Catalan president writes to Rajoy calling for meeting to engage in dialogue
Quim Torra wrote to the Spanish president to speak "without conditions"
May 18, 2018 08:18 PM
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Torra is the ‘Le Pen’ of Spanish politics, says Socialist leader
PSOE party head says Catalan president represents the “opposite” of constitutional values
May 18, 2018 07:25 PM
Madrid warns it will 'take action' if jailed officials are reinstated
“There cannot be dialogue outside the law,” says Spanish government spokesman
May 18, 2018 03:07 PM
259 public servants fired by Spain using direct rule
Catalan administration “never worked so badly,” claim workers’ report
May 18, 2018 01:43 PM
President Torra to visit jailed politicians on Monday
Newly elected Catalan leader has pledged he will offer to reinstate sacked Catalan ministers
May 18, 2018 11:01 AM
The EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform calls for 'unconditional lifting of direct rule'
A group of MEPs meet Carles Puigdemont in Berlin to analyze the current political situation
May 17, 2018 05:52 PM
Spanish prosecutor requests new European arrest warrant against leaders in Belgium
On Wednesday, Brussels court rejected Spain's extradition for Toni Comín, Meritxell Serret and Lluís Puig
May 17, 2018 02:18 PM
Ciutadans calls for control of Catalan finances, police and public media
Albert Rivera urges Spanish president Mariano Rajoy to extend direct rule
May 17, 2018 12:12 PM
Quim Torra takes oath as Catalan president
Torra promises loyalty to the will of the Catalan people as represented by Parliament
May 17, 2018 11:45 AM
Socialists propose updating rebellion crime to match events in Catalonia
PSOE warns direct rule could be used against new government, while Ciutadans calls for it to continue
May 17, 2018 11:40 AM
Spanish government will not attend Torra’s inauguration
Plans for a restrained event with no guests present “degrades institution,” says Madrid
May 17, 2018 10:57 AM
Spanish Supreme Court accuses Belgium of “lack of commitment”
Judges issuing the failed European arrest warrant for Catalan politicians say Belgian's decision is due to “ignorance of Spain’s legal framework”
May 16, 2018 06:52 PM
Failed extraditions show 'justice will win,' says Catalan president-elect
Parliament speaker and pro-independence forces celebrate news while CatECP party condemn Spanish judiciary
May 16, 2018 03:07 PM
Torra’s inauguration: sober and without guests
Catalan president to take oath mentioning neither the Spanish king nor the Constitution
May 16, 2018 03:05 PM
President-elect comes under fire over Berlin trip
CatECP party critical of Torra’s meeting with Puigdemont in Germany, while socialists keen to know how the visit was funded
May 16, 2018 12:41 PM
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