“I offer dialogue and threats are the response,” says Parliament president
Roger Torrent confirms Puigdemont is still candidate for president in upcoming debate despite Madrid’s appeal
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Madrid challenges Puigdemont’s candidacy despite consultive body rejection
Nomination of deposed Catalan president will be temporarily suspended if the Spanish Constitutional Court accepts it for consideration
Pro-independence party preparing criminal lawsuit against Spanish cabinet
Together for Catalonia accuses government ministers of intimidation and coercion to prevent Carles Puigdemont from taking office
Consultive body tell Rajoy Puigdemont’s presidency can’t be challenged now
Government in Madrid to bring candidacy to court despite opposition by Council of State
Investiture debate to be held next Tuesday at 3pm
Puigdemont is nominated for president but Madrid is challenging his bid
“This is a coup d’etat”: parties react to Spain’s latest move
Madrid cabinet’s decision to challenge Puigdemont’s investiture supported by Catalan unionist forces
Madrid challenges Puigdemont's candidature for president
Rajoy’s cabinet starts procedure to appeal in the Spanish Constitutional Court against the efforts to reinstate the Catalan leader
Catalan Parliament to consider taking legal action against Madrid after meeting
Spanish government banned a meeting between Torrent and Puigdemont in the Catalan government offices in Brussels
Rajoy commits to doing “everything possible” to prevent Puigdemont's investiture
Spanish Guardia Civil question aerodrome to find out if Puigdemont could land there in his eventual return to Catalonia
Investiture debate expected to be held next Tuesday
Parliament president to meet Carles Puigdemont and Catalan ministers in Brussels today
Puigdemont will 'try to be invested as president' in Barcelona, speculates political science professor
A political science professor at the Open University of Catalonia, Peña analyzes the different scenarios for Puigdemont being sworn in as president
Jailed Catalan minister gives up post as MP
Joaquim Forn resigns in order to leave prison
New independence referendum on the table, say Danish MPs
Political representatives in Denmark meet Carles Puigdemont who says he is willing to discuss alternative solutions
Puigdemont does not rule out attending Parliament debate
"I’m working to be there in order to start a debate with the rest of the representatives, in order to start a dialogue with the Spanish authorities," says the Catalan leader
Spanish police to prevent Puigdemont entering Catalonia ‘even inside the trunk of a car’
Home Affairs minister says a police operation is being prepared to prevent a surprise arrival of the Catalan president
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