Spain's acting president: 'Complying with the verdict implies following the ruling completely'
Pedro Sánchez calls for a "new era" and says that "coexistence needs to be restored in Catalonia"
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'Injustice has been served': Convicted Catalan leaders react to prison sentences
With jail terms ranging from 9 to 13 years, former officials and activists convicted over the 2017 referendum urge supporters to "keep going"
2017 referendum trial verdict imminent: how we got here
Push for independence has been growing since 2010, with a high-stakes 2017 involving Catalan institutions, civil society, and Spain's government, police and judiciary
Spanish government takes 'civil disobedience' motion to court
Madrid asks judiciary also to suspend resolution on self-determination and to warn Catalan cabinet of possible criminal charges
Local campaign to reclaim spoils of war seized by Franco regime
Some town councils in Girona area coming together to demand return of cash taken from them at end of Civil War
Leo Messi reveals he considered leaving Barcelona after tax problems
The footballer says he felt “mistreated” by the Spanish authorities, leading to the “worst moments” of his career
Catalan minister calls Spain’s lawsuit against three new delegations abroad ‘inadmissible’
Madrid challenges in court plan to open new offices in Mexico, Argentina, and Tunisia
Spanish government asks high court to issue warning to Catalan parliament speaker
Madrid says Roger Torrent has the "duty to impede" any measure contravening Constitutional Court rulings
Torra challenges order to remove yellow ribbons, but most ministers comply
Deadline for taking down symbols deemed partisan from government buildings expired on Friday at 3 pm
President to face motion of no confidence on October 7
Ciutadans will present their leader Lorena Roldán as replacement, but move is set to fail
Spain could suspend Catalonia’s self-rule ‘without a problem’ despite having an acting government
President Sánchez hints at applying Article 155 as exiled independence leader Puigdemont accuses him of electoralism
Government commits to ‘moving forward’ towards Catalan republic
Cabinet, Barcelona mayor, and pro-independence movement among those praising referendum on second anniversary
Two years since the Catalan referendum: a contested story with its verdict looming
Role of voters, leaders, police, public money and ballot boxes that day will be weighed by judges shortly, as October 1, 2017 still shapes politics in the country
Activists’ jailing ‘baseless,’ says defense
Spanish government calls on Catalan president to condemn “potential violence”
Spain’s government to challenge motions on self-determination, amnesty and police
“They are an attack on coexistence among Catalans,” says Madrid cabinet spokesperson