47 posts
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 […]
3 March 2014
The newspaper publishes this article with the personal data obtained from police databases (names and surnames, photographs, courts where they worked and comments on their […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly8 April 2014
The Parliament’s proposal is rejected by the Congress of Deputies
27 September 2014
President Mas begins preparations for the consultation
14 October 2014
President Mas seeks to avoid the Constitutional Court’s suspension, so he does not issue a formal call for the consultation.
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 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 Office9 November 2014
UPyD, PxC, members of the PP, Societat Civil Catalana and several individuals are asking the police courts to close schools and remove the ballot boxes […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly9 November 2014
Results of the consultation: Yes – Yes: 80.9%. Yes – No: 10.2%. No: 4.5%. Voter turnout: 2,305,290 citizens.
11 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 Office18 December 2014
Attorney General Torres-Dulce resigns due to political pressure and poor relations with the Spanish government due to its slowness and poor management of the 9 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office22 December 2014
By agreeing to hear the complaint filed by the Prosecutor’s Officeagainst Artur Mas, Irene Rigau and Joana Ortega following the 9 November consultationjoins the same […]
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Politicisation of justice25 February 2015
The Constitutional Court declares the decree convening the 9 November consultation (Decree 129/2014) and two precepts of the Law on non-referendum consultations of the people […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court30 March 2015
The text is approved only with the votes of the PP, which has an absolute majority in the chamber. The crime of embezzlement is amended […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly11 June 2015
The Court had already provisionally suspended any administrative act related to the 9 November consultation after the Spanish government ‘s appeal.
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy12 June 2015
The law provided for the creation of a Catalan Tax Administration, one of the most important elements of the ‘State structures.’ With the Constitutional Court’s […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court13 October 2015
Acting minister Irene Rigau and former vice-president Joana Ortega testify before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia for having promoted the participatory process of […]
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Politicisation of justice15 October 2015
President Artur Mas is charged for the 9 November consultation by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia.
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Politicisation of justice18 March 2016
The case is initiated in the Supreme Court upon referral from the High Court of Justice of Catalonia given Homs’ status as a member of […]
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Politicisation of justice13 October 2016
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia judges Mas, Ortega and Rigau for the crimes of disobedience and prevarication for the 9 November consultation. It […]
22 November 2016
The petition approved by Congress allows Francesc Homs to be tried for his role in organising the 9 November consultation
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Politicisation of justice13 March 2017
The penalties for the 9 November consultation corresponding to the conviction for a crime of disobedience are two years of disqualification and 36,000 euros for […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation22 March 2017
Francesc Homs is convicted of disobedience for his role in the organising the 9 November consultation. Because he was judged directly by the Supreme Court, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation29 March 2017
As a result of the the Supreme Court conviction for organising the 9 November consultation, the former minister Homs is no longer a member of […]
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Right to political representation17 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 Auditors19 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 Auditors25 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 Auditors16 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 Auditors12 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 Auditors9 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 Auditors8 October 2018
The Constitutional Court admits the appeal for protection submitted by Francesc Homs against the sentence dictated by the Supreme Court for his involvement in organising […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation12 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 Board18 December 2018
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Auditors, together with Societat Civil Catalana and Abogados Catalanes por la Constitución, file briefs before the Court of […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office4 February 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia declares the Supreme Court’s ruling against the organisers of the 9 November consultation to be final and orders […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation29 March 2019
The plenary session of the Court of Auditors approves an audit report finding indications of criminal and accounting misconduct in relation to the Government of […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office23 May 2019
The councilor of the Court of Auditors Margarita Mariscal de Gante Mirón (former Minister of Justice in PP’s administration from 1996 to 2000), who authored […]
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Court of Auditors26 July 2019
The Chamber of Justice of the Court of Auditors upholds the conviction of Artur Mas, Irene Rigau, Joana Ortega, Francesc Homs and former senior officials […]
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Court of Auditors25 November 2019
Court of Auditors councilors Margarita Mariscal de Gante Mirón (former PP Justice Minister from 1996 to 2000) and author of the judgment on the organization […]
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Court of Auditors13 May 2021
The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal for protection presented by Francesc Homs against the Supreme Court ruling on the organisation of the consultation of 9 […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trialRight to political representation17 June 2021
The Supreme Court rejects the cassation appeals presented by Artur Mas, Francesc Homs, Joana Ortega, Irene Rigau and the five senior officials of the Catalan […]
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Court of AuditorsPoliticisation of justice3 July 2021
Although the Caixa de Solidaritat had already provided to the Court of Auditors the total sum of the sentence for the organisation of 9 November […]
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Court of Auditors7 October 2021
The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal presented by former president Artur Mas against the sentence issued by the Supreme Court, which confirmed the sentence of […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trialRight to political representation14 October 2021
The Court of Auditors rejects the guarantee offered by the Institut Català de Finances for the bonds of former members of the Catalan Government and […]
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Court of Auditors28 June 2022
The European Court of Human Rights condemns Spain for having violated the right to privacy and family life of the plaintiffs. In 2014, in the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly