Meeting between Catalan and Spanish presidents comes to an end
Conversation lasts two and a half hours, separate press conferences expected soon
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Meeting of Catalan and Spanish presidents underway
Referendum again set to be central issue more than two years since leaders of both governments officially held talks
Parliament president condemns jailing of leaders at assembly of French-speaking regions
Speaker Roger Torrent informs Francophonie parliament in Quebec of “regression of rights and freedoms” in Catalonia
Five key points of upcoming Catalonia-Spain presidents meeting
Quim Torra willing to focus on holding an agreed independence referendum, while Pedro Sánchez wants to talk about sectoral issues
New Spanish legal challenge against Parliament's motion is 'bad news', says President
Socialists say they had "no other option" but to challenge text in Court
Die Linke leader says Catalan leaders 'can't be jailed for political reasons'
Bernd Riexinger confident Germany won't extradite Puigdemont
Spain steadfast in not allowing referendum
"The right to self-determination doesn't exist, it's not in our Magna Carta," says Spanish government spokeswoman ahead of meeting between presidents
New Spanish government to take pro-independence initiative to court for first time
Catalan Parliament passed a motion confirming commitment towards Catalan state on Thursday
Independence movement prepares 6km demo for National Day
If successful, it will be the seventh massive protest in a row on September 11
Rapper Valtonyc: 'I just sang, my crime is being left-wing, communist and pro-independence'
Artist convicted to three years in prison by Spain says he "fully trusts" Belgium not to extradite him
Catalan parliament agrees to ‘forum for dialogue” for all parties
Pro-independence motion also passes in face of fierce disagreement from unionists
Torra urges Spain to follow UK example and allow referendum
Ahead of meeting with Scottish First Minister next week, President highlights "peaceful and democratic agreement" between London and Edinburgh on independence vote
Spain grants Dukedom of Franco to dictator's granddaughter
New Spanish government considers modifying law to cancel title granted by People's Party executive just before being ousted
Pro-independence parties reject new threshold for EU parliament election
Regulation obliges member states to set a minimum of 2% to 5% of votes for a candidacy to get a seat in the chamber
President and speaker visit jailed leaders
Pro-independence supporters gather outside Catalan prisons calling for their release
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