Politics

‘Diàleg Republicà’ is Junqueras’ backup plan after recent People’s Party calls to ban pro-independence manifestos

Decision due at 6pm amid doubts over whether the independence process affected Barcelona’s candidacy

Candidacies in favor of a Catalan state would add up 46.7% votes and unionists 42.4%, with a record-breaking turnout

One of the main bidders, the Catalan capital's candidacy might have weakened because of the political clash between Catalonia and Spain

Asking citizens is necessary, says European People's Party representative Franc Bogovic

Participants sing Franco dictatorship anthems and give nazi salutes

The European Commission president expresses full support to Rajoy's measures but states that "use of force" should be avoided

Miquel Iceta hopes Spain will take no further preventive measures against Puigdemont and government in exile

Parties also urged not to forget their social agendas by Camil Ros, secretary general of UGT Catalunya

Whether the Catalan presidents and his ministers are extradited or not, there will be problems, says Jurek Kuzkiewicz, senior writer at 'Le Soir' newspaper

Alfonso Dastis referred to penitentiary details requested by the Belgian justice in relation to Puigdemont's extradition order

Catalan president and former ministers appear in Brussels court on Friday but case is postponed while judge studies charges

Alfonso Dastis admits not having read Human Rights Watch report denouncing the attacks to citizens during the referendum 

ERC's Secretary general denounced that Rajoy wanted “to use live ammunition and deploy the army in Catalonia” if independence was pursued

‘The Spanish government wants us kneeling, submissive, but it will find us standing,’ writes Oriol Junqueras