Parliamentary sessions to swear in Torra set for Saturday and Monday
Speaker confirms JxCat MP as presidential candidate after consulting Catalonia’s political parties
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Ciutadans urges Rajoy not to lift direct rule of Catalonia
Albert Rivera says Madrid will need to be "vigilant" and new government cannot be trusted until it admits last one was "wrong"
Constitutional Court suspends bill to remotely swear in president
Puigdemont bid blocked as presidency law amendment put on hold while judges consider Spanish government appeal
Juncker insists dialogue is needed in Catalonia to solve crisis
European Commission president says mediation would only be possible if Spain asks for it
Jailed speaker tells judge her imprisonment would happen 'nowhere else'
Spanish Supreme Court opens door to lower charges to ‘conspiracy to commit rebellion’ or ‘sedition’
Juncker would meet with Catalan president ‘depending on’ subject
The European Commission representative in Barcelona, Ferran Tarradellas, explained that a potential meeting will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis
Speaker urges 'return to basic European pillars' to defend 'democratic values, rights and freedoms'
Roger Torrent meets the consular corps in Barcelona on Europe's Day and says Catalonia is "strongly pro-Europe"
Law to elect Puigdemont challenged in court
Spanish government appeals Catalan regulation enabling a swearing-in at a distance
Parties unimpressed by decision to keep Puigdemont as candidate
With the courts expected to block JxCat’s bid, uncertainty remains over who will lead Catalonia’s next government
Consultative body greenlights challenge to law to swear in Puigdemont
Path for Spanish government to take legal provision to the Constitutional Court cleared
Intense week in Spanish Supreme Court begins
Judge Pablo Llarena, overseeing the case against pro-independence leaders, summons all those being prosecuted not currently in jail
Lawyers of Catalan leaders in jail or abroad say ‘problem’ lies with ‘Madrid’
At first Catalan Congress in Defence of the Rule of Law, advocates call for “patience”
JxCat propose to swear in Carles Puigdemont as president
Leader of unionists Ciutadans calls on Spanish government to act before law enabling Puigdemont to be sworn in from Germany comes into effect
JxCat MPs travel to Berlin to meet deposed president Puigdemont
The pro-independence group set to debate options for swearing in a president
ERC to change tactics to achieve independent Catalonia
Party aims to generate “most favourable circumstances” to force Spain to negotiate