Magistrates take up deliberations on Junqueras’ freedom again
The Spanish prosecutor requested the dismissed official stay in prison because he hasn’t “renounced illegal means”
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Junqueras has not renounced ‘illegal means,’ argues Spanish prosecutor
The body requests to keep the Catalan leader in prison, arguing that he’s not committed to "constitutional legality"
Catalan administration appeals Sixena artworks’ removal
Catalan institutions and museums demand the pieces to be returned to Barcelona and Lleida
Junqueras must be freed for presidency if Puigdemont doesn’t return, says ERC MP
Outside the Spanish Supreme Court, Gabriel Rufián stated that Catalonia “can’t have a president via Skype”
‘We will defend Catalan democracy,’ writes Jordi Sànchez from prison
The incarcerated pro-independence leader tweets that him and his fellow MPs will “hold high the torch of European values”
‘It’s time for high politics,’ urges Jordi Cuixart
In a published letter the civil society leader, incarcerated since October, urges “free, peaceful, and democratic” decisions
Attorney for Oriol Junqueras to request relocation to Catalan prison
Andreu van den Eynde argues for his client to be able to attend Parliament plenaries or even potentially be invested as Catalan president
Spending by foreign visitors fell 4.2% in November to €937m
Each tourist in Catalonia spent an average of €949, some 2% less than in the same month in 2016
Carme Forcadell to decide whether to continue as Parliament president
The Spanish Supreme court accuses her of rebellion, sedition, and misuse of funds for allowing the vote on Catalan independence
Catalonia ends 2017 with best unemployment numbers since 2007
Just over 418,000 qualify as unemployed, over 35,000 fewer than 2016
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
Puigdemont lawyer: to resume presidency, “only option” is to return and face prison
Should Carles Puigdemont return from Brussels to be reelected as Catalan president, Spanish justice will most likely jail him
Parties begin digesting Catalan election results
Main pro-independence parties call for “legitimate” government to be reinstated, while Cs refuses to “throw in the towel”
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
Polls close in historic election
At 8pm, voting ended for one of Catalonia’s most unprecedented elections