Spain takes Catalan foreign offices to court over ‘separatist’ claims
Madrid asks Catalan high court to suspend delegations in Berlin, London, and Geneva
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Catalan leaders take battle for EU Parliament seats to Luxembourg court
Puigdemont, Junqueras, and Comín vow to defend posts won in European election after Spain blocked their oath of office
Spanish court to query EU on Junqueras' parliamentary immunity
Spain's high court to ask whether Oriol Junqueras should be allowed out of prison to take up seat as MEP
Catalan Parliament holds all-women session
Women's Parliament seeks to strengthen ties between women’s groups and politicians
Women still struggle for gender equality in Catalan politics
Monday's parliamentary initiative shows that female representation in public institutions is growing, but full parity is some way off
Catalan Parliament to hold all-women session
Initiative seeks to strengthen ties between women’s groups and female MPs and to promote their presence in politics
Fewer than one in four mayors in Catalonia are women
The number of women mayors increased by 27.33% since 2015
Exiled Catalan MEPs-elect ask EU high court to let them take up their seats
Unable to attend EU parliament, Puigdemont and Comín file suit in the EU Court of Justice, with decision "soon" expected
Will jailed and exiled Catalan MEPs ever get to sit in EU chamber?
With inaugural session in Strasbourg approaching, issue of pro-independence officials prevented from taking seats moves closer to European courts
Far-right Vox says Boris Johnson ‘would do a good job’ as British prime minister
Spanish party ‘very much agrees’ with Conservative leadership frontrunner
Foreign minister commits to 'avoiding the involution of the State' with a Spanish government that 'doesn't make matters worse'
The Foreign Minister denies there’s a “crisis” in the Catalan government in an interview with the Catalan News Agency
Six thousand expected to travel to Strasbourg for European Parliament protest
Council for the Republic says two charter planes will be travelling to the French city
European Parliament president ‘not in a position’ to treat Catalan leaders as future MEPs
Seat of jailed Oriol Junqueras will be left vacant by his European group
Jailed leaders urge Puigdemont’s party to help Sánchez retain Spain’s government
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull, and Josep Rull urge JxCat leadership to abstain in Socialist leader’s bid for reelection
Spanish government to challenge opening of new Catalan offices abroad
Spain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Borrell: delegations are "clearly harmful" to country’s interests
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