EU court strips ex-Catalan leader of MEP immunity

The EU's General Court on Friday upheld a decision by the European Parliament to lift the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two fellow pro-independence allies.

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Spain will ‘never’ allow independence vote in Catalonia: PM

‘Freedom’: jailed Catalan separatists leave prison after Spanish government pardon

CONFIRMED: Spain approves pardons for jailed Catalan separatists

Spain to pardon jailed Catalan separatists on Tuesday

Spain’s PM heads to Catalonia ahead of pardon for separatists

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Spain’s right takes to streets to protest plan to pardon Catalan separatists

Spain’s top court opposes pardon for Catalan separatists

New Catalan leader vows to keep up independence fight

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Catalan separatist parties agree to form new government

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Catalonia to lift mobility restrictions after four long months

EU Parliament strips Catalan separatists of immunity

Third night of violence after Spain rapper protests

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Judges mull verdict in Barcelona terror attacks trial

Catalan separatists boost majority in regional election

FOCUS: Catalonia goes to the polls on Sunday but has separatism lost its spark?

Catalonia rivals kick off campaign but could coronavirus torpedo the vote?

Spain’s Health Minister quits in order to run for regional Catalan elections

Covid-19: Should Spain delay the start of the new school term?

What are Catalonia’s new Covid-19 restrictions?

Spain passes contested education bill

Catalonia tightens restrictions over Christmas and New Year

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LATEST: Catalonia delays lifting coronavirus restrictions amid worsening infection rates

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Catalonia prepares to ease Covid-19 restictions

Why Catalonia’s bars and restaurants are to remain closed for another ten days

‘Don’t speak’: Catalonia silences public transport users in bid to stop Covid infections

‘Don’t speak’: Catalonia asks public transport users in bid to stop Covid infections

How to celebrate Barcelona’s La Mercè fiesta in 2020

Selfie-seekers ignore social distancing rules at Catalonia’s highest peak

Catalonia extends public drinking ban for another two weeks

How likely is a full regional lockdown in Catalonia?

Coronavirus in Spain: Catalonia closes nightclubs and discos

Catalan prisons eye semi-open regime for jailed separatists

Charges against former Catalan police chief reduced to sedition

Madrid puts off separatist talks over Catalan snap election

Catalan crisis deepens as separatist tensions force snap election

Will Brexit bring immunity for wanted Catalan separtist in exile in Scotland?

Catalonia’s separatist president stripped of MP status

Two dead and eight injured in explosion at Catalan chemical plant

What does Spain’s new goverment mean for the Catalan crisis?

Spain’s Supreme Court blocks jailed Catalan separatist’s bid to take seat as MEP

Let jailed Catalan leader out to be sworn in as MEP, Spain’s State Attorney

Catalan president Quim Torra banned from holding public office over ‘disobedience’

Spain told by EU court that it should have freed Catalan MEP from jail to take office

IN PICS: Dozens injured in clashes outside Barcelona’s Camp Nou during El Clasico

Tight security ahead of planned protests as Barcelona play Real Madrid in El Clasico

‘Stay indoors’: Smoke warning as huge blaze rips through industrial waste plant near Barcelona

Barcelona: Catalan separatists plan ‘mass protest’ outside rearranged Clasico

Amnesty International demands immediate release of jailed Catalan leaders

Catalan president, Quim Torra, goes on trial for ‘disobedience’

Fewer Catalans now support independence from Spain: poll

Exiled Catalan minister Clara Ponsati hands herself in to police in Scotland

UPDATED: Police break up separatist protest on Spain-France route

WATCH: French riot police clear Catalan protesters at highway blockade on border with Spain

Catalonia protests: Separatists block Spain-France highway

Catalan leader denies ties to jailed radical separatists accused of terrorism

Posters slamming Catalan journalists as ‘information terrorists’ appear in Barcelona

ANALYSIS: How the Catalan independence movement proves the future of protest is high tech

WATCH: Catalan separatists stage protests as King of Spain visits Barcelona

IN PICS: ‘October 14 generation’ stage student protest camp in Barcelona

Spain’s far-right Vox rallies thousands in central Madrid

350,000 protesters flood Barcelona for separatist rally

Meet Catalonia’s ‘remainers’: The ‘silent majority’ who don’t want independence

Nearly 300 police injured in Catalan protests: Madrid

Crisis in Catalonia: Barcelona braced for new wave of protests

OPINION: What the Catalan protests mean for the Barcelona property market

Tornado in Ibiza, flashfloods in Catalonia: One dead and four missing

EYEWITNESS: A night with the protesters in Barcelona

VIDEO: Rights group blast Barcelona police for ‘unjustified’ violence

Barcelona protests: What next for Catalonia?

