Speciality · Institutional Politics
Twenty years covering Catalan and Spanish politics from the inside. We open the doors that press offices keep closed.
Brief us on your story →We have working relationships with communications directors and senior figures across PSC, ERC, Junts, PP, VOX, Aliança Catalana, CUP and En Comú Podem. We navigate complex inter-party dynamics so you get the right voice for your story.
Direct access to the Palau de la Generalitat, Parlament de Catalunya, Ajuntament de Barcelona and, when your story requires it, Congress and Senate in Madrid. We know the protocols at every level.
We maintain live relationships with political communications directors, not just press office email addresses. When a story is breaking, we call people who answer — and who can authorise access themselves.
Deep coverage of the Catalan independence crisis from 2017 through to the present day — including the 2017 referendum, the application of Article 155, the exiled government and the ongoing negotiations with Madrid.
Barcelona city politics: the Ajuntament, district councils, mayoral office access and the complex coalition dynamics that govern Spain's second city. Plus municipal politics in Tarragona, Lleida and Girona when needed.
When your story needs Madrid, we travel. Congress, Senate, national party headquarters, Moncloa press office — we can coordinate access at national level with the same depth as we do in Catalonia.
PSC
Catalan Socialists — current governing party in Catalonia. Municipal and national federation contacts.
ERC
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya — pro-independence left. Long relationships with leadership and base.
Junts
Pro-independence centre-right. Puigdemont's party — including access to the exiled leadership in Brussels.
PP & VOX
Conservative and far-right parties. Catalan and national federations, elected representatives and spokespeople.
Aliança Catalana
Pro-independence far-right party led by Sílvia Orriols. Rising force in Catalan municipal and regional politics — leadership and elected representative contacts.
CUP
Anti-capitalist pro-independence left. Community organiser and parliamentary group contacts.
Comuns
En Comú Podem — left-wing coalition. Barcelona municipal figures and national parliament contacts.
Catalonia has its own parliament, government and public administration. Understanding which stories belong to Barcelona, which to the Generalitat and which to Madrid requires local expertise built over decades.
Every Catalan political story exists against the backdrop of the independence movement. Without understanding that context — its history, its fractures, its current state — you cannot accurately report on Catalonia.
Albert Mercadé has covered every major political event in Catalonia since 2004 — elections, investitures, crises, trials and negotiations. Those relationships make the difference between a door opening and a press office email.
Tell us about your angle, the interviews you need and your deadline. We will tell you what is accessible and how quickly we can make it happen.
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