Supreme Court confirms charges against exiled independence leaders
High court rejects appeals by ex-ministers Comín and Serret and is now free to suspend former as Catalan MP
High court rejects appeals by ex-ministers Comín and Serret and is now free to suspend former as Catalan MP
Electoral authority blocks appointment of three Catalan MEPs-elect who are either in jail or exiled, including former president
Former president does not specify procedure means, but hopes for a response before July 2
Antonio Tajani says decision to suspend registration of Spain's MEPs was "administrative" and not political
Cases set to go to EU Court of Justice as Spain prevents lawyers' latest attempts to have their clients sworn in
Spain's prosecutor sides against politicians' request; electoral authority obliges them to go to Madrid to take up their seats
Socialdemocrats, Liberals and Greens representatives call on chamber head Tajani to clarify decision
Parliamentarians sympathetic to their cause sign an open letter to chamber head Antonio Tajani urging that Puigdemont, Comín and Junqueras be accepted as representatives
Newly-elected MEPs from exile or prison are expected to face a series of challenges
Electoral authority gives green light for Junqueras and Comín to participate via video link, with Puigdemont also demanding to appear
Yet, unionist party welcomes electoral authority's ban on former ministers running in European election as "logical"
JxCat names "temporary" candidates to stand in for three exiled leaders barred from EU elections
Former president will head candidacy and has pledged to return to Catalonia if he wins a seat
Toni Comín explains that on October 1 it became clear that "Spain didn't care about its international reputation" and was prepared to "violate civil rights"
Magistrate in charge of independence case faces hearing on September 4, after litigation presented by Puigdemont and officials in Brussels