Catalan delegation welcomed in Madrid as first meeting of ‘negotiating table’ gets underway
8-strong Catalan team met by 7 Spanish cabinet members at Moncloa, home of Spanish government
8-strong Catalan team met by 7 Spanish cabinet members at Moncloa, home of Spanish government
First summit to take place in Madrid with 16 officials sitting at the table, with a potential vote by Catalans on any deal as final aim of process
People's Party had accused head of government of usurping public functions
The date is set, but who will form the Catalan delegation and the contents of the first meeting are yet to be set
Pedro Sánchez accepted this date to begin talks after Quim Torra rejected the Spanish leader's proposal of next Monday
The Catalan and Spanish governments are due to begin the negotiation table soon, but have not yet found a date to start talks
Spanish government says talks will start next week, while EU parliament president welcomes Catalan-Spanish dialogue
JxCat spokesperson says presence of figure is an "obligation" while ERC avoids making issue a red line
Quim Torra blames media reporting and not coronavirus for why Mobile World Congress was called off
Madrid reluctant to include rapporteur, with part of pro-independence camp pushing for it
Pedro Sánchez unveils 44-point document responding to demands put forward by last three Catalan leaders in meeting with Quim Torra
Quim Torra and Pedro Sánchez due to meet on Thursday to kick off "negotiation table" as snap election approaches
First meeting between Quim Torra and Pedro Sánchez in over a year
President was already convicted pending appeal for a similar case and stripped of his MP status
Madrid had said discussions would be on hold due to snap election