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Vice president Aragonès says Madrid "took note" of idea without accepting or rejecting it

Oriol Junqueras welcomes recent meeting between Catalan and Spanish leaders and believes referendum is only way out

According to Inés Arrimadas, protests against Spanish government visit meant "success of separatist commandos"

Heavy security measures while gathering sparks pro-independence protests

Ciutadans party takes government to court and warns of further legal actions if protests turn violent

Madrid rules out summit including ministers from both executives

Spanish president responds by accusing Pablo Casado of "authoritarian opposition"

Catalan government would prefer summit between both governments but is considering Spanish president’s formal request to meet

Pro-independence leader opens door to "unilateral way" and warns Pedro Sánchez's time is ending

Pedro Sánchez compares Catalan independence with Brexit in Congress and claims both are based on "invented grievances"

Party non-aligned on national issue calls on Barcelona and Madrid to use "another tone and policies"

40 years after it was passed, most Catalans would vote against the text

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, in exile, and former deputy Oriol Junqueras, in jail, also called to speak as witnesses

Jailed leaders have “protection and guarantees of rule of law,” says Pedro Sánchez’s executive

Unionist party head courts controversy after linking Catalonia and UK enclave with "destruction of Spain" that began with terrorist attacks in 2004