New drought law approved with fines for councils that don't comply with water restrictions
Measure that sees investment in Catalan Water Agency to ensure drinking water was approved by Junts, ERC, Socialists, and PP
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Government and opposition fail to reach agreement on fight against drought
Water summit lasts four hours in executive headquarters but groups disagree on possible sanctions on water wasting
Government could drop drought sanctions at water summit with parliamentary groups
25% of municipalities do not comply with new drought decree approved in chamber last week
Brussels estimates cost of making Catalan, Basque, and Galician official EU languages at €132M
European Commission bases estimations on 2015 report on the cost of making Irish official
Spanish economy minister named head of EU investment bank
Nadia Calviño will make "strong" president says lender's Board of Governors chair
Catalan independence referendum to be held within next four years, warns unionist MEP
Jordi Cañas of Ciudadanos says secessionist parties are 'gathering forces' for new vote during Sánchez's term
Podemos MPs leave left-wing Sumar coalition in Spanish Congress
Socialist spokesperson says crisis will not affect government
Miquel Iceta named Spain's new ambassador to UNESCO
Former Catalan Socialist leader served as Culture and Sports Minister for past two years
Conservative PP keeps block on renewal of Spain's top judicial body
People's Party warns there will be no agreement unless judiciary law is reformed
Sánchez says Geneva meeting with Junts 'first of many inside and outside Spain'
Socialists' talks with Esquerra Republicana will have a different mediator
Catalonia working to make Barcelona-Tokyo direct flight a reality
Minister of Foreign Affairs predicts that relations with Japan will take "definitive step forward" in 2024
Catalonia to reduce personal income tax for 2.6 million taxpayers
IRPF cut will benefit citizens earning €33,000 or less per year
Salvadoran diplomat supervises talks between Spain's Socialists and pro-independence Junts
Francisco Galindo Vélez oversees first meeting in Switzerland "in cordial and working atmosphere"
First legal case suspended in anticipation of amnesty law
Pro-independence protesters who blocked AVE high-speed rail in Girona see case pushed back
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Switzerland will mediate Junts-Socialist talks
Independent institution acts as intermediary for conflicts around the world and announced ETA's disbandment in 2018
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