Ciutadans calls for control of Catalan finances, police and public media
Albert Rivera urges Spanish president Mariano Rajoy to extend direct rule
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Quim Torra takes oath as Catalan president
Torra promises loyalty to the will of the Catalan people as represented by Parliament
Socialists propose updating rebellion crime to match events in Catalonia
PSOE warns direct rule could be used against new government, while Ciutadans calls for it to continue
Spanish government will not attend Torra’s inauguration
Plans for a restrained event with no guests present “degrades institution,” says Madrid
Spanish Supreme Court accuses Belgium of “lack of commitment”
Judges issuing the failed European arrest warrant for Catalan politicians say Belgian's decision is due to “ignorance of Spain’s legal framework”
Failed extraditions show 'justice will win,' says Catalan president-elect
Parliament speaker and pro-independence forces celebrate news while CatECP party condemn Spanish judiciary
Torra’s inauguration: sober and without guests
Catalan president to take oath mentioning neither the Spanish king nor the Constitution
President-elect comes under fire over Berlin trip
CatECP party critical of Torra’s meeting with Puigdemont in Germany, while socialists keen to know how the visit was funded
Belgium rejects extraditing Catalan leaders
Judge dismisses European Arrest Warrant issued by Spain over form irregularities
Rajoy accepts meeting new Catalan president Quim Torra
Spanish president says they can only talk about issues "within the law"
EPP and Social Democrats accuse newly elected Catalan president of making ‘racist comments’
European political parties of PP and PSOE cast "doubts" on Quim Torra's "fitness for the job"
Torra urges Rajoy to ‘fix time and place’ for first meeting
Newly elected Catalan president visits Carles Puigdemont in Berlin
Spanish president only EU leader to not attend summit with Kosovo
Other 4 member states of the Union which do not recognize Balkan country will be present at the meeting
Spanish president and opposition leader will respond to any ‘challenge’ from Catalonia
Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sánchez agree to continue monitoring country’s finances
Torra offers to reinstate sacked ministers in jail or abroad
Spanish government says deposed officials “cannot be ministers” again and appointing them would lead the executive to reconsider ending direct rule
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