‘Nobody has done more harm to Spain in less time’: clash over Catalonia in congress
PP and Cs accuse Sánchez of “selling the nation” while Spanish president calls them “liars” and “turncoats”
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Barcelona mayor to avoid Spanish king reception during MWC
The Catalan government has stated that president Torra will attend the congress
Opposition grows impatient with government over budget
Catalunya en Comú Podem puts forward two bills, while Socialists urge president Torra to call election if he lacks parliamentary support for spending plan
‘If the price of defending self-determination is my personal liberty, I’ll pay it,’ says Torra
The Catalan president denounced that prosecuted pro-independence leaders are being seen as “guilty of being democrats” while speaking in Brussels with Puigdemont
Unionist Cs party rules out agreements with Pedro Sánchez after election
Socialists also reject post-electoral alliances with conservative groups, arguing for "dialogue with Catalonia within the law"
'Political issues need to be dealt with through political solutions' - Flanders leader
Catalan president Quim Torra met with the Belgian MP in Brussels on Monday
Spain vetoes Catalan police to guard president in Brussels trip
Banned conference of Torra and predecessor Puigdemont to be held in Belgian capital hotel
Spain's foreign minister backs EU's decision to cancel Puigdemont-Torra event
Josep Borrell describes Brussel's motives for canceling talk by pro-independence leaders as "reasoned and reasonable"
Sánchez calls on a ‘moderate and sensible’ Spain ahead of election
Cs says it’s “prepared to govern and win” and PP warns of pro-independence “chaos”
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
Socialists would win elections but PP Cs and Vox close to absolute majority, say surveys
Following the Spanish 2019 budget being voted down, Sánchez called snap elections for April 28
Cancellation of parliament conference ‘damages the democratic credibility of the EU’ - Catalan leaders
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"
'Stopping independence bid at stake:' parties react to snap election
Pro-independence party accuses Spanish president of "irresponsible" as opposition head says "only PP can face independence challenge"
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