Puigdemont warns of “threat” against his reinstatement as president
The Together for Catalona leader says he wishes to return “with guarantees and all legitimacy” but “now it is not possible”
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Mixed reaction to idea of investing Catalan president at a distance
Pro-independence allies prefer to leave proposal in Parliament lawyers’ hands, while unionist groups rule out Puigdemont taking office from Brussels
Volunteers to clean up vandalized Republican trenches
The Civil War dugouts in Montgai were defaced in the last days of 2017 as “harm just for harm’s sake”
'Madness' and 'punishment': Catalan leaders react to court’s decision to keep Junqueras in jail
ERC representative says that the Catalan leader has been “kidnapped” and Puigdemont states that he’s a “hostage”
Junqueras’ imprisonment to be appealed in European institutions, says ERC spokesman
Party of jailed Catalan leader denounces that considering legal criteria, Junqueras shouldn’t be currently imprisoned
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”
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
Spain has had ‘limited progress’ in fighting corruption, says Council of Europe
The international organization says measures recommended in 2013 not yet fully implemented and urges authorities to do so “as soon as possible”