Ultra-conservative to head EU committee dealing with request to lift immunity of Catalan MEPs
Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki charged with drawing up proposal on whether to strip Puigdemont and Comín of parliamentary protection
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Parliament plenary session suspended after tension following Torra’s MP status
Unionist Ciutadans chanted ‘delinquent’ at Torra prompting the parliament speaker to halt proceedings
Major clash between government partners as president stripped of MP status
ERC accepts suspending Torra to avoid "risk of blocking parliament" while JxCat rejects it, warning of executive's "risk of collapsing"
No-deal Brexit could cost Catalan economy €2bn over 5 years
Business minister Àngels Chacón met with British Consulate representative on Monday
Parliament's top public servant gives order to withdraw Torra’s MP status
President responds government is at risk of collapsing and pressure now on speaker Torrent
Pro-independence activist Sànchez leaves prison on first 48-hour permit
He can enjoy 36 days of permit per year until he serves his nine-year jail sentence
Brussels activates Copernicus satellite to assess damage from Storm Gloria
MEPs call on European Union to provide emergency disaster aid and to help safeguard Ebre Delta wetlands
Catalan president denounces 'coercion' faced by parliament speaker to suspend him as MP
Quim Torra threatens "legal action" a day after Supreme Court confirmed his suspension by electoral board
Group of MEPs travel to Catalonia to visit Junqueras in prison
Irish member says it's "madness" that former president Puigdemont was unable to accompany them for fear of arrest
Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí to attend 'political' event in Perpignan on February 29
Former Catalan president and ministers will return to "Catalan soil" for first time since 2017
May 11 date set for full extradition hearing of former Catalan minister exiled in Scotland
Clara Ponsatí will become an MEP following Brexit on January 31
Supreme Court confirms suspension of President Torra as MP
Judges' provisional decision is pending further rulings and has already been rejected by Quim Torra
Exiled former Catalan minister faces extradition hearing in Scotland
Thursday sees Clara Ponsatí return to court despite being on verge of becoming MEP due to Brexit on January 31
Spanish government open to modifying crime of sedition
Offense for which Catalan independence leaders were imprisoned among new executive's proposals to reform criminal code
Spain's president proposes meeting Catalan leader in early February
Pedro Sánchez and Quim Torra sitting at table will mean kick-off of official talks over independence issue between governments
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