catalan independence

First session in Barcelona, preceded by presidents' meeting, without junior Catalan government coalition partner 

Victòria Alsina tells British newspaper that European Union gives "special treatment" to Scotland and is "cold" towards Catalonia

10th straight mass National Day demonstration with fewer attendees than other years due to Covid-19 and disappointment with lack of political unity

Organizers say 400,000 people attended the protest

Politicians and other prominent figures lay flowers beside Rafael Casanova monument in Barcelona

Wrapping up vaccinations, reactivating economy and make some progress in dialogue over independence issue, hottest topics of new season

Pedro Sánchez remains coy over his attendance at negotiations scheduled for third week of September

Josep Lluís Alay defends trips after New York Times probes links between Moscow and former Catalan president  

Pontiff calls for dialogue, says ideologies should be avoided but there is no need to "give up" positions

Madrid pledges dialogue ‘within the law’, but some pro-independence parties are wary of taking a seat at the negotiating table

Marc Sanjaume, PhD in Political Science, believes Spanish president Sánchez was ‘very brave’ to release 2017 referendum organizers

General secretary of supranational body speaks out in favour of talks between Catalan and Spanish administrations

Catalan head prepares Agreement for Amnesty and Self-Determination ahead of September’s dialogue table

Madrid says focus should be on day-to-day economic issues rather than constitutional question 

Victòria Alsina says possible multi-million euro Court of Auditors fine for independence push seeks "civil death" of 40 officials