Catalonia 2021-2022: uncertain talks with Spain, infrastructure plans v climate change, and end of Covid
Wrapping up vaccinations, reactivating economy and make some progress in dialogue over independence issue, hottest topics of new season
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Spanish president says 'progress' in Catalonia-Spain talks more important than his presence
Pedro Sánchez remains coy over his attendance at negotiations scheduled for third week of September
'Normal' Russia visits were to prepare conferences and interviews, Puigdemont aide claims
Josep Lluís Alay defends trips after New York Times probes links between Moscow and former Catalan president
Pope Francis, on Catalan crisis: Spain needs to 'come to terms' with its history
Pontiff calls for dialogue, says ideologies should be avoided but there is no need to "give up" positions
Spain cools on referendum as Catalan government divided ahead of talks
Madrid pledges dialogue ‘within the law’, but some pro-independence parties are wary of taking a seat at the negotiating table
Why did Spain free independence leaders? - exploring the reasons behind the pardons
Marc Sanjaume, PhD in Political Science, believes Spanish president Sánchez was ‘very brave’ to release 2017 referendum organizers
UN head on pardons: 'Conditions to allow dialogue to prosper always very important'
General secretary of supranational body speaks out in favour of talks between Catalan and Spanish administrations
‘There will be no self-determination referendum,’ Spanish president tells congress
Catalan head prepares Agreement for Amnesty and Self-Determination ahead of September’s dialogue table
Catalan government calls for 'end of repression' ahead of crucial meeting with Spanish president
Madrid says focus should be on day-to-day economic issues rather than constitutional question
Pardons 'not end of Catalonia-Spain conflict,' says foreign minister
Victòria Alsina says possible multi-million euro Court of Auditors fine for independence push seeks "civil death" of 40 officials
Supreme Court rejects urgent unionist plea to send independence leaders back to jail
Magistrates will not put pardons immediately on hold as requested, but final decision on legal challenges is still pending
Pro-independence leaders out of jail: what next?
Right-wing parties appeal against pardons, political dialogue, leaders barred from running in elections and European human rights court ruling regardless, among future scenarios
Independence leaders walk free following Spain’s pardons after 3.5 years in prison
Nine politicians and activists had been found guilty of sedition for leading Catalonia’s referendum push in 2017
Pardons for jailed independence leaders: How did we get here?
9 to 13-year prison sentences for sedition and misuse of funds followed 2017 independence referendum
Pardons for jailed leaders: bans from office excluded, conditional on not reoffending
Individuals will not be able to run for election until between 2027 and 2031 and grace measure can be reversed within next three to six years