Catalonia
![So Far So Good’s circus piece encourages children to explore the great outdoors – without letting the weather get in the way of having a good time](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18097811.jpg)
![So Far So Good’s circus piece encourages children to explore the great outdoors – without letting the weather get in the way of having a good time](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18097811.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Pro-independence parties fell short of the seats required to form a coalition government](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18073089.jpg)
![Pro-independence parties fell short of the seats required to form a coalition government](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18073089.jpg)
![Carles Puigdemont addressed supporters at a rally close to the Spanish-French border](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18070466.jpg)
![Carles Puigdemont addressed supporters at a rally close to the Spanish-French border](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18070466.jpg)
ANALYSIS
![Domenec Ruiz Devesa appeared on The National's Our Friends in Europe podcast with columnist Assa Samake-Roman](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12057275.jpg)
![Domenec Ruiz Devesa appeared on The National's Our Friends in Europe podcast with columnist Assa Samake-Roman](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12057275.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![The film festival hopes to highlight areas of future cooperation between Catalonia and Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17870928.jpg)
![The film festival hopes to highlight areas of future cooperation between Catalonia and Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17870928.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Carles Puigdemont threatened to topple the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez if progress isn't made on independence](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13039470.jpg)
![Carles Puigdemont threatened to topple the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez if progress isn't made on independence](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13039470.jpg)
![Douglas Chapman discusses the takeaways for Scotland from Clara Ponsati's recent speech](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17714541.jpg)
![Douglas Chapman discusses the takeaways for Scotland from Clara Ponsati's recent speech](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17714541.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Clara Ponsati delivered a speech on Catalan independence](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17713295.jpg)
![Clara Ponsati delivered a speech on Catalan independence](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17713295.jpg)
ESSAY
![Catalan MEP Clara Ponsati pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court in 2019](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17671485.jpg)
![Catalan MEP Clara Ponsati pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court in 2019](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17671485.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Carles Puigdemont threatened to topple the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez if progress isn't made on independence](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13039470.jpg)
![Carles Puigdemont threatened to topple the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez if progress isn't made on independence](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13039470.jpg)
![People protest against the investiture debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government at the nearby Spanish Parliament in Madrid Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Demonstrators are protesting](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17450698.jpg)
![People protest against the investiture debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government at the nearby Spanish Parliament in Madrid Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Demonstrators are protesting](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17450698.jpg)
![SNP MP Douglas Chapman (centre, left) meets with Catalan political figures including Meritxell Serret, Catalan Minister for Foreign Action (centre, right)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17302792.jpg)
![SNP MP Douglas Chapman (centre, left) meets with Catalan political figures including Meritxell Serret, Catalan Minister for Foreign Action (centre, right)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17302792.jpg)
COMMENT
![Mossos d'Esquadra officers clash with pro-independence supporters trying to reach the Spanish government office in Barcelona, March 25, 2018](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17302796.jpg)
![Mossos d'Esquadra officers clash with pro-independence supporters trying to reach the Spanish government office in Barcelona, March 25, 2018](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17302796.jpg)
COMMENT
![The president of the Catalonian Government says it is a 'great opportunity to correct the serious historical anomaly'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17243254.jpg)
![The president of the Catalonian Government says it is a 'great opportunity to correct the serious historical anomaly'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17243254.jpg)
Comment
![The EU is being urged to adopt Catalan as an official language](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17242991.jpg)
![The EU is being urged to adopt Catalan as an official language](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17242991.jpg)
![Independence supporters form the word 'independence' during Catalonia's National Day in Barcelona, 2018](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10396676.jpg)
![Independence supporters form the word 'independence' during Catalonia's National Day in Barcelona, 2018](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10396676.jpg)
COMMENT
