Catalan government seeks supports as budget vote uncertain
Pro-independence parties could get bill approved by backing political rivals in Barcelona and Spain
Politics
Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Spanish government overrides Supreme Court: ‘banks, not citizens, will pay mortgage tax’
Council of Ministers approves royal decree after controversial court ruling
Man jailed for plotting to kill Spanish president as revenge for Franco’s exhumation plans
Catalan police seized 16 firearms, including high-precision rifles and assault weapons, from his apartment in Terrassa
European People’s Party says Catalans ‘have not stopped defying the rule of law’
The EPP congress in Helsinki approves an emergency resolution stating “Catalan attempts at secession are contrary to law and democracy”
Suspected explosive device in Barcelona turns out to be belt buckle
Police evacuate passengers from Sants station after scanner revealed grenade-shaped object in case
Catalan president to ‘prepare path for international mediation’
Torra repeats he will not accept any guilty sentences against jailed leaders in upcoming trial, sparking criticism from opposition
Trial against 2017 push for independence: where are we now?
Q&A on when and what to expect in proceedings against 18 Catalan leaders, with help of criminal law professor Josep Maria Tamarit
New platform aims to gather '80%' of Catalans for right to decide
Organization is launched with the intention of reflecting Catalan society's rejection of political "repression"
Interior minister denies giving ‘orders’ to mayors over referendum
Miquel Buch, leader of an association of towns in 2017, appears in high court to answer charges of pressuring local governments to support independence vote
European Court of Human Rights rules Spain violated Basque leader’s right to fair trial
Pro-independence figure Arnaldo Otegi was incarcerated for six and a half years for allegedly following orders of ETA organization
Rapper Valtònyc’s extradition decision delayed due to legal query
Judge in Belgium wants European Court of Justice to clarify which Spanish law applies to artist’s conviction –next hearing January 22
Spain's prosecutor accuses Catalan authorities of influencing international coverage of referendum
Prosecution report on sentence requests for indicted leaders says major foreign media outlets used international press center to do "live reporting"
MEPs to request acting as international observers in trial against leaders
“We have no guarantees,” in the judicial process against independence, says French representative José Bové after delegation visits prisoners
Jailed officials invite unionist leaders to visit them in prison
Ciutadans and People’s Party claim the officials enjoy special privileges in the Catalan penitentiary
Jailed leader says ‘trial will weigh heavily in Spain’s history’
Oriol Junqueras, who is demanded 25 years behind bars, says any sentence other than absolution will be “unfair”
Latest updates and breaking news on politics and political affairs from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and Europe. Keep up to date with the territorial crisis and Catalonia’s independence push, stories from the Catalan government and parliament, latest developments in the Spanish government, and the decisions in Europe that affect our shores too.