Prosecuted former cabinet ordered to pay €2.13m or face confiscation
Spanish Supreme Court gives two working days to Puigdemont government members after prosecuting all of them for misuse of funds
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Puigdemont extradition decision delayed
German court states it has exceeded regular deadline for final ruling, Catalan leader's defense blames Spanish judiciary
Exiled Catalan leader gets Swiss residence permit for five years
Former CUP MP Anna Gabriel to start a PhD at the University of Geneva
Spanish president rejects agreed referendum for Catalonia
Pedro Sánchez turns down Quim Torra’s request ahead of meeting with the pro-independence leader
Spanish government begins procedure to transfer jailed leaders to Catalan prisons
Prison service has already asked Supreme Court to confirm it no longer intends to issue further summons
Catalan president walks out of US reception calling Spanish ambassador’s speech 'offensive'
Quim Torra calls for high-ranking diplomat’s resignation and demands explanation from Spanish government
Catalan president to demand binding referendum from Spanish leader
Quim Torra says he will ask Pedro Sánchez to agree to a vote on self-determination when they meet in July
Indictment for pro-independence leaders confirmed
This could mean imprisoned officials will be suspended as MPs
‘Direct rule should not have been lifted,’ says leader of opposition
Inés Arrimadas, head of Ciutadans, accuses Torra’s government of “violating” rights of Catalans
Torra in Washington pledges to work until Republic is “internationally recognized”
“We have political prisoners and victims of repression again,” says president during Catalonia America Council inauguration
Parliament to debate rupture in society as requested by Cs
Spanish congress rejects dialgogue "without conditions" between Catalonia and Spain with votes of Socialists
Six Catalan delegations abroad reopened
Foreign affairs minister says “within six months” Catalonia will have more offices in other countries than when before Spain shut down all but one with direct rule
Podemos party leader visits jailed Catalan pro-independence head
Pablo Iglesias meets with Òmnium’s Jordi Cuixart in prison and says "democrats have to defend freedom of prisoners"
Forn requests freedom again but Spanish prosecutor opposes it
Former home affairs minister has been in pre-trial prison since November 2 last year
Puigdemont’s defense to request German court to reject extradition
Lawyers of former Catalan president expect final decision by mid-July
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