'Puigdemont's destiny is to be a fugitive or a prisoner', says Spain's ruling PP
Fernando Martínez-Maíllo, coordinator of the Spanish conservatives, insists the Catalan leader will not be reinstated as president
February 10, 2018 06:18 PM
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Twitter users hit back at sexists comments
Harvard PhD Elsa Artadi, possible successor to Puigdemont, is described as "yoga devotee" and "runaway bride" in press reports that focus on her not having children instead of her qualifications
February 10, 2018 04:17 PM
Negotiations at a standstill over Puigdemont
ERC urges JxCat allies to reach "global" agreement with an "effective" appointment of new president and the recognition of the Catalan leader "legitimacy" in Brussels
February 10, 2018 12:47 PM
100 days in prison
Catalan leaders Oriol Junqueras and Joaquim Forn have been denied bail as judge argues they still keep plans for an independent Catalonia
February 10, 2018 11:22 AM
Puigdemont’s candidacy presents initiative to swear him in remotely
Junts per Catalunya registers a proposal to amend a law on its own, despite being in talks with other pro-independence forces
February 9, 2018 07:39 PM
Anti-independence organization calls for unity government
SCC head warns of protests should Puigdemont be appointed Catalan president
February 9, 2018 07:10 PM
Two-month deadline to pick a president not started yet, say Parliament lawyers
The legal team states that it's necessary to wait for Spanish Constitutional Court’s decision on Puigdemont’s bid to hold the debate to pick a president
February 9, 2018 03:45 PM
Spanish vice president’s comment on ‘sacrificing a Catalan’ goes viral
Speaking to an MP from pro-independence ERC party, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría asked a controversial question in reference to Carles Puigdemont
February 9, 2018 02:06 PM
MEPs denounce ‘arbitrariness’ of Spanish judiciary towards independence leaders
Representatives of two Catalan parties present question to European Commission alleging “flagrant” breach of rights
February 9, 2018 12:59 PM
Parliament president vows to defend jailed MPs 'until the end'
Torrent visits imprisoned pro-independence leaders in the Madrid region
February 8, 2018 01:07 PM
Pro-independence parties look to recognize Puigdemont’s 'legitimacy'
JxCat and ERC working on a parliamentary motion to politically support the deposed Catalan leader
February 8, 2018 12:23 PM
Leaked document posits new formula for Puigdemont taking office from Brussels
Political parties react to proposal for swearing in president remotely as head of ‘Council of the Republic’
February 7, 2018 07:03 PM
Rajoy’s party wants to exclude sedition and rebellion crimes from pardon
Crimes Catalan leaders are accused of would be among those that cannot be pardoned, alongside political corruption and illegal party funding
February 7, 2018 11:34 AM
100 days on political ‘problem not solved’ but ‘aggravated’
Spanish government seeking solution not through “politics, but with criminal code,” says Puigdemont
February 6, 2018 09:02 PM
EU will not 'encourage' Spain to open inquiry into police violence on Oct 1
European Commission says ensuring compliance with fundamental rights is the “responsibility” of the Spanish government
February 6, 2018 06:51 PM
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