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
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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
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
Spanish and Catalan presidents to meet on June 29 as imprisonments ‘no longer obstacle’ for talks
Date comes just two hours after the release of nine independence leaders
Protests greet conference by Spanish president announcing pardons for jailed Catalan leaders
Pro-independence groups call demonstrations ahead of Pedro Sánchez’s speech in Barcelona’s Liceu opera house
Catalan and Spanish presidents to meet in June after 40-minute 'productive' call
Talks between governments over independence issue could begin before summer
Call for amnesty in Catalonia backed by over 250 lawmakers in European and American parliaments
Letter sent to Spain’s president demands release of jailed leaders and for charges against pro-independence supporters to be dropped
State of alarm measures on evictions and rent to be extended beyond May
Ban on evicting vulnerable families and possibility of delay or partial forgiveness for large landlords now set to last until August
Spanish president commits to 70% vaccination target by end of August
Pedro Sánchez pledges full inoculation for 15m by mid-June and 25m by mid-July, with 87m doses being delivered by September
Dozens protest as King Felipe and Pedro Sánchez visit SEAT in Martorell
Catalan government skips event to demonstrate opposition to monarchy
Spanish king and president to visit SEAT Martorell factory this week
Monarch was met with widespread protests on last trips to Catalonia
Spain announces new €11 billion rescue package for businesses and self-employed
Aid will focus mainly on hospitality, catering, SMEs, and the tourism sector
Spanish officials privately concede renewed pro-independence government in Catalonia
Sánchez doesn’t see Illa leading next administration, while Endavant group rejects CUP entering power with ERC and JxCat
Catalan Socialist sworn in as Spanish minister following cabinet reshuffle
Miquel Iceta took the oath as territorial policy minister on Wednesday
A pandemic, political instability, and climate change: a look back at a gloomy 2020
An overview of the year from a Catalan perspective