Parliament calls on government to agree referendum with Madrid
Loss of pro-independence majority results in not condemning King of Spain as expected
Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Loss of pro-independence majority results in not condemning King of Spain as expected
Spain closed more than a hundred websites in the run-up to the independence referendum
Socialists call on President Torra to choose between "disobedience and democracy"
Ruling alliance broken in the Bureau after ERC votes alongside Socialists to reject delegation of votes by Puigdemont and other suspended JxCat MPs
Junts per Catalunya wants prosecuted MPs to vote through a delegate despite risk of losing majority
Proxy vote petition from Junts per Catalunya "not consistent" with previous agreement by pro-independence parties
Borrell says he didn't want Catalan president to have "a stage to vilify Spain's good name" as government replies Spain feels "uncomfortable with freedom of expression"
Ska Keller visits pro-independence leaders in jail
Pro-independence leaders Pere Aragonès and Nicola Sturgeon pledge to strengthen economic cooperation between their governments
Suspending Catalan self-rule, banning pro-independence parties, deporting migrants and abolishing gender violence law, among measures proposed
Former minister Jordi Turull appears in court accused of transferring assets to wife
Lack of united strategy in pro-independence bloc, figure of Puigdemont, and threat of more politicians going to jail among main points
Madrid warns against parliament decisions violating constitution
In joint statement, president and vice president admit "coordination mechanisms" between parties are "improvable"
Xavier García Albiol last week announced his intention to run for mayor of city in Barcelona metro area
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