Catalan president calls for ‘dialogue without conditions’ with Madrid
From Belgium, Quim Torra says he is keen to hear Spanish opposition leader’s proposals for Catalonia ahead of vote of no confidence
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Comín gives up proxy vote after Belgium rejects extradition
Catalan MP in Belgium will stop voting through a delegate in parliament
Vote of no-confidence in Spain to be discussed Thursday and Friday
Catalan pro-independence parties could be key to making it succeed
Viggo Mortensen joins Catalonia’s Òmnium Cultural
American actor becomes member of pro-independence organization
Jailed pro-independence leaders urge forming a government
Spanish government to appeal against law change to swear in Puigdemont
Will Puigdemont be reinstated as Catalan president?
Q&A on the investiture debate, find out about some key points so as to understand what could happen tomorrow
Puigdemont withdraws petition to delegate vote
Pro-independence leader is the nominated candidate in the debate to pick a new Catalan president to be held by January 31
Parliament president to announce candidate for Catalan presidency on Monday
With the round of talks with party leaders at an end, Carles Puigdemont is the only candidate on the table
JxCat asks for MPs in Brussels to be able to vote by proxy
If allowed, they would be able to vote in the investiture debate, as well as throughout the parliamentary term
The year in 10 images
From the mass demonstration in favor of hosting refugees to the independence declaration, it has been one of the most intense years ever in Catalonia
Referendum ‘yes’ vote campaign to begin on September 15
ANC, Òmnium, ERC, PDeCAT, CUP and Súmate among organizations presenting the push to choose independence on October 1
More international figures sign up to ‘Let Catalans vote’ manifesto
Some 50 personalities have joined the campaign with recent adherents including Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams, singer and activist Yoko Ono and former footballer Eric Cantona
Catalan referendum a ‘European challenge’ says National Pact for the Referendum member in Brussels
Francesc de Dalmases states Catalans will vote in October 1 independence referendum in meeting with think tanks, States representatives and foreign journalists
16 international personalities join the ‘Let Catalans vote’ manifesto
International personalities such as Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchú, Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams or US actor Viggo Mortensen have joined the ‘Let Catalans vote’ manifesto. The document, first published in 2014, supports the Catalans’ “democratic right to vote on their political future” and warns that “preventing Catalans from voting seems to contradict the principles that inspire democratic societies”. The manifesto now boasts 40 signatures, including Nobel Peace Laureate Ahmed Galai, vice-president of the Tunisian League for Human Rights and a member of the National Quartet Dialogue;South African archbishop and Nobel Peace Laureate, Desmond Tutu; and American linguist Noam Chomsky, among others.
Banned Catalan leader can't stand for EU Parliament either, says Spanish Court
Spain's Supreme Court dismissed Francesc Hom's appeal on Thursday to the sentence which banned him from holding political office for having allowed a symbolic vote on independence in 2014. Homs was former Catalan President Artur Mas’right-hand man. Homs, who was an MP for Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) in the Spanish Parliament at the time of the sentence had to leave his seat last week after the court banned him from holding public office for a period of 18 months. The magistrates have now added that he can’t stand for the European Parliament either, since the ban “applies to all areas”. Former Catalan President, Artur Mas and former Catalan Ministers Irene Rigau and Joana Ortega were also fined and banned from public office for the same case, which is regarded as a political action against Catalonia’s pro-independence aspirations.