Catalan separatist party to withdraw backing for Spain’s government

Catalan separatist party to withdraw backing for Spain’s government

Shorouk Express Exiled Catalan separatist figurehead Carles Puigdemont on Monday said his party had decided to withdraw its crucial support for Spain’s minority left-wing government, throwing its future into doubt. After an inconclusive 2023 election in which the Socialists finished second, the support of Junts per Catalunya’s seven MPs proved decisive to allow Prime Minister…

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‘Shameful’ socialists attract EU lawmakers’ ire for not backing Romania’s centrist candidate

‘Shameful’ socialists attract EU lawmakers’ ire for not backing Romania’s centrist candidate

Shorouk Express Socialists at the European level have spearheaded a campaign to keep far-right parties out of decision-making in Brussels’ institutions, routinely blaming the conservative EPP and Weber for voting alongside those parties on topics such as green policy and migration. Now, their Romanian colleagues are putting the group’s credibility in doubt. The leader of…

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Azerbaijan moves to expand Baku Metro with int’l lenders’ backing

Azerbaijan moves to expand Baku Metro with int’l lenders’ backing

Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 21. Azerbaijan’s Baku Metro CJSC held broad-format meetings with delegations from the ADB and AIIB, Trend reports. The meetings, conducted during a joint mission of the two financial institutions, focused on expanding the metro system within the framework of the State Program for the Development of Transport Infrastructure for 2025–2030,…

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