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"The virus can come back and impact us in a second wave," says Pedro Sánchez

Madrid defends "unprecedented" €16bn transfer plan to Spanish regions

Congress greenlights plan by president Pedro Sánchez to prolong emergency lockdown measures

Emergency measures to last until June 21 after separate deals with unionist Cs, Basque nationalists, and pro-independence ERC

Catalan president wants powers over key services such as healthcare to be returned to regional governments

Spanish government’s new measure aimed at fighting poverty is expected to be approved next week

Prolongation passes after initial uncertainty when pro-independence parties said they would vote No

Macron believes measure is not “the most effective or realistic,” while French Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona “flatly” rejects it

Pro-independence JxCat would abstain in upcoming vote on extension in exchange for more powers for Quim Torra

Pedro Sánchez says regional governments will "regain their full decision-making capacity"

Pedro Sánchez looking for support after only managing to pass latest prolongation at the eleventh hour

Fourth extension of emergency measures passed after deal struck with Ciudadanos and Basque National Party

Spanish president announces there will be an official day of mourning during Phase 1 of lockdown de-escalation process

Basque Nationalist Party and Ciudadanos confirm their support for the measure at the eleventh hour

Catalonia's governing parties demand easing of lockdown be carried out by health regions and not provinces