The parliament of Spain’s Catalonia region is set to elect a new leader this week, although the event may be upstaged by the return of its former leader from self-imposed exile, despite a pending warrant for his arrest.
The Venice Commission, a constitutional advisory body of the Council of Europe (COE), would support Spain’s amnesty law, although it suggests improvements to the text and calls for calm dialogue before approval, according to a draft report seen by Eura…
Venice Commission supports in principle the immunity bill regarding the pro-Catalan independence movement but warns against rushing the legislative process.
Hardline Catalans pushing for independence vote against bill drafted to protect them
The meeting between Spanish Socialists and Catalan independentists scheduled for Saturday in Geneva will be mediated by a representative of Swiss think tank Henry Dunant’s Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue – the same mediator that helped dur…