Barcelona: Who are the masked youths behind the Catalonia protest violence?

Calm returns to Barcelona on Saturday after violent protests

Nearly 200 injured in Catalonia protests on Saturday: emergency services

IN PICS: Barcelona protests turn violent

Violent clashes break out in Barcelona on Friday night

IN PICS: ‘Freedom marchers’ from across Catalonia converge on Barcelona

Roads blocked between France and Spain by Catalan separatist protesters

Barcelona protests: General strike shuts down Catalonia

Catalan protests: How safe is it to visit Barcelona?

‘Stop the violence’: Catalan president pleads with protesters as Barcelona burns for third night

French tourist died at airport blockade during Barcelona protests

Catalonia: Who are ‘urban guerillas’ behind the protests?

IN IMAGES: 30 people arrested in Catalonia as clashes continued over second night

Catalan separatists slammed over ‘totalitarian’ attitude

Barcelona protester loses an eye to rubber bullet during police clash

Flights cancelled, roads closed: What you need to know about the Barcelona protests

In Pictures: Catalan protesters march on Barcelona airport after jail verdicts for separatists

‘Nobody is above the law’: Spanish PM calls for ‘new chapter’ in Catalonia based on dialogue

‘An outrage’: Catalonia and the world reacts as separatist leaders handed jail terms

GUILTY: Catalan leaders handed jail terms for sedition over failed independence bid

Thousands march in Barcelona against Catalan independence

Spain braces for verdict in Catalan separatist leaders’ case

Madrid eyes fresh dialogue with Catalonia after jailed separatists’ trial

Separatists urge ‘civil disobedience’ if Catalan leaders convicted

Sharp drop in numbers at annual Catalan separatist rally

Divided Catalan separatists to rally ahead of court verdicts

Eight police officers to be investigated over violence at Catalan referendum polls

Storms hit Catalan coast: ‘It was like a hurricane’

Spain demands Catalonia close its ’embassies’ in Berlin, Geneva and London

Catalan exiled leader sues for right to take MEP seat

Catalans told to work from home or companies will face penalties

UN demands release of jailed Catalan separatist leaders

Spanish parliament suspends four jailed Catalan MPs

Day release: Jailed Catalan separatists take seats in Spanish parliament

Interview: ‘We defeated repression through the power of voting’

Spain’s Catalan separatists let out of jail for induction as MPs

Catalan separatists block Spanish PM’s pick for Senate speaker

Jailed Catalan leaders permitted to attend parliament opening

Puigdemont CAN run in EU polls, Spain’s Supreme Court rules

What the election results tell us about the Catalan independence movement

Puigdemont banned from standing in EU election

Elected but behind bars: Jailed Catalan separatist leaders win seats

Jailed Catalan leader hints at support for Spanish PM to prevent far-right election win

Catalonia mulls weekend lockdowns to contain coronavirus as Aragon shuts borders

Spanish judge charges ANOTHER 30 Catalan officials over referendum

‘Less shouting, more listening’, plead weary Catalans as election looms

OPINION: Someone should be fired over THAT interview with Spain’s Foreign Minister

VIDEO: Spain’s foreign minister storms out of TV interview over Catalan questions

Spain files lawsuit against Catalan president over pro-independence symbols

Catalan president seeks way around independence symbols ban

Spanish clubs refuse to release players for Catalonia-Venezuela friendly

OPINION: Spain’s foolish politicians need a history lesson on the true horrors of the Holocaust

Catalan separatists’ trial: Ex-police chief says he was ready to arrest Puigdemont

Jailed Catalan politician, Oriol Junqueras, named top candidate for EU polls

Spanish police give their version of Catalan referendum violence

ANALYSIS: Why the Catalan Republic is a big fat lie

Mariano Rajoy testifies in Catalan separatists’ trial

IN PICS: Separatist activists block roads in Catalonia strike

Spain’s King Felipe speaks out during Catalan separatists’ trial

FOCUS: At Catalan separatist trial, judge Marchena walks tightrope

Feb 26th: Rajoy to take the stand in Catalan separatists’ trial

EU parliament bans Puigdemont conference over ‘security fears’

