Politics

The main Catalan parties present themselves as the safest option if voters want to prevent the opposite bloc from winning

No need to introduce changes asked for by Spanish government, confirms European justice commissioner

Most parties had an opinion to voice over Sixena art, with independence and Article 155 also being major topics

Call comes after failure of Carles Puigdemont's extradition

On day three of campaign, independence process was a key issue, but social proposals also played a part

Together for Catalonia, Esquerra Republicana and CUP take part in protest in Belgium, while other Catalan parties stay away

Pro-independence activists in Brussels hand over petition demanding EU work for “release of the political prisoners”

Josep Rull recalls a public servant telling him “to rot in prison” when he arrived

Raül Romeva, deposed as Foreign Affairs Minister, takes part in campaign event in Valls

All parties but two claim that Spain’s current Carta Magna, which turned 39 on Wednesday, is no longer working

The Catalan president, now in Belgium, claims Spanish justice wanted to avoid losing extradition case

“It would have been possible to implement less restrictive measures,” the authority states

The commercial urges “freedom for political prisoners,” in a reference to the four pro-independence leaders in jail

Released officials back the republic while opposition sees election as “unique opportunity” to end independence process

The Catalan president and the four ministers in Belgium, deposed by Madrid, testified Monday in Brussels over their extradition case