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Catalonia

Analysis and commentary about the independence crisis in Catalonia by Nick Ottens (based in Barcelona) and Ainslie Noble (an expert in Basque and Catalan identity issues).

Barcelona Spain

Barcelona Without the Tourists

Barceloneta beach isn’t packed. You can actually go for a stroll on La Rambla.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 27, 2020January 16, 2023
Sagrada Família Barcelona Spain

Lockdown in Barcelona

Streets that were full of life a week ago are deserted.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 18, 2020January 16, 2023
Quim Torra

Catalan Ruling Parties Fall Out

Separatists are divided over the parliamentary status of Catalonia’s regional president.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 28, 2020December 2, 2021

Electoral Commission Sidesteps Courts to Ban Catalan Leaders

Quim Torra is ordered to resign. Oriol Junqueras is not allowed to take his seat in Europe.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 3, 2020December 2, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Offers Catalonia a Good Deal

The Republicans should take it.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 30, 2019April 19, 2022
Oriol Junqueras

Catalan Rulings Expose Politicization of Spanish Judiciary

Oriol Junqueras and Quim Torra hear opposite decisions but are victims of the same unjust system.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 19, 2019October 28, 2021
Barcelona Spain

Spain’s Response to Catalan Separatism Has Failed

Far from reining in the independence movement, Spain has radicalized it.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 17, 2019October 28, 2021
Pedro Sánchez Christian Kern António Costa

Now the Hard Part: Convincing the Catalans

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez has the support of the left. Now he needs to woo Catalonia’s separatists.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 14, 2019November 18, 2021

Top European Lawyer Argues in Favor of Catalan Politicians

Spain has prevented three former Catalan ministers from taking their seats in the European Parliament.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 13, 2019October 28, 2021
Barcelona Spain demonstration

The Unrest in Catalonia, Explained

Why are the Catalans upset? How many want independence? How can this end?

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 23, 2019October 28, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Needs to Show Statesmanship in Catalonia

Hands off didn’t work. Repression didn’t work. How about listening to the Catalans for a change?

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 16, 2019November 18, 2021
Oriol Junqueras

Catalan Independence Leaders Sentenced to 9-13 Years in Prison

Former members of the regional government have been found guilty of sedition against the Spanish state.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 14, 2019October 28, 2021
Barcelona Spain

What Catalonia Has in Common with the United States

In neither case can partisans agree on the facts.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 8, 2019November 30, 2021
Pablo Iglesias Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Politicians Need to Come to Grips with Coalition Politics

The center-left and center-right can no longer govern on their own. They need to compromise.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 15, 2019November 18, 2021
Spanish Supreme Court Madrid

It Will Be Hard for Catalans to Accept Supreme Court Verdict

The same court that will decide the fate of jailed Catalan independence leaders just sided with the family of Francisco Franco.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 6, 2019December 2, 2021

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