Oriol Junqueras refuses to answer prosecutor during Catalan separatists’ trial

‘It became a political rally’: Catalonia documentary directors return German award

Catalan separatists’ long-awaited trial begins amid protests

Catalan separarists’ trial: What you need to know

Madrid says talks with Catalan separatists ‘stall’

Spain’s right-wing calls for street protests over PM’s concession to Catalan separatists

ANALYSIS: Enough of the potty protests, Madrid’s trial of Catalan leaders will be a civilised matter

Jailed Catalan leaders moved to Madrid ahead of Feb 12 trial

Els Castells: What you need to know about the human towers of Catalonia

Catalan separatists leaders (one in jail and one in exile) win seats in EU parliament

Spanish government and Catalan leaders meet in fresh talks

Court asks for jail transfer of Catalans before trial

Four die and baby critical in two separate fires in Catalonia

Supreme Court will judge 12 Catalan separatists while six others to face trial in Catalonia

Spanish PM pledges fresh dialogue with Catalan separatists

Protestors clash with police and block roads in Catalonia

Jailed Catalan leaders call off hunger strike

Protests planned ahead of Spanish government meeting in Barcelona

ANALYSIS: What’s likely to happen when Spain’s government heads to Barcelona?

Top Spanish court holds first hearing for Catalan separatists

Interview: Jailed Catalan leader appeals for non-violence at protests

Spanish PM accuses Catalan separatists of ‘lying’ like Brexiteers

ANALYSIS: Are hardline Catalan separatists really going to attempt a violent breakaway?

Madrid threatens to send national police to Catalonia to provide order

Catalan leader slammed for urging ‘Slovenian route’ to secession

Two more jailed Catalan separatists join hunger strike

Two jailed Catalan separatist leaders start hunger strike

IN PICS: Thousands strike to demand end to austerity in Catalonia

Catalonia orders rent cuts to save bars and restaurants closed in pandemic

Catalonia shuts down late night shops in bid to stop ‘botellons’

One dead after landside derails train in Catalonia

Former Catalan leader ordered to pay €4.9 million over vote

FOCUS: Catalan separatists torn asunder a year after independence bid

Spain’s Supreme Court orders trial of former Catalan leaders

ANALYSIS: Why the future of Spain’s PM is being decided in a makeshift office behind bars in Catalonia

Catalans march for unity on Spain’s national day

Madrid to take legal action over Catalan parliament vote against the monarchy

Catalonia appeals to Putin and Trump in bid for foreign mediation

Is Carles Puigdemont about to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

Spanish PM raps Catalan leader after unrest in Barcelona

IN PICS: Catalan separatists’ divisions erupt with late night clashes on referendum anniversary

Catalonia: ‘To keep friends and family close it’s best not to talk politics’

Pro-independence protesters in Catalonia block roads and railway line

A year after referendum, Catalan separatists rudderless

Catalans deeply divided a year after independence referendum

Catalan ex-leader to launch new party a year after independence bid

IN PICS: One million protesters rally in Barcelona for Catalan independence

La Diada: Catalan separatists plan show of strength at Barcelona demo

Catalonia independence crisis one year on

Spanish PM asks Catalan leader to talk to those against independence

Spanish PM proposes referendum on greater autonomy for Catalonia

Tensions rise in Catalonia over pro-independence yellow ribbons

Anonymous hackers target Spain sites in Catalonia protest

Catalan rift clouds Spain’s homage to attack victims

Spain to take in 60 of the 141 Aquarius migrants: PM Sanchez

‘Germany treated me well even when I was behind bars’: Puigdemont

Anti-independence protest sees Spanish flags fly on Catalan beach

Madrid begins talks with Catalan separatist leaders

Puigdemont heads back to Belgium to continue with Catalan independence cause

Puigdemont to return to Belgium from Germany

Catalonia in raw milk row as Catalan minister insists it’s as safe as ‘four-week-old chicken from the fridge’

Scotland withdraws arrest warrant for Catalan ex-minister, Clara Ponsati

What next for deposed Catalan leader Puigdemont?

