Politics

Socialists and anti-austerity Comuns say cabinet is 'weak' while CUP demands referendum and right-wing unionists call to avoid repeating 2017 events

Environmentalists and hesitation within Catalan government due to effects on nature reserve thwart €1.7bn investment

Free nursery school, renewable energy law, €3.5bn extra in 2022 budget, among new measures announced by Pere Aragonès in parliament

Former leader has resumed his agenda as MEP pending a hearing in Sardinia on October 4

Former Catalan president confirms he will appear in person before Sassari Court of Appeals on October 4

Demonstrations were seen in Ireland, Belgium, and France, while some MEPs denounced the detention of the former Catalan president

Former Catalan president asserts he is 'right' to demand ECJ protect his rights and condemns 'persecution' against him

Former Catalan president will be free to travel around the European Union ahead of his court date

Several hundred gathered near the Italian consulate in Barcelona on Friday morning, while a major demonstration is planned for Sunday

Leader to appear before judge on Friday at 2 pm as confusion on whether arrest warrant on him is at the moment active continues

Spanish president Pedro Sánchez says it is "obvious" the former Catalan leader must face justice, while reaffirming that dialogue is "more important than ever"

Belgian and German courts have never accepted handing former president in to Spain

5,000 more social flats a year, independence talks with Spain and promoting Catalan language among priorities for current term

Bid to solve independence dispute through dialogue seen as a "step backward"

Governments met in Barcelona on Wednesday, kickstarting high-stakes negotiation