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Catalan Tax Collection Plan Faces Staffing Challenges and Opposition
The Catalan government plans to collect all taxes generated in Catalonia by 2028, increasing its tax revenue significantly, but faces challenges recruiting sufficient staff and opposition from Spanish tax inspectors, who cite legal and practical concerns, mirroring previous conflicts such as the Rod...
Catalan Tax Collection Plan Faces Staffing Challenges and Opposition
The Catalan government plans to collect all taxes generated in Catalonia by 2028, increasing its tax revenue significantly, but faces challenges recruiting sufficient staff and opposition from Spanish tax inspectors, who cite legal and practical concerns, mirroring previous conflicts such as the Rod...
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52% Bias Score
Catalonia Accuses Madrid of Unfair Tax Competition
Catalan President Salvador Illa accuses Madrid of engaging in "dumping fiscal" due to tax cuts that disadvantage neighboring regions, while Madrid's president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, counters that Madrid contributes 70% to Spain's common fund and criticizes Catalonia's high taxes.
Catalonia Accuses Madrid of Unfair Tax Competition
Catalan President Salvador Illa accuses Madrid of engaging in "dumping fiscal" due to tax cuts that disadvantage neighboring regions, while Madrid's president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, counters that Madrid contributes 70% to Spain's common fund and criticizes Catalonia's high taxes.
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56% Bias Score
Rufián Leads Push for United Left-Wing, Pro-Independence Coalition in Spain
Gabriel Rufián is leading negotiations to unite Spain's left-wing, pro-independence parties—ERC, Bildu, BNG, Compromís, Adelante Andalucía, Podemos, and potentially Izquierda Unida—to prevent a Vox-led government, mirroring their past European election success.
Rufián Leads Push for United Left-Wing, Pro-Independence Coalition in Spain
Gabriel Rufián is leading negotiations to unite Spain's left-wing, pro-independence parties—ERC, Bildu, BNG, Compromís, Adelante Andalucía, Podemos, and potentially Izquierda Unida—to prevent a Vox-led government, mirroring their past European election success.
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48% Bias Score
Podemos-Junts Clash Over Catalan Immigration Powers
Podemos vehemently opposes transferring immigration powers to Catalonia, fearing racist practices by the Mossos d'Esquadra, while Junts insists it's crucial for Catalan autonomy, accusing Podemos of prioritizing Spanish nationalism, creating a major conflict that threatens the ongoing negotiations b...
Podemos-Junts Clash Over Catalan Immigration Powers
Podemos vehemently opposes transferring immigration powers to Catalonia, fearing racist practices by the Mossos d'Esquadra, while Junts insists it's crucial for Catalan autonomy, accusing Podemos of prioritizing Spanish nationalism, creating a major conflict that threatens the ongoing negotiations b...
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52% Bias Score
Spanish Constitutional Court Rejects Puigdemont's Urgent Request to Suspend Arrest Warrant
The Spanish Constitutional Court rejected Carles Puigdemont's urgent request to suspend his arrest warrant, deciding not to include it in this week's plenary session and stating it will likely be addressed in September. Puigdemont, who is facing charges of misuse of public funds, argues that the Sup...
Spanish Constitutional Court Rejects Puigdemont's Urgent Request to Suspend Arrest Warrant
The Spanish Constitutional Court rejected Carles Puigdemont's urgent request to suspend his arrest warrant, deciding not to include it in this week's plenary session and stating it will likely be addressed in September. Puigdemont, who is facing charges of misuse of public funds, argues that the Sup...
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44% Bias Score
Catalonia's Unique Financing System: Implications for Spain's Fiscal Model
Negotiations for a unique financing system for Catalonia, part of an agreement securing Salvador Illa's presidency, have sparked debate about its economic viability and potential impact on Spain's two-tiered financing model, which comprises a common regime for 15 autonomous communities and a foral r...