Spain drops international arrest warrant for Puigdemont

Catalan leader launches bid to unite separatist factions

Popular Party MPs call on Spain to quit Schengen free movement deal

Catalan leader hopes for Scottish ‘support’ in independence bid

Catalan leader to meet Scotland’s Sturgeon for historic talks

Spain court orders Puigdemont suspended as lawmaker

Not giving up: Catalan leader pushes for independence despite easing tensions

Spanish PM to meet Catalan president in bid to defuse tensions

Imprisoned Catalan leaders to be moved to jails in the region this week

New Spanish PM urges Catalans to turn page on referendum

New Spain PM to move Catalan and Basque prisoners closer to home

Spain lifts financial controls on Catalonia, rules out referendum

Analysis: New PM brings glimmer of hope to Catalan crisis

Direct rule on Catalonia due to be lifted as separatist govt sworn in

German prosecutors seek Puigdemont extradition to Spain

Catalan president forms govt without jailed or exiled ministers

Tensions rise on Catalan streets and beaches as divisions over secession deepen

S&P drops debt downgrade warning for Catalonia

Spain PM gets backing for budget despite Catalan crisis

Catalonia postpones swearing in new regional government

Catalan crisis could derail Spain’s 2018 budget and PM

German court again refuses to jail Puigdemont

Rajoy urges Catalonia to form ‘viable’ government

New Catalonia president includes jailed, exiled leaders in govt

New Catalan leader shuns King and constitution at swearing-in ceremony

Belgium court rejects extradition of Catalan ex-ministers

Spanish PM and Catalonia’s new separatist leader agree to meet

Anti-racism group slams new Catalan leader

Pep Guardiola and the long tradition of mixing football with politics

Hardline separatist Torra appointed leader of Catalonia

Catalan lawmakers fail to agree on new president in first round vote

What next: Is a new Catalan government finally in sight?

Prosecutors hindering Catalan police violence probes: Amnesty

Puigdemont rejects being chosen as next Catalan leader

PROFILE: Quim Torra, the Catalan separatist anointed by Puigdemont

Actor Viggo Mortensen joins pro-independence Catalan group

Madrid blocks second Puigdemont comeback bid in Catalonia

Catalan parliament defies Spain and changes law that could make Puigdemont president

Catalan schools accused of indoctrinating children with pro-independence ideas

Spain and Catalonia take rift to reefs

IN PICS: Sant Jordi Day marked with yellow ‘protest’ roses

Spanish authorities under fire over cup final yellow ban

Fresh elections not in the interest of Catalonia, insists parliament speaker

Massive march in Barcelona against jailing of separatist leaders

Q&A: What you can and can’t do under Catalonia’s new restrictions

Spain gives Germany new Puigdemont info for extradition

A new life in Switzerland for Catalan separatist Marta Rovira

Spain court rules proposed Catalan leader must stay in jail

Catalan assembly speaker urges release of jailed presidential candidate

Court probes Catalan independence activists for ‘terrorism’

Puigdemont is allowed to stay in Berlin while case is heard

Catalan ex-minister confident Scotland will reject Spain’s extradition demand

Second attempt to make jailed Catalan activist regional president

Spain mulls appealing Germany’s Puigdemont extradition ruling to EU court

Puigdemont walks free from German jail and demands dialogue

Puigdemont freed on bail after German court ruling

Spanish judge charges ex-Catalan police chief with sedition

Police boost security in Catalonia as more protests loom

German prosecutors apply for Puigdemont to be deported to Spain

Puigdemont launches appeal against prosecution for secession bid

What next for deadlocked Catalonia?

Spain detains Catalan policemen with Puigdemont in Germany

Catalonia separatist movement risks taking radical path

Crowdfund in Scotland raises £100K to fight Clara Ponsati extradition

The Puigdemont files: what you need to know about the case

IN PICS: Roads blocked in Catalonia in Pro-Puigdemont protests

Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont remanded in custody by German court

UN experts register claim Spain abusing Puigdemont’s rights

Wanted ex-Catalan minister set to surrender to Scottish police

WATCH: Angry protest in Barcelona after ex-Catalan leader arrested

Puigdemont to face court in Germany after arrest at Danish border

Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont has left Finland despite arrest warrant: lawyer

