Politics

The session will continue into Friday with a declaration of independence back on the table

Mariano Rajoy’s deputy tells upper house that clause to suspend Catalonia’s self-rule will see return to “legality, coexistence and harmony”

Catalan Parliament meeting at 6pm to decide next steps as Spain votes to suspend self-rule in the Senate

In a document released on Thursday, the organization condemned the use of police in order to “enforce a solution”

The Catalan police emphasize that all official documentation is stored digitally, and that the practice of incinerating paperwork is ordinary

Directors of Catalan public media say that "the threat of a takeover" attacks “citizens’ rights to have truthful, objective, plural and balanced information”

Puigdemont took the decision after yesterday and today’s meetings with government ministers and JxSí lawmakers

Catalan president, government ministers and JxSí lawmakers meet to outline the next steps to be taken after Catalan self-rule suspension

Vice-president Junqueras says Spain has left “no other option”

Carles Puigdemont decides not to attend debate in Spain’s upper house on suspending Catalonia’s self-government

Spanish parties disagree on whether Madrid should go ahead with Article 155 if Puigdemont calls an early election

Spain’s treasury has assured it will pay out the funds once it receives request from the government

Spain's judicial system is investigating if Rajoy’s party pocketed undeclared and illegal donations to pay bonuses to senior members of the PP

Doubts cast over Carles Puigdemont’s visit to the Spanish Senate, while government members warn that early elections will not stop Article 155

Catalá states that Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution will be enforced even if the Catalan president calls for snap elections