President backs Catalan police to ‘defuse’ threat of fascist violence
Quim Torra insists society must deal with “disease” of far-right violence and aggression
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Calling independence referendum should be a crime, says PP leader
Casado threatens new self-rule suspension if president Sánchez relies on pro-independence parties to rule Spain
Catalan-Spanish bilateral commission to meet for first time in 7 years
Summit to take place on August 1 in Barcelona
Spain’s People’s Party meets in Barcelona amid internal crisis
Former minister Dolors Montserrat elected as PP spokesperson
Diplocat formally reopened
Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia was closed down by Spain during direct rule
Catalan independence flag banned from public square
Sant Cugat city council to challenge court decision
Puigdemont in Berlin: ‘I won’t take 20 years to set foot on Catalan territory’
Former president acknowledges new Spanish government’s “change of style and language” but calls for “action”
Torra to consular corps: ‘We Catalans will never give up on the right to self-determination’
The Catalan president denounced the “very serious and exceptional moment” and calls on diplomats’ support
Opposition rejects decision to close Catalan Parliament until October
Ciutadans accuse pro-independence majority of trying to “silence” them, while Socialists call the delay “nonsense”
Parliament not paying salary for MPs accused of rebellion
MPs not expected to meet for a new plenary session until October
Puigdemont’s freedom shows ‘nonsense’ of Catalan leaders imprisonment, says government
Cabinet to greet former president’s arrival in Belgium after extradition orders withdrawn
Socialist leader on Puigdemont: 'He wants to keep tensions as high as possible'
PSC head Miquel Iceta says party of former Catalan president is "hardening" its stance and "going to extremes"
Catalan foreign minister insists on debating prisoners and referendum at bilateral summit
Ernest Maragall meets two Spanish ministers in Madrid in run-up to intergovernmental meeting likely to be held next week
University cannot find 'any document' certifying new PP leader did a master’s
Pablo Casado got a postgraduate degree without going to class, and University now admits there is no "track record" of his essays
Lawmakers call for investigation into Spanish royal family corruption
Pro-independence and leftwing groups in Spain’s congress put forward motion on Monday
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