Catalonia

Puigdemont welcomes Spain's amnesty but warns it is not the solution for Catalonia

The Catalan pro-independence leader, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Waterloo for nine years, hailed the Supreme Court's move to lift his arrest warrant over alleged embezzlement linked to the 'procés'.

Oct 7, 2026 · byEuronews

Spain Clears Way for Separatist Leader to Return to Catalonia

The Spanish Supreme Court canceled an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium.

Oct 6, 2026 · byThe New York Times

Spanish judge lifts arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Puigdemont, opening door to his return

The former regional president has lived abroad since Catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence in 2017, and left the country without being detained after a brief public appearance in Barcelona in 2024.

Oct 6, 2026 · byEuronews

Spain: 'Mini-hurricane' kills at least two people in Catalonia

Two people have ⁠died and ​another is missing after heavy rains and flooding in Spain's ​Catalonia region, authorities said on Sunday.

Oct 5, 2026 · byFrance 24

Floods leave streets and roads submerged across Catalonia

Two people have died and another is missing after heavy rain caused flooding across Catalonia, with firefighters responding to more than 1,500 calls.

Oct 5, 2026 · byEuronews

Exiled separatist leader is likely to return to a very different Catalonia

Nine years on from a failed independence push, former president Carles Puigdemont will find times have changed After years of legal wrangling, Spain’s constitutional court is expected to remove the last obstacle to the return of the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont after nearly nine years in exile this week. Puigdemont fled in 2017 to avoid being jailed for his part in the failed and illegal independence push for which nine of his colleagues were imprisoned on sentences of up to 13 years, although all were released within three years. Continue reading...

Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Clàudia Pina hits four as Barcelona score seven goals to demolish Real Madrid

Barcelona 7-0 Real Madrid Lead at the top stretched to five points Clàudia Pina smashed in four goals as Barcelona demolished Real Madrid 7-0 to earn a five point lead at the top of Liga F on Sunday over their rivals. The 25-year-old Spain international was in lethal form in front of goal as a dominant Barça won the Clásico battle with ease at the Camp Nou in front of over 40,000 fans, continuing their perfect start to the campaign. The match was pushed back by two hours after torrential rain in the Catalonia region over the weekend. Continue reading...

Oct 4, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Torrential rain disrupts Barcelona Airport, with 385 flights cancelled over weekend

Barcelona-El Prat Airport recorded 385 flight cancellations over the weekend of 3–4 October as torrential rain swept across Catalonia, according to Civil Protection figures supplied to EFE. These comprised 220 cancellations on Saturday and 165 on Sunday, covering arrivals and departures. The totals differ between sources. Aena said airlines had reported approximately 200 cancellations on […]

Oct 4, 2026 · byAviation24.be

Two people have died in Catalonia as the region is hit by torrential rain and flooding

On Sunday, Spanish Civil Protection sent a new Es-Alert to five Catalan counties reminding residents of travel restrictions, after Barcelona saw its wettest day in at least 20 years and the Besòs river passed the danger threshold.

Oct 4, 2026 · byEuronews

Torrential rain and flooding leave 2 dead and 1 missing in Spain's Catalonia region

Authorities warned of extreme danger around Barcelona and Girona, with rivers at risk of overflowing and residents urged to stay indoors.

Oct 4, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region

Catalonia: A Dozen Highlights at San Sebastián, From a Time-Loop Thriller to a Singular Heist Tale and a Potential Arthouse Sleeper

Barcelona’s soccer players packed out Spain’s FIFA World Cup winning team. Now Catalonia, the northeast region of Spain counting on Barcelona as its capital, accounts for a very significant chunk of the Spanish films playing this year’s San Sebastián Festival, one of its principal draws. Some 150 Catalan companies, no less, will be in San […]

Sep 18, 2026 · byVariety

Catalonia’s New Generation Raises Its Game as Ambition, Scale and Genre Become the Names of the Arthouse Game

Over 2019-25, annual Catalan government general cinema funding soared from €12.5 million ($14.4 million) in 2019 to €30.2 million ($34.8 million) in just specific support lines. Now, however, the films that are being made are also getting bigger, as a new generation of filmmakers and TV creatives emerged over the last decade raise their game […]

Sep 18, 2026 · byVariety

Torrential rains flood Valencia and Catalonia, killing driver in Spain

Flooded streets, submerged cars and disrupted transport were reported across parts of Valencia and Catalonia on 17 September as torrential rain swept through eastern Spain.

Sep 17, 2026 · byEuronews

One dead after torrential rain and flash floods hit Barcelona region

Flooding has caused widespread disruption across Valencia and Catalonia in north-east Spain.

Sep 17, 2026 · byBBC

Police in Barcelona clash with Catalan national day activists

Spanish police charged at left-wing protesters in Barcelona on Catalonia's National Day.

Sep 12, 2026 · byAl Jazeera