Marina Borrell Falcó and Agustí Colominas are the newest names to be added to the list of high-ranking Catalan administration officials sacked by Madrid in the past six months. A list which, now, has more than 200 people on it. This includes all the Catalan government members deposed in October. This is the main reason why this year’s St Jordi celebration, to be held on Monday, will look different from previous years. Today, Catalan News also speaks to an Italian MEP who is part of a group of European representatives aiming to promote EU mediation on the Catalan issue.