‘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
government
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
Over 24m visitors to Catalans museums last year
Increase of 6% is released just in time for Night of Museums event May 19
The EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform calls for 'unconditional lifting of direct rule'
A group of MEPs meet Carles Puigdemont in Berlin to analyze the current political situation
Spanish government will not attend Torra’s inauguration
Plans for a restrained event with no guests present “degrades institution,” says Madrid
Failed extraditions show 'justice will win,' says Catalan president-elect
Parliament speaker and pro-independence forces celebrate news while CatECP party condemn Spanish judiciary
Rajoy accepts meeting new Catalan president Quim Torra
Spanish president says they can only talk about issues "within the law"
EPP and Social Democrats accuse newly elected Catalan president of making ‘racist comments’
European political parties of PP and PSOE cast "doubts" on Quim Torra's "fitness for the job"
Spanish president only EU leader to not attend summit with Kosovo
Other 4 member states of the Union which do not recognize Balkan country will be present at the meeting
Torra offers to reinstate sacked ministers in jail or abroad
Spanish government says deposed officials “cannot be ministers” again and appointing them would lead the executive to reconsider ending direct rule