Catalan parliament names Junts' Anna Erra new speaker
Former mayor of Vic replaces ousted Laura Borràs as chamber head after pro-independence bloc finds consensus despite divisions
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Who is Anna Erra, the new Catalan parliament speaker?
Pro-independence figure chosen by Jordi Turull has been mayor of Vic since 2015
Part of '3%' corruption case involving former CDC officials shelved
Ex-government officials accused of illegally financing party
Puigdemont requests annulment of legal proceedings against him
Defence of exiled pro-independence MEPs argues courts should abide legal reform of Spanish government eliminating sedition
President announces Catalonia-Southern France port pollution pact
Ports of Barcelona, Tarragona, Marseille, Nice and Toulon will set shared criteria on contamination levels
Supreme Court keeps lower sentences for many sexual assault perpetrators after new consent law
Over 1,000 convictions lowered across Spain due to legal loophole
Foreign minister visits Tunisia to work toward Mediterranean macroregion
Meritxell Serret seeks to strengthen links with northern Africa and cooperation on climate change
Acting Vic mayor Anna Erra set to become new parliament speaker
Pro-independence Junts proposes central Catalonia MP as replacement for convicted Laura Borràs
Socialists in Barcelona increase votes distance with Barcelona en Comú’s Ada Colau
New local election vote count gives 324 ballots more to PSC, keeping Jaume Collboni’s 10 representatives in plenary
Parliament confirms ousting of speaker Borràs after corruption sentence
Pro-independence politician to be replaced on June 9, deal between parties on candidate unclear
Ciudadanos leader Inés Arrimadas quits politics after election freefall
Politician won Catalan election in 2017 as one of dominant voices against push for independence
Parties rush to choose candidates for snap general election
President Aragonès to meet ERC, Junts, CUP and Comuns on Wednesday to explore possible pacts for July 23
2017 parliament bureau members disqualified for four months over allowing independence motions
Politicians retrialed after originally convicted to 20-month ban from public office
Ciudadanos confirm they will not run in July general election
Liberal party has suffered poor election results since reaching peak as strongest unionist voice during Catalan independence push
Catalan president calls for 'unity' from pro-independence parties in Spanish elections amid surge of far-right
Pere Aragonès does not expect snap election in Catalonia
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