Politics

Vergés criticizes the "false coordination" and “very bad management” of the health emergency

Pedro Sánchez says each province will change phase "at different speeds," despite Catalonia flatly rejecting provinces as unit of reference

Plan, which needs go-ahead from Spain, includes measures for children, elderly people, adults not traveling to work and those doing sport

The president of Catalonia also calls on people to observe a staggered timetable when leaving the house with children

€36bn spending plan approved despite being based on pre-coronavirus economic forecasts

Vice president says spending will be reorganized for containment of virus and economic reconstruction

Quim Torra wants political parties, and social, scientific and cultural actors to come together

"We are prepared to receive them," say Ada Colau and other mayors in letter to EU institutions

Government motion passes with large majority despite strong criticism from opposition parties

Judge sees evidence that party donations by senior officials came from black money from businesses seeking public works contracts

Former Socialist mayor of Badalona, Alex Pastor, provisionally released but under investigation

Catalan government had criticized original proposal to instead let children join adults in activities like visiting supermarkets or banks only

Government says issuing official document just "a possibility" in expert report for drawing up plan to lift coronavirus restrictions

Spanish executive proposes letting children join adults in activities permitted by state of alarm, while Catalan cabinet wants to allow them to visit parks

Opposition parties outraged after high-ranking officer says police are working to dampen "climate against" leftwing coalition executive's handling of health crisis