
Fed-Up Catalans Flock to Anti-Immigration Party
Aliança Catalana, led by Ripoll mayor Sílvia Orriols, is soaring in the polls as voters desert the traditional parties over immigration, security, and cultural identity.

Aliança Catalana, led by Ripoll mayor Sílvia Orriols, is soaring in the polls as voters desert the traditional parties over immigration, security, and cultural identity.

The government will “not have a budget, nor the capacity to govern,” announced separatist leader Puigdemont.

Conservative regions cry foul as Spain’s government imposes migrant quotas while separatist strongholds escape.

The Spanish Socialists are trying to hack the reform of the EU electoral law that would leave separatist parties out of the European Parliament.

Spain’s government withdrew its proposal to make Catalan, Basque, and Galician official EU languages, fearing rejection from member states.

The Constitutional Court’s decision has sparked outrage over political interference in the justice system.

Police data shows migrants dominated arrests for theft, assault, and drug crimes in 2024.

Spain’s opposition parties accuse the Sánchez government of favouring separatists, whose autonomous community got off lightly—while the capital was forced to take in hundreds of minors.

Salt, a town in Catalonia, has been rocked by nights of violence as rioters clashed with police, set fires in the streets, and left residents fearing further unrest.

If the controversial move goes ahead, Spain’s national authorities would lose control over the country’s external borders in the region.