Catalan Parliament

08.05.2013 - 10.47 pm The Spanish Constitutional Court temporarily suspends the Catalan Parliament's Declaration of Sovereignty The Catalan Parliament replies by approving the creation of a parliamentary commission on Catalonia’s right to self-determination with 79.3% of yes...	25.03.2013 - 05.58 pm The use of rubber bullets by Catalan Police is being discussed in Parliament The use of rubber bullets by the Catalan Police is at the centre of a fierce social and political debate. The Catalan Parliament has recently decided...	19.03.2013 - 09.57 pm The 'number 3' of the governing Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU) is indicted for influence peddling The Supreme Court of Catalonia (TSJC) has indicted Oriol Pujol, who is the ‘number three’ of the CiU – who run the Catalan Government – over a case...	15.03.2013 - 09.56 pm The ‘number three’ in the Catalan Socialist Party is indicted for influence peddling Catalonia’s Supreme Court (TSJC) has announced the indictment of Daniel Fernández, a Member of the Catalan Parliament and Organisation Secretary in...
13.03.2013 - 10.05 pm 77% of the Catalan Parliament supports Catalonia’s right to self-determination through a legal citizen vote The Catalan Parliament has approved the same declaration that the Spanish Parliament rejected 2 weeks ago with 104 votes out of the 135 MPs. The text...	01.03.2013 - 08.49 pm The Spanish Government challenges the Catalan declaration of sovereignty before the Constitutional Court The President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, accused the Spanish Government of “not having the true will to talk” about Catalonia’s self-...	22.02.2013 - 10.53 pm The President of the Catalan Government proposes 51 measures to fight corruption and increase transparency After holding the second high-level meeting with top representatives from all the public powers involved in the fight against corruption and fraud in...	06.02.2013 - 09.41 pm High-level meeting in Catalonia to improve the fight against corruption after the latest scandals The President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, organised a summit with top representatives from all the public powers involved in the fight...
01.02.2013 - 09.58 pm The President of the Catalan Government calls for a summit to strengthen the fight against corruption The President of the Catalan Government and leader of the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU) is organising a summit to define new...	23.01.2013 - 09.51 pm The Catalan Parliament approves the ‘Declaration of sovereignty and the right to self-determination by the people of Catalonia’ The Parliament of Catalonia has approved an historical declaration of sovereignty claiming the right to self-determination by the Catalan people. The...	23.01.2013 - 05.35 pm The Barcelona Bar Association claims that self-determination is an inalienable right of Catalonia The association’s People’s Rights Commission defends the celebration of a referendum and the unilateral independence declaration if the Spanish...	21.12.2012 - 10.28 pm Mas is re-elected President of the Catalan Government and promises to call for a self-determination vote The Catalan Parliament has voted Artur Mas, leader of the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU), in as President of the Catalan Government...
20.12.2012 - 11.05 pm Mas opens the door to other parties to join the government agreement on the investiture debate The leader of the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU) and candidate for re-election to be President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas...	18.12.2012 - 10.49 pm Catalan nationalists have reached a final agreement and an independence vote will be organised in 2014 The Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU) and the Left-Wing Catalan Independence Party (ERC) have reached a definitive agreement ensuring...	17.12.2012 - 10.21 pm The Catalan Parliament holds the new term’s first session and re-elects Núria de Gispert (CiU) as Speaker The 10th legislative term of the Catalan Parliament kicked off with the election of the chamber’s Bureau, a preliminary step before voting for the...	15.12.2012 - 02.42 pm Catalan nationalists discuss the final points to reach a stable parliamentary agreement Holding the self-determination referendum before 2015 and certain aspects of the fiscal policy are the final obstacles to a definitive agreement...