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First session in Barcelona, preceded by presidents' meeting, without junior Catalan government coalition partner 

Pedro Sánchez remains coy over his attendance at negotiations scheduled for third week of September

Measure announced by Spanish president will affect whole of Spain after 13-month obligation

Catalan and Spanish political figures to speak at Cercle d'Economia with Italian prime minister and South Korean president

Madrid rejects paper arguing politicians were not convicted for expressing their ideas

Letter sent to Spain’s president demands release of jailed leaders and for charges against pro-independence supporters to be dropped

Pedro Sánchez pledges full inoculation for 15m by mid-June and 25m by mid-July, with 87m doses being delivered by September

Aid will focus mainly on hospitality, catering, SMEs, and the tourism sector

Head of state to tour car manufacturer Seat's plant; monarch's past visits have been met with protests

Madrid grants emergency powers to regional governments amid surging coronavirus numbers, and pledges to extend the measure until May

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

Employees will have a paid allowance and will have to make up for time, as Catalan government welcomes decision

Unionist Ciutadans' bid to strip him of his MP status rejected by Catalan Parliament, which has appealed matter to Supreme Court