Protests in Catalonia after independence leaders held

Catalan separatists face rebellion charge as another key figure flees abroad

Catalan separatist candidate fails to win regional presidency

Catalan parliament to vote on new president

Supreme Court summons Catalan separatists as trial nears

Jailed Catalan separatist mulls dropping leadership bid

Puigdemont: Waiting to declare Catalonia independence ‘was a trap’

Puigdemont refuses to rule out fresh elections in Catalonia

Jailed separatist proposed as candidate for Catalan presidency

Anti-separatists in Catalonia march for fictional ‘Tabarnia’ region

Catalonia’s would-be president Puigdemont: from exile to abandon

Catalan separatists hunt for new leader

Katy Perry under fire for using Spanish flag in Barcelona gig promo

Exiled Puigdemont abandons bid to return as Catalan leader

Catalan parliament slams Madrid ‘authoritarianism’, defends Puigdemont

Pep Guardiola ready to give up ‘yellow ribbon’ Catalonia protest at City’s request

Separatists mull appointing jailed leader as Catalan president

Support for Catalan independence at lowest level since 2014

Guardiola defends Catalonia political symbol

English FA charges Pep Guardiola over Catalonia political symbol

Catalan pro-independence lawmaker exiled in Switzerland demands ‘justice’

Censorship: Madrid art fair pulls photo exhibition of Spain’s political prisoners

Spain court orders arrest of Catalan separatist exiled in Switzerland

VOICES: Catalonia’s independence movement is losing support

Leading Catalan separatist flees to Switzerland to evade justice

Leading Catalan separatist walks free on bail

Ryanair drops airfares to Catalonia over secession crisis

Catalans enlist EU court support on Puigdemont investiture

Puigdemont’s party seeks law change to allow rule from Belgium

Spanish government apparently willing to accept Puigdemont as ‘symbolic’ president

Analysis: ‘We are still far from seeing any constitutional reform’

‘Pick a leader who respects the law’, Rajoy tells Catalonia

Jailed Catalan leaders appeal to United Nations

Catalonia at an impasse: So what next?

Puigdemont admits defeat in private messages caught on camera

Spain risks downgrade to ‘flawed democracy’ over Catalonia

Ousted Catalan leader’s comeback bid delayed as vote postponed

What next for Catalonia? Uncertainty swirls around Puigdemont investiture vote

Court pressures fugitive Catalan leader to return to Spain

Spain turns to court to block Puigdemont’s Catalan comeback bid

Russian meddling in Catalonia polls ‘unacceptable’ and taken ‘very seriously’ by NATO

Spain takes step to block Puigdemont’s Catalan comeback bid

King Felipe VI defends Spain’s image amid Catalan crisis

VIDEO: This is what Puigdemont did when presented with a Spanish flag in Denmark

Spain on alert in case Puigdemont ‘sneaks home in car boot’

Sacked Catalan leader vows to lead despite Spain ‘threats’

Sacked Catalan leader arrives in Denmark despite arrest threat

Spain wants exiled ex-Catalan leader arrested if he travels to Denmark

Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont says he can govern from Belgium

Spain’s credit rating gets upgrade thanks to rosier economy

Sacked Catalan leader to travel to Denmark from Belgium

Heated debate on Catalonia (and tortilla) as BBC World Questions comes to Madrid

Ex-Catalan leader insists he CAN govern from Belgium exile

Catalan parliament meets as sacked leader seeks comeback

Pro-separatist Catalan parties back ex-leader for top job

Catalan separatist party funded itself illegally, court rules

Madrid to keep control of Catalonia if Puigdemont tries to govern remotely

Ex-Catalan leader’s party pledges to re-elect him remotely

Spain to oppose ex-Catalan leader being re-elected from Belgium exile

Catalan parliament speaker latest separatist to step down

Troll convicted over Facebook post calling for ‘gang rape’ of Catalan politician

Puigdemont or not? Catalan independence camp has to choose

Jailed Catalan ex-vice president in court to seek release

Spanish foreign minister says Catalan crisis cost ‘€1 bn’

Ex-Catalan leader demands regional government be reinstated

Spain pulls police reinforcements from Catalonia

Spain’s king urges Catalan lawmakers to avoid ‘confrontation’

Catalonia: what next?

Lets talk: Ousted Catalan leader offers to meet PM

PROFILE: Inés Arrimadas, thorn in side of Catalan separatists

Winners and losers: Five takeaways from the Catalan election

A ‘bitter victory’ for separatists in Catalonia after divided vote

Catalan separatists set to reclaim absolute majority

What would an independent Catalonia look like?