![Catalan independence supporters fly the Estelada in Plaza de Espana square in Barcelona](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17220065.jpg)
![Catalan independence supporters fly the Estelada in Plaza de Espana square in Barcelona](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17220065.jpg)
![Video from Spanish police on social media showed people being arrested after a hidden barrel was discovered above a road](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17169125.jpg)
![Video from Spanish police on social media showed people being arrested after a hidden barrel was discovered above a road](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17169125.jpg)
![Carles Puigdemont founded the pro-Catalan independence Junts party in 2020](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17034220.jpg)
![Carles Puigdemont founded the pro-Catalan independence Junts party in 2020](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17034220.jpg)
![French far-right leader Marine Le Pen addresses reporters in Henin-Beaumont, northern France](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13907987.jpg)
![French far-right leader Marine Le Pen addresses reporters in Henin-Beaumont, northern France](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13907987.jpg)
comment
![People cheer and dance at the closing meeting of the final pro-independence rally at Plaza Espana ahead of Sunday's referendum vote on September 29, 2017](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9577651.jpg)
![People cheer and dance at the closing meeting of the final pro-independence rally at Plaza Espana ahead of Sunday's referendum vote on September 29, 2017](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9577651.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Clara Ponsati says she intends to fight a new Spanish arrest warrant](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16940794.jpg)
![Clara Ponsati says she intends to fight a new Spanish arrest warrant](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16940794.jpg)
Exclusive
![Photos from the exhibition which will be shown in Wales, Scotland, and Catalonia](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16661031.jpg)
![Photos from the exhibition which will be shown in Wales, Scotland, and Catalonia](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16661031.jpg)
![Pedro Sanchez’s coalition government has received crucial support of Catalan and Basque members of parliament](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16644696.jpg)
![Pedro Sanchez’s coalition government has received crucial support of Catalan and Basque members of parliament](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16644696.jpg)
Letters
![Clara Ponsati has returned to Barcelona for the first time in five years after facing extradition charges](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16608090.jpg)
![Clara Ponsati has returned to Barcelona for the first time in five years after facing extradition charges](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16608090.jpg)
![Raül Romeva was jailed for his part in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum but insists the calls for a new vote cannot be ignored forever](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16549759.jpg)
![Raül Romeva was jailed for his part in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum but insists the calls for a new vote cannot be ignored forever](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16549759.jpg)
![A placard calling for the freedom of Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan leader](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16348584.jpg)
![A placard calling for the freedom of Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan leader](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16348584.jpg)
![The Catalan Yes movement won the election on the sole platform of delivering a referendum](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16343147.jpg)
![The Catalan Yes movement won the election on the sole platform of delivering a referendum](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16343147.jpg)
COMMENT
![Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said the push for Catalan independence was over](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16275225.jpg)
![Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said the push for Catalan independence was over](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16275225.jpg)
![Diana Riba i Giner, vice-chair of the EU parliament's inquiry into the use of Pegasus, claims she was spied on by Spain](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16215126.jpg)
![Diana Riba i Giner, vice-chair of the EU parliament's inquiry into the use of Pegasus, claims she was spied on by Spain](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16215126.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Actress Eva Longoria corrected her friend who said they were in Spain](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16201777.jpg)
![Actress Eva Longoria corrected her friend who said they were in Spain](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16201777.jpg)
![EU investigation backs ‘Catalangate’ spying claims](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16135373.jpg)
![EU investigation backs ‘Catalangate’ spying claims](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16135373.jpg)
![Antonio Banos refused to testify during the 2019 trial against Catalonia's independence leaders](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16035607.jpg)
![Antonio Banos refused to testify during the 2019 trial against Catalonia's independence leaders](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16035607.jpg)
![Demonstrators take part in a march celebrating the Catalan National day on September 11, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16001296.jpg)
![Demonstrators take part in a march celebrating the Catalan National day on September 11, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16001296.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Catalan independence supporters gathered at Plaza Sant Jaume in Barcelona yesterday to take part in a demonstration marking the fifth anniversary of the Catalan independence referendum. Photograph: Josep Lago](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15999504.jpg)
