Catalan government makes first step to recover suspended laws
Spanish Constitutional Court temporarily canceled legislation on gender equality, climate change, cannabis consumers associations and social protection
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Candidate Manuel Valls attacks literature award winner over 'political prisoners'
Barcelona mayor calls former French prime minister’s attitude "histrionic and out of place"
Jailed leaders to defend 'legitimacy' of referendum in trial
Former vice president says he expects he will "probably" be sentenced to prison, but that won't make him give up on independence
Deposed exiled minister speaks at Perpignan event
Lluís Puig participated in an act presenting the Council for the Republic entity, in the town in so-called Northern Catalonia
‘Democratic indignation’ at referendum trial’s potential guilty verdict, says Torrent
The parliament speaker also rejected a theoretical swearing in of Carles Puigdemont as president: “nothing has changed”
PP tweets ‘mistake’ video where child asks for Sánchez’s death
The supposedly humorous video was quickly taken down and replaced with an apology
Spanish socialists would win over 28% of votes, according to new poll
Regards Catalonia, ERC would get 4.7%, CatECP 2.7%, and PDeCAT 1.4%
Torra links fight against far right with struggle for freedoms in Catalonia
The Catalan president also challenged his Spanish counterpart to make concrete proposals, speaking during an official trip
People's Party wants to prevent Puigdemont from earning public money
PP's leader Pablo Casado believes Catalonia wants to exit liquidity fund to avoid controls in order to spread "pro-independence propaganda"
Several events outside prisons remember jailed leaders during festive season
Thousands gather for Christmas concert and for New Year's Day by Lledoners penitentiary with Puigdemont via video
PP and Cs insist Spain must suspend Catalonia's self-rule again after Torra speech
Arrimadas says President is a "public danger" while the leader of the People's Party in Catalonia defines him as the head of a "sect"
Torra urges Spain to engage in “credible, honest and bold dialogue”
Catalan president says his government will recover social laws suspended by the Spanish Constitutional Court
Referendum case trial to mark Catalonia's near future
Long prison sentences for political leaders could inflame conflict with Spain again, and might force snap elections soon after local and European votes
Court investigates Catalan public media directors over referendum
TV and radio heads to face judge on January 23
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