As-it-happened: Catalans vote in decisive election

Divided Catalans face moment of truth on independence bid

ANALYSIS Even if separatist parties win the Catalan election, international law doesn’t provide a right to independence

What next for Catalonia?

Spain blasts Catalan independence drive as ‘post-truth’

Assange told not to interfere in Catalonia: Ecuador president

From Belgium and jail with love: the surreal Catalan campaign

Latest polls show Catalan separatists could lose absolute majority in vote

How does the rest of Spain feel about Catalan independence demands?

Explainer: How the independence drive has stalled the Catalan economy

Outrage in Spain after man murdered for wearing ‘colours of Spanish flag’

Belgium ends extradition case against Catalan leader

Is Spain still living under Francoism?

Analysis: Does Spain need to reform its constitution?

Spanish court orders seizure of ex-Catalan leader’s home

Spanish judge expands probe into Catalan separatists

Scuffles break out as art is ‘plundered’ from Catalan museum

OPINION: Four things the Catalan crisis can teach us about social unity

Corsica: Why France’s ‘Island of Beauty’ is not the new Catalonia

Catalans travel to Brussels in droves for massive pro-independence rally

Analysis: Has the Catalan crisis highlighted partisanship in Spanish media?

Catalan impasse damaging tourism prospects for 2018

How the Catalonia crisis has paralyzed Spanish politics

Spain drops European arrest warrant for axed Catalan leader

Catalan election campaign kicks off with candidates in jail

Separatists may lose absolute majority in Catalonia: poll

Judge orders Catalan ex-vice president and three others to remain in jail

Ousted Catalan leader Puigdemont faces Belgian extradition hearing

Rajoy pledges economic boost if ‘normalcy’ returns to Catalonia

Puigdemont will remain in Belgium until Catalan elections over

Jailed Catalan leaders could be freed as they face judge

Catalonia sees visitor numbers drop in separatist crisis

Spain’s Catholic Church speaks out against Catalan independence drive

Polls must ‘ratify’ Catalonia’s desire for independence: Puigdemont

Ousted Catalan government ditches unilateral independence push

Assange warned by Ecuador over support for Catalonia

More than 80 percent of Catalans predicted to vote in December election

Spanish police suing Catalan satirists for ‘insults’

Catalonia crisis hits business in Barcelona’s busy shopping district

Belgian judge weighs up Puigdemont extradition

Catalonia meddling claim has damaged Spanish relations with Russia, Kremlin warns

Catalan separatists prepare to take independence push to the polls

Russia slams Catalonia meddling claims as ‘groundless’

Catalan politician pulls handcuffs stunt in Spain’s parliament

Rajoy vows to defeat pro-independence parties in Catalan election

Spanish police finally move out of Tweety boat sent to Barcelona

Catalan executive ‘maybe wasn’t prepared’ for independence, government party admits

Spain tells EU it suspects Russian meddling in Catalonia

Puigdemont: Independence not the only solution to Catalonia crisis

Hundreds gather for Catalan independence in Brussels

Rajoy in Barcelona for first Catalonia visit since direct rule

Mass protest in Barcelona demands freedom for Catalan leaders

Catalan parliament speaker to be freed on Friday, lawyer says

NATO general tells Russia to ‘stop meddling’ following accusations of Catalonia interference

Catalonia crisis could impact Spanish economic growth: European Commission

Analysis: Could Catalonia crisis expose Belgian divisions?

Catalan parliament speaker Forcadell due in court for ‘sedition’ hearing

General strike shuts down roads and railways in Catalonia

Spain’s judiciary rejects claims it lacks independence

Puigdemont slams EU for backing Spanish PM Rajoy in ‘coup’

Catalonia crisis will end in international courts, Puigdemont insists

Sacked Catalan president accuses Spain of being undemocratic

Ousted Catalan leader freed on bail in Belgium

Puigdemont turns himself in to Belgian police

Analysis: How ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont became Spain’s most wanted

Puigdemont urges separatists to unite for Catalan vote

Spain issues arrest warrant for Catalan leader Puigdemont

‘End this terrible situation’: Former Catalan business minister leaves jail after paying bond

‘Nothing says democracy like jailing everyone the people elected’: Colbert mocks Catalan independence crisis

Scottish First Minister Sturgeon condemns detention of Catalan separatist leaders

Catalonia at risk of recession if crisis drags on, Bank of Spain warns

Spain detains eight members of Catalonia’s deposed government

Spanish prosecutors seek EU arrest warrant for Puigdemont

The Belgian human rights specialist tasked with defending Puigdemont

Analysis: Could reform in Spain solve Catalonia crisis?

