Politics

Puigdemont bid blocked as presidency law amendment put on hold while judges consider Spanish government appeal

European Commission president says mediation would only be possible if Spain asks for it

The European Commission representative in Barcelona, Ferran Tarradellas, explained that a potential meeting will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Ciutadans leader Albert Rivera accused president Rajoy of “abandoning his duties”

Roger Torrent meets the consular corps in Barcelona on Europe's Day and says Catalonia is "strongly pro-Europe"

EU head of Justice, Vera Jourová, to “respond” to European Free Alliance party request

Spanish government appeals Catalan regulation enabling a swearing-in at a distance

ERC member Mirella Cortès was asked to speak four times not to speak in her mother tongue while making declaration

Judge Pablo Llarena awaiting information from Spanish treasury for proof in Puigdemont extradition case

Elsa Artadi, one of the top candidates for the post, says aim is to “avoid a new election”

With the courts expected to block JxCat’s bid, uncertainty remains over who will lead Catalonia’s next government

Path for Spanish government to take legal provision to the Constitutional Court cleared

Puigdemont plans an unlikely bid for the post, but no alternative name has yet been unveiled

Judge Pablo Llarena, overseeing the case against pro-independence leaders, summons all those being prosecuted not currently in jail

Leader of unionists Ciutadans calls on Spanish government to act before law enabling Puigdemont to be sworn in from Germany comes into effect