Roger Torrent: the youngest Parliament president
Unlike his predecessor, Torrent has been an insider of Esquerra Republicana since he entered the party at 19 years old
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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
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
Audiovisual sector warns Spanish Tax Office claim puts industry at risk
Catalan media representatives claim tax burden on TV3 broadcaster endangers 15,000 jobs
JxCat determined to swear in Puigdemont “by end of January”
Spanish government will "immediately and without hesitation" appeal against potential appointment in absentia, says spokesman
Jailed Catalan leaders give up on unilateral path to independence
Grassroots leaders Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, as well as minister Joaquim Forn, appeared before the Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday
Hearing to decide on Catalan pro-independence leaders' incarceration underway
Former ANC president Jordi Sànchez tells judge he does not back unilateral independence
Catalonia International Social Film Festival receives almost 300 submissions
This represents 89 more films than 2017, coming from 41 countries around the world
Blackface at Epiphany parade sparks outrage
In some Catalan towns a white actor in black facepaint interprets Balthasar, one of the Three Kings bringing presents to children
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
No alternative to Puigdemont, insists JxCat
Puigdemont’s candidacy warns that any other option would mean “accepting Article 155”
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”
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