Catalonia's Unique Financing System: Implications for Spain's Fiscal Model
Negotiations for a unique financing system for Catalonia, part of an agreement securing Salvador Illa's presidency, have sparked debate about its economic viability and potential impact on Spain's two-tiered financing model, which comprises a common regime for 15 autonomous communities and a foral r...
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44% Bias Score
Catalonia's Fiscal Autonomy Plan Delayed Until 2028
Catalonia's plan to manage its personal income tax (IRPF) by 2026 is delayed until 2028 due to personnel shortages and insufficient technology within its tax agency, despite agreements with the Spanish government, highlighting the complexities of achieving fiscal autonomy.
Catalonia's Fiscal Autonomy Plan Delayed Until 2028
Catalonia's plan to manage its personal income tax (IRPF) by 2026 is delayed until 2028 due to personnel shortages and insufficient technology within its tax agency, despite agreements with the Spanish government, highlighting the complexities of achieving fiscal autonomy.
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44% Bias Score
Puigdemont Criticizes Catalan Far-Right, Highlights Junts' Negotiating Power
Carles Puigdemont reappeared in France on Sunday, criticizing Aliança Catalana's policies and highlighting Junts' concessions from the PSOE, including Mossos d'Esquadra issuing IDs to foreigners, which is currently stalled by Podemos' opposition; this comes as Aliança Catalana gains support in recen...
Puigdemont Criticizes Catalan Far-Right, Highlights Junts' Negotiating Power
Carles Puigdemont reappeared in France on Sunday, criticizing Aliança Catalana's policies and highlighting Junts' concessions from the PSOE, including Mossos d'Esquadra issuing IDs to foreigners, which is currently stalled by Podemos' opposition; this comes as Aliança Catalana gains support in recen...
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44% Bias Score
ERC Rejects Rufián's Plurinational Coalition Proposal
ERC rejected Gabriel Rufián's proposal for a plurinational left-wing coalition for the upcoming Spanish general elections, despite the success of a similar coalition in the 2024 European elections which received 855,985 votes (4.93%).
ERC Rejects Rufián's Plurinational Coalition Proposal
ERC rejected Gabriel Rufián's proposal for a plurinational left-wing coalition for the upcoming Spanish general elections, despite the success of a similar coalition in the 2024 European elections which received 855,985 votes (4.93%).
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48% Bias Score
Catalan Funding Deal Spurs Business Conflict in Spain
The Spanish government's unique funding agreement for Catalonia is praised by Catalan businesses but criticized by Valencian businesses who claim underfunding, creating regional economic and political tensions.
Catalan Funding Deal Spurs Business Conflict in Spain
The Spanish government's unique funding agreement for Catalonia is praised by Catalan businesses but criticized by Valencian businesses who claim underfunding, creating regional economic and political tensions.
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36% Bias Score
Spain's Fragile Stability: Sánchez's Government Navigates Political Turmoil
Three years after Spain's last State of the Nation debate under Pedro Sánchez, the country faces continued political instability, marked by economic uncertainty, internal conflicts, and the rise of the far-right Vox party.
Spain's Fragile Stability: Sánchez's Government Navigates Political Turmoil
Three years after Spain's last State of the Nation debate under Pedro Sánchez, the country faces continued political instability, marked by economic uncertainty, internal conflicts, and the rise of the far-right Vox party.
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60% Bias Score
Catalan Independence Parties Reject Financing Deal, Threaten Budget Veto
Catalan independence parties Junts and Esquerra Republicana rejected a new financing agreement, demanding full fiscal sovereignty and threatening to block the Catalan and Spanish budgets unless tax commitments are met.
Catalan Independence Parties Reject Financing Deal, Threaten Budget Veto
Catalan independence parties Junts and Esquerra Republicana rejected a new financing agreement, demanding full fiscal sovereignty and threatening to block the Catalan and Spanish budgets unless tax commitments are met.
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56% Bias Score
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