The PP's plan for Catalonia: bring back sedition, punish referendums, speak more Spanish
Alberto Núñez Feijóo promises to promote measures that are "contrary to the independence movement"
Tuesday, 4 of july of 2023 - 19:59
Sedition reform
Reform of the Spanish penal code crime of sedition.
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Aragonès avoids giving Catalan MPs an explanation over Spanish Penal Code reform
The Catalan executive agreed to explain the reform in the house, but has not done so despite the related judicial setbacks
Tuesday, 21 of february of 2023 - 21:42
Prosecutors demand 7 years' jail for Jové, 6 for Salvadó, over Catalan referendum spending
Prosecutors indict two senior Catalan government officials, now MPs, Josep Maria Jové and Lluís Salvadó, for Oct 1st vote
Friday, 17 of february of 2023 - 19:26
Supreme Court maintains long bans from office for Junqueras, Romeva, Turull and Bassa
Court's review of Catalan leaders' sentences warns that "non-violent secessionist processes" now go unpunished in Spain
Monday, 13 of february of 2023 - 19:35
Spanish state solicitors ask for Junqueras's ban from office to be cut from 13 to 7 years
State solicitors seek shorter bans from office for the convicted Catalan leaders, but in four cases, prosecutors don't agree
Thursday, 26 of january of 2023 - 23:08
Response to reformed Penal Code is "a coup d'état by Spain's judiciary", says ERC
Approach of Spanish prosecutors and judges to review of Catalan leaders' sentences will help in Strasbourg, say ERC lawyers
Wednesday, 25 of january of 2023 - 20:07
Junqueras, Romeva and Bassa ask Supreme Court for acquittal or attenuated misuse of funds
Junqueras, Romeva, Bassa and Forcadell call on the Supreme Court to revoke all penalties for sedition and misuse of funds
Tuesday, 24 of january of 2023 - 23:23
Spanish government asks judge Llarena to stay out of politics after statements in decree
Minister Montero rejects judge's claim that Penal Code reform implies the "decriminalization" of the independence process
Friday, 13 of january of 2023 - 21:16
Spanish prosecutors may ask for an extra charge against Puigdemont: aggravated disorder
Prosecutors are considering appealing judge Llarena's decree and adding disorder charges in place of sedition, now repealed
Friday, 13 of january of 2023 - 19:47
Llarena seeks to punish Puigdemont with maximum penalty in reformed misuse of funds law
With crime of sedition eliminated, judge plans to charge exiled Catalan politicians with misuse of funds and disobedience
Thursday, 12 of january of 2023 - 19:58
Nine convicted Catalan leaders will await sentence reviews as Spanish law reform takes effect
Five of the pro-independence leaders won't request reviews of sedition sentences, but Supreme Court will do it 'ex officio'
Wednesday, 11 of january of 2023 - 21:01
Prosecutors delay Catalan independence process case to interpret new misuse of funds law
Before case of Jové and Salvadó continues, prosecution service pauses to decide how to treat reformed Spanish Penal Code
Tuesday, 10 of january of 2023 - 20:19
Spanish right uses Brazilian assault for new attack on Catalan independence movement
Spanish nationalism compares Brasília coup attempt to 2018 incidents in Catalan Parliament and sedition reform
Monday, 9 of january of 2023 - 21:16
Spain, "in an institutional mess": verdict of 'The Economist' and 'Libération'
Leading European media watch aghast at a Spanish crisis that they saw coming in the bitter disputes centred on the judiciary
Thursday, 22 of december of 2022 - 22:19
Sánchez will abide by court's ruling but will take "precise measures" to renew its judges
After Spanish Constitutional Court sparks crisis by halting judicial reform bill, executive says that it will obey the judges
Tuesday, 20 of december of 2022 - 18:01
Spanish Constitutional Court consummates its challenge to Sánchez and halts judicial reform
A divided Court agrees on the interim measures demanded by the opposition PP and halts judicial reform bill in upper house
Monday, 19 of december of 2022 - 23:39
Spain's constitutional tension goes on: court admits PP appeal and refuses to recuse judges
A divided Constitutional Court rejects PSOE and Podemos appeals and refuses to recuse its two judges with expired mandates
Monday, 19 of december of 2022 - 22:10
PP, Vox, Cs and Junts will oppose Spanish Penal Code reform in the Senate
As the Spanish Constitutional Court decides on Penal Code reform appeals, the Senate is also preparing to debate the reform
Monday, 19 of december of 2022 - 19:33
Growing tension among Spain's Socialists, as Elorza joins critics of Penal Code reform
The Basque Socialist deputy Odón Elorza criticizes the strategy used by the Spanish government to reform the Penal Code
Wednesday, 14 of december of 2022 - 18:59
ERC accepts PSOE misuse of funds amendment, aimed at cases like Catalan referendum
Catalan party maintains that the new definition of misuse of public funds does not match facts of the October 1st referendum
Monday, 12 of december of 2022 - 22:30
Gonzalo Boye: "They won't extradite Puigdemont even through Penal Code reform"
Lawyer says proposed change to Spain's misuse of funds offence is "a mess" and the next step for the MEPs is the ECJ's ruling
Monday, 12 of december of 2022 - 18:33
Spanish government presents Penal Code amendments to force judges to end deadlock
Pedro Sánchez executive seeks to end latest judicial power deadlock, on new Constitutional Court judges, via a law change
Friday, 9 of december of 2022 - 21:09
ERC tables misuse of funds law change so it "won't apply at all" to Catalan referendum
Reform proposed by Catalan party reduces maximum sentence to 3 years when action is not for personal or third-party profit
Friday, 9 of december of 2022 - 18:26
ERC to table "surgical" amendment to Spain's sedition reform to include misuse of funds
At the same time, Unidas Podemos is working on amendments with lawyers "so that protest is not criminalized"
Wednesday, 7 of december of 2022 - 19:27
Thousands reject the reform of public disorder laws in Barcelona protest
Imposing ANC demonstration against law change vents its discontent with the Catalan government, chanting "Aragonès, resign"
Wednesday, 7 of december of 2022 - 11:12
ANC calls public to protest a Spanish sedition reform that "increases repressive powers"
Catalan pro-independence group appeals to a "transversal crowd" for Dec 6th march against the "criminalization of protest"
Friday, 2 of december of 2022 - 22:36
40 Catalan groups warn that Spain's Penal Code reform is "regressive" for democracy
Pensioners, greens, housing activists, pro-independence groups unite to assert that protest must not be further criminalized
Wednesday, 30 of november of 2022 - 19:55
Here's the text: the proposed reform to Spain's Penal Code on sedition and public order offences
The bill strikes out part of Spain's Penal Code relating to sedition and defines a new offence of aggravated public disorder
Friday, 11 of november of 2022 - 18:23