Society
King Felipe warns against the opening of old wounds
"Violating rules that guarantee democracy and liberty only leads to sterile tensions and confrontations which resolve nothing."
Politics
Armengol invites Catalonia to join a lobby for improved financing
The Rajoy minority government offers a "great opportunity" for amending the current system of regional financing.
Animal welfare
Court annuls Catalonia bullfighting ban
The court's decision does have an impact on proposed Balearic legislation to ban bullfighting.
Finance
Balearics and Catalonia join forces for fairer funding
Armengol said that the Balearic government has had enough of being "mistreated" by Madrid.
Tourist tax
Tour operators unclear about the tourist tax
Thomas Cook: The tax is "something you probably weren't expecting to pay" and "is sorry the government has decided to bring this in so quickly".
Environment
Catalonia shares concerns over Mediterranean oil prospecting
Consideration was given to the drafting of the law on a Mediterranean free of prospecting, something that is due to be placed before Congress.
Taxes and Catalonia: the past week in the Bulletin
Catalonia, taxes (of a different variety for once) and golf. These were some of the themes from last week in The Bulletin.
Economy
Fears over the state of the Spanish economy after Catalan vote
“Spain’s long-term success depends on maintaining both economic and political equilibrium.”
Politics
Catalonia: Stick with Spain, says minister, as does Julio Iglesias
Pro-independence politicians, the singer said, should "understand a little more that they can reach a much better agreement with the national government".
Banking
Catalan independence would mean exit from the euro zone, says Bank of Spain chief
Uncertainties and tensions over the election are affecting Catalan and other Spanish banks.
Politics
Spanish banks warn of Catalonia independence risks
Spain’s two main banking lobby groups AEB and CECA, whose members include Santander, BBVA and Barcelona-based Caixabank, warned secession could force lenders to consider leaving the region.
Politics
PM Rajoy says they will battle to the end
Catalonia holds regional elections on September 27 in which separatists are trying to win a majority of representatives in parliament to push their independence drive forward.
Catalonia
Spain prepares for another Catalan independence push
This election could be the break the Catalan independence movement has been waiting for.
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Comment
Catalan stalemate
“It was a stalemate in the Catalan poll; no overall winner and no overall loser”
Jason Moore28/09/2015 00:00