Some 30% of expats unable to vote in December election, says report
Catalansalmon.com criticizes current system for its “lack of transparency” and calls for an extension to voting period
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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
Catalan Parliament opening session underway
Jailed MPs ask to vote by proxy, while pro-independence representatives in Brussels will not take part remotely
Spain threatens legal action if MPs in Brussels get to vote remotely in Catalan chamber
Interim bureau to face vote by proxy debate in opening session of Parliament on Wednesday
Parliament lawyers reject plans to swear in Puigdemont from Brussels
Non-binding report by chamber's legal team concludes it is "essential" for presidential candidate to be in the opening plenary
Direct rule will continue if Puigdemont does not turn up, Rajoy says
"Be a democrat and respect the Catalan Parliament decision to reinstate the government", replies Puigdemont
Catalan leaders' imprisonment 'unique situation in Europe,' says MEP
Renate Weber, former ad hoc judge for the Human Rights Court, urges Spain to negotiate with pro-independence parties
Yellow ribbons and October 1 ballot box placed outside European Commission in symbolic protest
On Saturday night, pro-independence activists also tied an ‘estelada’ flag outside the EU building
Party proposes inviting Puigdemont to speak in Flemish Parliament
Pro-independence N-VA wants to hear the deposed Catalan president speak about the political situation in Catalonia
Mixed reaction to idea of investing Catalan president at a distance
Pro-independence allies prefer to leave proposal in Parliament lawyers’ hands, while unionist groups rule out Puigdemont taking office from Brussels
Intense January in Catalan politics ahead
Q&A on the new term set to start next week, with the appointment of new Parliament bureau and president of government unresolved
Intense January in Catalan politics, with unresolved issues looming
Q&A on the new term set to start next week, as eight MPs are still in prison or in Brussels, making it harder for pro-independence parties to use their majority in the chamber
Puigdemont to Rajoy: “What has been the point of so much repression?”
The Catalan president urges Madrid to “negotiate” and accept the new pro-independence majority
The year in 10 images
From the mass demonstration in favor of hosting refugees to the independence declaration, it has been one of the most intense years ever in Catalonia
Puigdemont calls for meeting with Madrid “with no conditions”
“It’s time for politics, and politics cannot be done without dialogue,” says the Catalan president from Brussels