Politics

Mayors asked to take "all actions required" to ensure holding of independence vote  in manifesto to be launched Saturday

Latest developments over the October 1 independence referendum draw further attention from top international media

64,000 victims of fascist repression get justice more than 40 years since the end of the dictatorship, including executed president Lluís Companys

Francesc de Dalmases states Catalans will vote in October 1 independence referendum in meeting with think tanks, States representatives and foreign journalists

King of Spain criticises attempts to “divide Spanish citizens” in veiled reference to Catalan pro-independence movement

Some investigations refer to Catalan government’s institutional campaign inviting citizens resident abroad to register on external electoral roll

Head of government’s German delegation tells Catalan News that figures show investor confidence in Catalonia abroad, but warns no state will speak up for independence without tangible results

Executive pledges to resist Spanish pressure and explore other legal avenues to provide polling stations with means to vote on October 1 after accreditation process declared null

Villarejo implies that the head of Spanish police was under the instruction of the Spanish Vice President in order to investigate Catalan pro-independence leaders

"The best outcome for Spain would be to permit the referendum, and for Catalan voters to reject independence" says newspaper NYT editorial

German Socialist Bernhard von Grünberg says Europe cannot look away while Spain reverts to authoritarianism

Spanish president dismisses opposition proposal arguing the Constitution only includes "nationalities and regions"

The Catalan government will launch a website and hold more than 200 events throughout the country to explain the legal framework behind the vote 

Government vows to go ahead with acquisition claiming it is legal

Núria Parlon warns that an independence referendum is "not the right solution" to the Catalan question