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Bloomberg Industry • 2nd July 2020

Spain Eyes Taxing Stock Trades in Search for New Revenue

Spain’s left-leaning government is pushing ahead with a tax on trades of stock with the hope that it could bring in billions of euros in much-needed revenue.

Reuters • 4th July 2018

Migrant rescue boat arrives in Spain after rejection by Italy and Malta

BARCELONA (Reuters) - A humanitarian rescue boat carrying 60 migrants rescued off Libya docked in Barcelona on Wednesday after being turned away by Malta and Italy, in the latest example of European divisions on immigration.

Reuters • 25th March 2018

Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany

BARCELONA/BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained in Germany on Sunday, five months after entering self-imposed exile from Spain, where he faces up to 25 years in prison for organizing an illegal secession referendum last year. Puigdemont had entered Germany from Denmark after leaving Finland on Friday when it appeared that police would arrest him there and begin an extradition process requested by Spain. The detention threatens to worsen the Catalan crisis that

Reuters • 1st October 2017

Catalan leader opens door to secession from Spain after vote

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia’s regional leader opened the door to a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain on Sunday after voters defied a violent police crackdown and, according to regional officials, voted 90 percent in favor of breaking away.

Reuters • 14th May 2019

Spanish court says jailed Catalan separatists can be sworn in to parliament

MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that five Catalan separatist leaders can leave prison to be sworn in as lawmakers next Tuesday but said it would not halt the trial over their role in Catalonia’s independence bid in 2017.

Reuters • 29th June 2020

Spanish prime minister agrees with Catalan leader on easing political tension

MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan leader Quim Torra expressed a commitment to dialogue on Thursday in a symbolic joint declaration to ease tensions in the protracted crisis over Catalonia’s ambitions to split from Spain. The statement indicates a turning point in the conflict between Madrid and the northeastern region, opening the door for a political solution to a dispute which reached its summit last year with its unilateral declaration of independe

Bloomberg Tax • 16th June 2020

Wealthy, Big Tech Targets in Spain’s Post-Virus Tax Overhaul

The debate over broad tax reform in Spain will likely heat up after the country recovers from the coronavirus—with plans to make companies and high earners pay more tax taking center stage.

Reuters • 29th June 2020

Prepare for power, Spain's party leaders tell supporters as vote campaign ends

MADRID (Reuters) - The leaders of all of Spain’s main political parties invited their supporters on Friday night to prepare for power, as campaigning for one of the tightest national elections in decades drew to a close.