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Located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain's richest region has its own language and a distinctive identity.

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DW Podcast | Inside Europe

Inside Europe 25.06.2021

Inside Europe 25.06.2021

Western governments hit Belarus with a raft of punitive sanctions - EU opens up its borders again to Americans - The German army inaugurates its first rabbi since before the Holocaust - How a Food Bank has sustained the holiday island of Ibiza - Pardons for Catalan separatists - Turkey’s opposition under pressure - Germany’s female gymnasts talk about their Olympics dreams, and dress - And more..
PoliticsJune 25, 202154:59 min
Masked Pere Aragones walks out of the Catalan parliament, surrounded by guards and reporters

Catalonia: Moderate separatist named new leader

Catalonia: Moderate separatist named new leader

Harvard-educated lawyer Pere Aragones pledged to keep pushing for a referendum, using Scotland as a positive example.
PoliticsMay 21, 2021
Salvador Illa, then Spanish health minister, announces anti-pandemic measures in 2020

Catalonia: Socialists win, separatists grow

Catalonia: Socialists win, separatists grow

The pro-union Socialist Party is set for a victory but will face a stronger separatist bloc in the Catalan parliament.
PoliticsFebruary 14, 2021
König Felipe VI von Spanien in Barcelona

Protests greet King Felipe VI in Barcelona

Protests greet King Felipe VI in Barcelona

The Spanish king took part in the Barcelona New Economy Week in order to promote the country's ailing economy.
SocietyOctober 9, 2020
Quim Torra

Spain's top court suspends Catalan leader from office

Spain's top court suspends Catalan leader from office

Quim Torra has lost an appeal against his current conviction for disobedience and will have to step down.
PoliticsSeptember 28, 2020
Catalonians protest in favor of independence at the annual Diada

Catalans rally on annual regional holiday despite pandemic

Catalans rally on annual regional holiday despite pandemic

Catalans wore masks and gathered in small, well-spaced rallies, to demand independence from Spain.
PoliticsSeptember 11, 2020
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Opinion: Puigdemont decision is devastating for Europe

Christoph Hasselbach
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PoliticsApril 6, 2018
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Back to the drawing board in Catalonia

Barbara Wesel
Commentary
PoliticsDecember 22, 2017
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Opinion: Puigdemont and his Catalan disappearing act

Barbara Wesel
Commentary
PoliticsNovember 2, 2017
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Opinion: EU must support all of Spain

Bernd Riegert
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 30, 2017
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Trouble is brewing around Europe

Christoph Hasselbach
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 20, 2017
Barbara Wesel Kommentarbild App *PROVISORISCH*

Catalan nationalists transfixed on past

Barbara Wesel
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 19, 2017