts Quim Torra of a crime of disobedience and sentences him to one and a half years of […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsRights to free expression and assembly3 January 2020
The Central Electoral Board agrees to strip Quim Torra of his seat following his conviction for disobedience by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly19 February 2020
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia had referred the case to the Supreme Court because Nuet was elected as a member of Congress in […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to a fair trial22 February 2021
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal by the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans (Catalan Media Corporation) against the verdicts of the Junta […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly18 March 2021
The full Constitutional Court unanimously endorses the decision of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of 14 May, 2019, not to suspend the trial […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court28 April 2021
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses Parliament’s appeal against the decision of the Central Electoral Board based on the conviction for disobedience, which […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation4 June 2021
Pau Juvillà is being investigated for an alleged crime of disobedience for not removing the yellow ribbons from his office in La Paeria, by order […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 December 2021
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia condemns for disobedience the CUP member of Parliament Pau Juvillà for not having removed the yellow ribbons from […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly12 October 2022
Miquel Serra (ERC) had been sentenced to a year of disqualification from public office and a six-month fine for disobedience. During the April 2019 general […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly28 May 2023
In Catalonia, only municipal elections are held and in lots of regions in Spain, also regional elections. There is a general victory of the PSC […]
8 July 2023
Spanish Radio and Television Corporation had requested the Central Electoral Board to decide on whether the Falange Española de las JONS ad, for the Spanish […]
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Central Electoral Board17 July 2023
The Area Electoral Board forces them to remove the independentist flag located in the town’s entrance, due to the 23 July Spanish Congress and Senate […]
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Central Electoral Board23 July 2023
In Catalonia, the PSC, the list led by Meritxell Batet obtains 19 seats, Sumar, the list led by Aina Vidal, obtains 7, PP, led by […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office