Spain’s Constitutional Court denies jailed MPs freedom
Oriol Junqueras and Jordi Sànchez asked to be released while court decides on their case
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German court turns down prison request for Puigdemont
Schleswig-Holstein court still sees no reason to extradite him for rebellion despite new information sent by Spain
Ciutadans to challenge Catalan president’s inauguration in court
Unionist party aims to suspend the appointment of Quim Torra
Parliament speaker says keeping direct rule “illegally” is “unconceivable”
Roger Torrent visits pro-independence officials in three Madrid prisons
Rajoy demands ‘viable’ Catalan government
The Spanish president expressed he wants an executive capable of “serious” dialogue to recover “institutional normality”
Torra to send letter to European leaders requesting help in solving crisis
In an interview, the new Catalan president insisted on the legitimacy of nominations for ministers
‘No grounds’ to challenge nominated ministers, argues head of PSC
Appointing officials in prison or abroad is “not illegal” but it is “a big mistake,” says Miquel Iceta
Spain won’t lift Article 155
The decision was made by Spanish president Mariano Rajoy in meeting with PSOE and Cs party following Quim Torra’s minister nominations
Nominated ministers are ‘provocation,’ warns Spain
Deposed Catalan president celebrated news, as did pro-independence parties and proposed officials
Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials
The nominees for the new executive include incarcerated officials Josep Rull and Jordi Turull as well as deposed ministers abroad Toni Comín and Lluís Puig
If Spain ‘censures’ reinstatement of officials it will be acting like ‘dictatorship,’ says deposed minister
Lluís Puig, minister of culture deposed by the Spanish government, criticizes that “Spain is lecturing” Belgium and Germany over European arrest warrants and the judicial system
Catalan president writes to Rajoy calling for meeting to engage in dialogue
Quim Torra wrote to the Spanish president to speak "without conditions"
Torra is the ‘Le Pen’ of Spanish politics, says Socialist leader
PSOE party head says Catalan president represents the “opposite” of constitutional values
Madrid warns it will 'take action' if jailed officials are reinstated
“There cannot be dialogue outside the law,” says Spanish government spokesman
259 public servants fired by Spain using direct rule
Catalan administration “never worked so badly,” claim workers’ report
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