Jailed Junqueras asks for verdict to be put ‘on hold’ until EU court ruling
Former Catalan vice president will have hearing over parliamentary immunity in Luxembourg on October 14
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Brussels backs exiled rapper's arguments against extradition
Valtònyc "optimistic" after EU Commission tells high court in Luxembourg that singer's offenses predate legislation underlying arrest warrant
Cs party proposes enabling Socialist government if pardon for Catalan leaders is ruled out
Albert Rivera calls on People’s Party to facilitate Pedro Sánchez’s presidency as a "state solution"
Jailed leader Junqueras reelected head of Esquerra
His team faces no opposition in what might be the former vice president’s last stint heading party
Judges overseeing president's trial step aside pending recusal call
High court to consider accusations by Quim Torra's lawyers that judges show "glaring lack of impartiality" in case charging government head with disobedience
Where it all started: 10 years since Arenys independence vote
Small town held non-binding poll sparking next decade’s push to vote on independence
Unionist parties call for EU arrest warrant reform over Puigdemont case
People’s Party urges European Parliament to take action, while Ciutadans will back new Justice Commissioner-to-be if he reviews extradition system
Automatic Spain snap election looming: left-wing talks fall short
Pedro Sánchez could settle for election on November 10 as time runs out to form functioning government
Why fewer people attended the National Day demonstration
600,000 people turned out for the 2019 pro-independence rally, with lack of unity among political parties one of the possible causes for the drop in participation
Spotlight on exile and migration in National Day institutional event
Traditional commemoration organized by Catalan authorities postponed until September 11 due to heavy rain the night before
Turkish dissident attends National Day rally to ‘challenge’ arrest warrant
Can Dündar visits Barcelona as part of a trip organized by Foreign Friends of Catalonia
600,000 turn out for independence on National Day, say local police
Barcelona's Espanya square and surrounding streets fill up with protestors in blue t-shirts with the motto 'Objective independence'
Thousands take to streets for independence on National Day
Barcelona's Espanya square fills up with protestors in t-shirts with the motto 'Objective independence' ready for the annual rally due to begin at 5.14pm
‘We hope National Day is for all Catalans one day’: unionists on September 11
Spain’s president claims he has reduced number of independence campaigners
Demonstrators begin to arrive in Barcelona for National Day protest
450,000 register in rally and over 1,200 buses bring independence supporters to Catalan capital for demonstration
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