ARA Madrid

The presidents of both associations claim that a transfer would afford the Catalan leaders a better chance to defend themselves

JORDI ANGUSTO Economist

The lack of public spending in Catalonia, often offset by private investment, increases social costs

ANNA TERRÓN President of Instrategies

Much is at stake, not only in the field of European rights and values

ESTHER VERA

Catalonia has passed the test of a terrible crisis with flying colors, followed by the most convulsive months of its political crisis with Spain

MARIONA FERRER I FORNELLS

Spain’s Interior Ministry has always maintained that the examining judge has the final say

The imprisonment of a member of Spain's royal family will mark a before and after

The letter makes no mention of the 1 October or the UDI, but does mention the prisoners and those in exile

ARA Barcelona

The former Catalan vice president insisted that their Spanish counterpart should sit down for talks

Esther Vera

Torra is an early 20th century intellectual who will have to act as an explorer

ESTHER VERA ARA's Editor-in-Chief

We believe its journalistic and informative value is self-evident, justifying its publication

ALBERT LLIMÓS

ARA has had access to footage of Junqueras, Romeva, and Forn behind the walls of the Madrid prison

Toni Soler Journalist

The footage breaks the invisibility forced upon political leaders under unfair punishment

ARA Barcelona

The images are both emotionally harsh and politically necessary

LAIA FORÈS Brussels

Puigdemont files charges against Pablo Llarena, calls for him to be disqualified in Spain

CNA/ARA Madrid

The President of the Generalitat meets with jailed ministers for the second time

Esther Vera

VICENÇ VILLATORO Author

The more one uses the word ‘law’, the more outrageous it becomes when one breaks it

LAIA FORÈS Brussels

Spain has made progress but still trails behind its EU partners in terms of the general public’s perception of the country’s judicial independence

ARA Barcelona

The former president of France makes an appeal to resolve the political crisis “by democratic means”

DANI CORDERO Barcelona

The Barcelona-based lobby demands more “solidarity” from Navarre and the Basque Country, plus a system where Spain’s regions are given a more prominent role

ESTHER VERA

ERC and PDECat won’t pull their punches in speaking out against the PSOE’s complicity in Article 155, responsible for the political prisoners, but they will have to act with pragmatism

OT SERRA

The ruling party's former treasurer faces 33 years in prison and fines in excess of €44 million

LAIA FORÉS Brussels

The fight against terrorism and unemployment are priority issues for Europeans, according to the Eurobarometer

ARA Barcelona

The Spanish authorities claimed that Puigdemont posed a greater flight risk

Vicenç Villatoro Author

President Torra is neither a fascist, nor a racist or a xenophobe 

ESTHER VERA ARA's Editor-in-Chief

We cannot add two Catalonias to the two Spains that are increasingly united

JORDI SÀNCHEZ Former President of the ANC and President of JxCat’s parliamentary group

Those of us who are in prison already know that we will be tried separately from those who are in exile

DANI SÁNCHEZ UGART Madrid

The Belgian justice system determined that the accused Catalan politicians could not be handed over

The Republic will have to be citizen-lead and pluralistic: only then can it continue to garner support