Torra: Sunday protest shows Catalan ‘change in attitude’
The president of Catalonia spoke following demonstration against the Supreme Court trial and in support of jailed leaders
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Following the Spanish 2019 budget being voted down, Sánchez called snap elections for April 28
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Torra and Puigdemont plan Catalan trial forum in alternative location
EU Parliament bans Puigdemont conference over 'security threats'
Conference by Catalan president and exiled pro-independence leader sparked outrage among unionist parties
'Spain ungovernable until solution found for Catalonia,' says government
Catalan government accuses Spanish president of "abandoning" dialogue and "giving in to pressure from the far-right"
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Spanish president calls snap general election for April 28
Pedro Sánchez calls fresh polls after government budget rejected
Spanish parties try to veto Puigdemont's talk in European Parliament
Socialists, People's Party, and unionist Ciutadans argue former president planned to "overthrow Spain's constitutional order"
Spanish official compares holding independence referendum with rape
Secretary of State for Global Spain uses controversial metaphor to say vote organizers went ahead without "permission"
UK Parliament speaker says he would accept debate on independence
John Bercow says MPs should have "freedom of speech" and "immunity" and remembers jailed leader Forcadell's visit
Parties resigned to snap election after failure to pass Spanish budget
Pro-independence camp refuses to accept blame for not backing Sánchez government's spending plan while unionist welcome new vote
Failure to pass budget in Spanish Congress raises chance of snap election
Pro-independence parties refuse to back the spending plan after Madrid takes no steps towards Catalonia's self-determination
Catalan president: trial 'attack on democracy and human rights'
Quim Torra asks international community to mediate in the Catalonia-Spain conflict and demands "dialogue" on self-determination to Madrid
Spanish president: pro-independence and right-wing parties 'fear' dialogue
Pedro Sánchez claims his government is alone in working for "a Catalonia in harmony with a united Spain"
Spanish government considering snap election on April 14
"If [Catalan] leaders are condemned, they have to serve until the last day," says Ciutadans head
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