![Catalan independence supporters gathered at Plaza Sant Jaume in Barcelona yesterday to take part in a demonstration marking the fifth anniversary of the Catalan independence referendum. Photograph: Josep Lago](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15999504.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE REPORT
![A man waves a Catalan Independence flag, know as 'Estelada', on a roof of a building](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15998756.jpg)
![A man waves a Catalan Independence flag, know as 'Estelada', on a roof of a building](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15998756.jpg)
THE LONG READ
![William Thomson (main) from Scotonomics said there was a difference between 2014 and 2017 indeyref campaigns](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15997935.jpg)
![William Thomson (main) from Scotonomics said there was a difference between 2014 and 2017 indeyref campaigns](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15997935.jpg)
SPECIAL REPORT
![Catalonians went to the polls with hope five years ago, but the Spanish government has cracked down on the independence movement](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15958527.jpg)
![Catalonians went to the polls with hope five years ago, but the Spanish government has cracked down on the independence movement](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15958527.jpg)
SPECIAL REPORT
![A Catalan flag and Saltire fly side-by-side](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15957236.jpg)
![A Catalan flag and Saltire fly side-by-side](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15957236.jpg)
![The rally has been the focal point of the movement for the past decade](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15128001.jpg)
![The rally has been the focal point of the movement for the past decade](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15128001.jpg)
![Independent human rights experts working with the UN say Spain violated the political rights of members of the Catalan government](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9419155.jpg)
![Independent human rights experts working with the UN say Spain violated the political rights of members of the Catalan government](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9419155.jpg)
![Alex Salmond made the calls while on a tour of Catalonia](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14512505.jpg)
![Alex Salmond made the calls while on a tour of Catalonia](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14512505.jpg)
![Major disagreements persist between the Spanish and Catalan governments](/resources/images/128x89/1x/6992457.jpg)
![Major disagreements persist between the Spanish and Catalan governments](/resources/images/180x180/1x/6992457.jpg)
![A new push for Catalonian independence is set to begin](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10564867.jpg)
![A new push for Catalonian independence is set to begin](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10564867.jpg)
![Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14138293.jpg)
![Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14138293.jpg)
Letters
![Spanish and Catalan leaders may meet for first time since spying scandal](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8541628.jpg)
![Spanish and Catalan leaders may meet for first time since spying scandal](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8541628.jpg)
![Pro-independence activists ready their lights ahead of the Pyrenees Way demonstration. Photos courtesy of Gure Esku](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13954096.jpg)
![Pro-independence activists ready their lights ahead of the Pyrenees Way demonstration. Photos courtesy of Gure Esku](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13954096.jpg)
IN PICTURES
![Indyref2: Catalan Government ‘always in favour of democratic expressions’](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11507187.jpg)
![Indyref2: Catalan Government ‘always in favour of democratic expressions’](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11507187.jpg)
Exclusive
![Catalan pro-independence leader voices support for second Scottish referendum](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9419155.jpg)
![Catalan pro-independence leader voices support for second Scottish referendum](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9419155.jpg)
Exclusive
![William Aitken, left, has been sentenced to five years and two months in a Spanish prison for his alleged role in a political protest in Barcelona last year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13915782.jpg)
![William Aitken, left, has been sentenced to five years and two months in a Spanish prison for his alleged role in a political protest in Barcelona last year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13915782.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Gaudi-inspired architecture is among the sights in Palma](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13903336.jpg)
![Gaudi-inspired architecture is among the sights in Palma](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13903336.jpg)
TRAVEL
!['You can count on us', a former president of Catalonia has told Scotland in a letter to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13903254.jpg)
!['You can count on us', a former president of Catalonia has told Scotland in a letter to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13903254.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![President Quim Torra with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh in 2018, a meeting he said he 'will always remember'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13903221.jpg)
![President Quim Torra with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh in 2018, a meeting he said he 'will always remember'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13903221.jpg)
INDYREF INTERNATIONAL
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