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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Summit in prison to find way out of presidential deadlock one month before deadline
Pro-independence ERC and Junts' main officials including some jailed leaders will engage in talks
A referendum, an independence bid, and the many trials that ensued
A guide to the judicial cases, the courts, the charges, and the defendants
Court of Auditors summons independence leaders over foreign policy expenditure
Former presidents Mas and Puigdemont, along with jailed politicians and former officials between 2011 and 2017, to be questioned
Ex-Catalan president Jordi Pujol and his family indicted for criminal organization
Spain’s National Court says clan benefited from patriarch’s post to get contracts by the Catalan government
Criticism mounts as deadlock among pro-independence parties to launch term continues
Esquerra wants JxCat to support their candidate within two weeks, as no agreement before May 26 would mean fresh election
Delay for pardons of jailed leaders not on purpose, says Spain's justice minister
Requests made in autumn 2019, as Supreme Court still yet to submit its non-binding report to cabinet
ERC confident of government deal after ‘complete’ proposal to Junts
With just over one month until the final deadline, little progress has been made thus far on naming a new Catalan president
State of alarm measures on evictions and rent to be extended beyond May
Ban on evicting vulnerable families and possibility of delay or partial forgiveness for large landlords now set to last until August
Spain to allocate €13.2 B of EU funds towards sustainable transport and electric vehicles
President Sánchez announces €6.82 B will be spent on housing as part of economic recovery plan
Disqualified MP to bring his case to the Constitutional Court
Joan Josep Nuet was barred from office for disobedience during his time on the parliament bureau in 2017
Supreme Court disqualifies 2017 parliament bureau member for independence push
Current Esquerra MP in Congress Joan Josep Nuet convicted to 8 months political disqualification and given €12,000 fine
Minority government of pro-independence Esquerra on the table
Junts say they will not push country to snap election and could support Aragonès-led cabinet while staying in opposition
MP replaced in parliament bureau after self-determination motions 'nonsense' remarks
Pro-independence Junts' Madaula to take place of Cuevillas, who had said risking disqualification from public office for symbolic votes is not worth it
Parties disagree on Puigdemont's role as Aragonès' presidential bid fails again
Esquerra's hopeful candidate rejects a "watchdog", as Junts insist this is not their intention and Socialists think possible future cabinet leader could become a puppet
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