Spanish government sets final deadline: Thursday 10am
Mariano Rajoy ignores Puigdemont’s call for a meeting and mentions that he is ready to implement the Constitutional provision to suspend Catalonia's self-rule
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Puigdemont calls Rajoy for a two-month negotiation period
Catalan president asks his Spanish counterpart to stop “repression” but does not clarify whether or not he declared independence
Decisive hours before Puigdemont’s big decision
The Catalan president has until Monday 10am to clarify whether he declared independence last Tuesday
Spain urges president to resist calls to declare Catalan republic
Central government appeals to Carles Puigdemont to ignore demands by allies to initiate independence and to return to “legality”
Slovenian parliament rejects police violence on October 1
Two commissions debate Catalan independence referendum and pass motion supporting universal right to self-determination
Juncker says EU mediation on Catalonia impossible “if only one side asks” for it
European Commission president admits he is “deeply concerned”
Pressure mounting on Catalan government to lift independence suspension
Left-wing CUP and main pro-Catalan state civil organization ask Puigdemont’s cabinet to make the move after Spain’s lack of response to calls for dialogue
Council of Europe Assembly 'shocked' by police violence against Catalan referendum voters
Members hold debate on "the need for a political solution" for Catalonia and some suggest "international mediation"
65,000 defend Spain's unity in Barcelona
Protesters refuse dialogue with the Catalan executive on independence, some demanding prison sentences for "rebellion and sedition" against indy leaders
Catalan president shows disappointment with self-government suspension threat
Puigdemont given five days to confirm if he declared independence and three to rectify
Catalan and Spanish governments should agree on mediator, Puigdemont proposes
Speaking to CNN, the Catalan president said he is willing to talk without “preconditions”
The two main Spanish parties agree to set up commission for Constitutional reform
Agreement reached between Spanish president Mariano Rajoy and leader of the opposition Pedro Sánchez one day after Carles Puigdemont’s speech in parliament
International media stress Catalan president’s willingness to negotiate
News outlets say that it is up to the Spanish government to take the next step
Rajoy opens the door to suspending Catalonia’s self-rule
Spanish president asks Puigdemont to clarify if he declared the independence
How long should the mediation period suggested by Puigdemont take?
While President talked about “weeks”, far-left pro-independence CUP suggests one month as deadline
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