Tag: Carles Puigdemont
“If Spain is broken, it is perhaps because Girona is first”, quips a member of the Assembly
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will obtain the confidence of deputies this Thursday to remain at the head of a deeply divided country in the face of his decision to…
Pedro Sanchez allies with independentist Carles Puigdemont to stay in power
The negotiations were intense, and they resulted in an agreement. The Spanish Socialist Party of Pedro Sanchez managed to come to an agreement on Thursday with the formation of the…
For two days, the far right has demonstrated against the amnesty of Catalan separatists
For the second time in a row, the far right has taken its anger to the streets in Spain. A new tense demonstration took place Tuesday evening in Madrid in…
Spain argues about its identity – politics
Basque, Galician, Catalan – that too is Spanish. Or? The new parliamentary speaker, Francina Armengol, is rekindling an old conflict. After the triumph follows a setback. On the day of…
Spain: First breath of fresh air for Pedro Sánchez – politics
It’s a first sigh of relief in Spain – but it doesn’t bring the great relaxation yet. The first session of the newly elected Spanish parliament this Thursday passed with…
Spanien: Auslandstimmen verkomplizieren Koalitionsbildung abermals – Politik
Nach der Auszählung von Auslandsstimmen der Parlamentswahl in Spanien vergrößert die konservative Volkspartei (PP) ihren Vorsprung vor den bisher regierenden Sozialisten (PSOE). Gegenüber dem bisherigen Zwischenergebnis verliert die PSOE von…
Jaume Collboni – new mayor in Barcelona – Politics
Winners look different. Socialist Jaume Collboni may be the new mayor of Barcelona, but his party hasn’t won the elections, and his appointment doesn’t seem to be a reason for…
Puigdemont wants to attend court hearing in Italy – politics
Puigdemont has to be briefly detained Carles Puigdemont, ex-president of the Catalan autonomous government, was arrested in Sardinia, but was then released. A rebellion trial awaits him in Spain.By Karin…
Puigdemont arrested in Italy – politics
Former Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont has been arrested on the Italian Mediterranean island of Sardinia. His lawyer Gonzalo Boye wrote that on Thursday evening on Twitter. Puigdemont’s Belgian lawyer…