Catalonia’s ruling coalition committed to declaring independence this week
Vice-president Junqueras says Spain has left “no other option”
October 25, 2017 08:14 PM
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Catalan president will not address Senate on Article 155
Carles Puigdemont decides not to attend debate in Spain’s upper house on suspending Catalonia’s self-government
October 25, 2017 04:28 PM
Would a snap election in Catalonia stop the self-rule suspension?
Spanish parties disagree on whether Madrid should go ahead with Article 155 if Puigdemont calls an early election
October 25, 2017 03:11 PM
10 million euros in social project subsidies blocked by Spanish treasury
Spain’s treasury has assured it will pay out the funds once it receives request from the government
October 25, 2017 01:37 PM
Illegal funding of Spain’s ruling party ‘amply demonstrated’, says prosecutor
Spain's judicial system is investigating if Rajoy’s party pocketed undeclared and illegal donations to pay bonuses to senior members of the PP
October 25, 2017 12:31 PM
Uncertainty over Catalan president’s next step
Doubts cast over Carles Puigdemont’s visit to the Spanish Senate, while government members warn that early elections will not stop Article 155
October 24, 2017 07:31 PM
MPs voting for independence to be held responsible, says Spanish minister
Catalá states that Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution will be enforced even if the Catalan president calls for snap elections
October 24, 2017 12:22 PM
Catalan socialists court division over Article 155
Local PSC officials openly reject plan to suspend Catalonia’s self rule, while leadership denies party split
October 23, 2017 07:54 PM
Possible takeover of Catalan public media condemned by journalistic organizations
Media organizations across Catalonia and Spain, as well as further afield, have joined in the attack on Spain's decicision
October 23, 2017 06:59 PM
EU says suspension of Catalan self-rule ‘within the constitutional order’
European Commission spokesman reiterates support in Brussels for “the constitutional and legal arrangements of Spain”
October 23, 2017 03:57 PM
Catalan Parliament to discuss response to self-rule suspension on Thursday
Pro-indy groups aim to hold a plenary session a day before the Spanish government’s takeover could come into effect
October 23, 2017 02:44 PM
Former Catalan president left out of Senate Commission that will discuss self-government suspension
José Montilla, currently a Socialist senator, tweeted that he has "known for long" what he has "to do" in the vote that will suspend Catalonia's self-rule
October 23, 2017 01:59 PM
Pro-independence parties would maintain an absolute majority in Parliament, according to survey
Left-wing party ERC would be the most voted, with pro-independence parties obtaining 47.9% of votes
October 23, 2017 01:24 PM
Pro-independence parties call Parliament meeting to respond to self-rule suspension
Pro-indy parties plan to hold a plenary session a day before the Spanish government ratifies the takeover
October 23, 2017 12:55 PM
Police violence in Catalonia is 'fake news', says Spanish minister
“If there was any use of force it was a limited one,” Foreign Affairs minister Alfonso Dastis told BBC
October 22, 2017 04:13 PM
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