Catalan government on hold as president studies legal action against Madrid
Spanish government blocks reinstatement of ministers in jail and abroad
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New Catalan government still up in the air
Spanish executive opposes appointing ministers from previous cabinet who are in jail or abroad
Ciutadans to challenge Catalan president’s inauguration in court
Unionist party aims to suspend the appointment of Quim Torra
Spanish court blocks appointment of would-be Catalan ministers in jail
Jordi Turull and Josep Rull requested permission to take up their posts
Parliament speaker says keeping direct rule “illegally” is “unconceivable”
Roger Torrent visits pro-independence officials in three Madrid prisons
Five injured as group in balaclavas damage pro-independence installation
Row starts with the removal of yellow crosses in favor of jailed officials and ends with five injured and around thirty identified by police
Torra visits imprisoned officials
The Catalan president arrived at the Estremera prison in the morning and is then set to visit Alcalá-Meco and Soto del Real, all holding Catalan leaders
Torra to send letter to European leaders requesting help in solving crisis
In an interview, the new Catalan president insisted on the legitimacy of nominations for ministers
‘No grounds’ to challenge nominated ministers, argues head of PSC
Appointing officials in prison or abroad is “not illegal” but it is “a big mistake,” says Miquel Iceta
Spain won’t lift Article 155
The decision was made by Spanish president Mariano Rajoy in meeting with PSOE and Cs party following Quim Torra’s minister nominations
Nominated ministers are ‘provocation,’ warns Spain
Deposed Catalan president celebrated news, as did pro-independence parties and proposed officials
Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials
The nominees for the new executive include incarcerated officials Josep Rull and Jordi Turull as well as deposed ministers abroad Toni Comín and Lluís Puig
If Spain ‘censures’ reinstatement of officials it will be acting like ‘dictatorship,’ says deposed minister
Lluís Puig, minister of culture deposed by the Spanish government, criticizes that “Spain is lecturing” Belgium and Germany over European arrest warrants and the judicial system
Torra is the ‘Le Pen’ of Spanish politics, says Socialist leader
PSOE party head says Catalan president represents the “opposite” of constitutional values
Madrid warns it will 'take action' if jailed officials are reinstated
“There cannot be dialogue outside the law,” says Spanish government spokesman