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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Talks with Spain 'only viable way' out of Catalan crisis, president tells international press
Pere Aragonès insists on referendum and amnesty and says potential deal after talks with Madrid will be voted by Catalans
CDR pro-independence protest in Barcelona marks fourth anniversary of referendum
Leaders celebrate independence mandate of 2017 referendum at commemorative act
Catalan referendum 4 years on: independence camp still split on what's next
October 1, 2017 vote and Spanish police violence remain key in Catalan politics, but campaign for breakup with Spain now stuck
Catalan parliament to draft and seek approval of amnesty law in Spain's Congress
Chamber agrees to find support abroad for a negotiated independence referendum
'Catalonia does not have a king': Felipe VI greeted with protests at Barcelona Automobile fair
A few hundred attend pro-independence demonstration outside event inauguration
Guide to fourth independence referendum anniversary protests
Opposition blasts government infighting and threatens legal action if independence push resumes
Socialists and anti-austerity Comuns say cabinet is 'weak' while CUP demands referendum and right-wing unionists call to avoid repeating 2017 events
Spain approves 5-year airport plan that excludes Barcelona-El Prat expansion
Environmentalists and hesitation within Catalan government due to effects on nature reserve thwart €1.7bn investment
'Repression must end' for talks to succeed, says Catalan president to Spain in general policy debate
Puigdemont back in Brussels – will his arrest damage Catalonia-Spain talks?
Puigdemont says his arrest gives international coverage to the independence movement
Protests, condemnation, headlines: how the world reacted to Puigdemont’s arrest
Demonstrations were seen in Ireland, Belgium, and France, while some MEPs denounced the detention of the former Catalan president
Puigdemont attends cultural event in Alghero following his release
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