Prosecutors ask for Catalan separatist leaders to be detained

Supreme Court hearing of Catalan officials adjourned

‘The more fuel you pour on the fire, the bigger it gets’: Catalan separatist leaders arrive for questioning in Madrid

‘The people are angry’: Independence dream stalls for secessionist Catalans

Spanish judge to grill deposed Catalan separatists, but not Puigdemont

EU reactions to Spanish crisis in Catalonia signal uncertain approach

Charges of rebellion and sedition called for by Spain’s attorney general against Puigdemont and other Catalan officials

Puigdemont is ‘chaos’ Tintin, says influential EU figure Guy Verhofstadt

Axed Catalan leader in Belgium summoned to Spanish court

LATEST: Catalonia orders closure of bars and restaurants to stop coronavirus spread

Puigdemont implies he accepts charges against him and new elections but wants dialogue with EU

AS IT HAPPENED: Catalonia’s second working day of Spanish direct rule

Are the Spanish government and the former Catalan authority in secret negotiations?

Catalonia’s deposed leader Puigdemont seeking legal advice in Belgium

IN PICTURES/TIMELINE: The Catalan crisis in October 2017

Deposed Catalan President Carles Puigdemont is apparently already in Belgium

AS IT HAPPENED: Catalan administration overhauled amidst major changes

New dawn of uncertainty for Catalonia as Madrid takes control

Spain seizes control of ‘independent’ Catalonia

Catalonia declares independence but Spain’s allies back Madrid

Puigdemont urges supporters to remain peaceful after independence declaration

Spain’s Senate approves powers to remove Catalan government

Madrid stocks slide before Catalonia votes

Catalan parliament passes resolution declaring independence

‘We establish the Catalan republic as an independent state’: Catalan separatists file resolution ahead of independence declaration

Catalan business minister resigns after ‘attempts at dialogue fail’

Real Madrid travel to Catalonia in the eye of political storm

Spain prepares to roll back Catalan autonomy

Puigdemont: No early elections in Catalonia

Spain anticipates Catalan civil servant resistance to power takeover

French Catalans offer help and refuge to separatists

Confusion as Catalan president calls press conference, delays, then suspends it

Catalan separatists prepare for peaceful resistance against Spanish authorities

Final deadline looms in Spain-Catalonia standoff

Cracks appear in Catalan independence camp as Madrid takeover looms

Independence declaration, elections, or both? Where the Catalonia crisis could go next

CaixaBank’s profits double before moving from Barcelona to Valencia

Calling election in Catalonia wouldn’t put Puigdemont in the clear, Spain’s justice minister warns

Media workers and unions slam Spanish government plan to take control of Catalan TV and radio

Spanish humorists try to find a funny side to Catalonia crisis

French Catalans offer to host Puigdemont’s governnment ‘in exile’

Catalan parliament to decide next steps before Madrid votes on dismissing Puigdemont

Firefighters, students and teachers to join Catalan government allies in ‘massive civil disobedience’

Catalan parties to announce response to Madrid moves

Pro-independence Catalans to protest in Barcelona

What next for Catalonia after Madrid announcement?

Catalan leader accuses Spain of ‘worst attack’ since Franco

Spanish court website taken down by attack

Spain to dismiss Catalonia’s government, call elections

Spain to grab Catalonia powers as crisis intensifies

Catalan separatists make mass cash withdrawals in protest

‘Critical point’ reached in Catalonia: PM Rajoy

Catalan separatists still have time to change course: PP

Putin slams Western ‘double standards’ over Catalonia

Tusk: ‘No space for EU intervention’ in Catalonia

European stocks falter as Catalonia tensions escalate

Spanish government to push ahead with suspending Catalan autonomy

Puigdemont threatens to activate independence declaration if Madrid ‘persists in impeding dialogue’

Three of the key players in the Catalan independence dispute

FC Barcelona ask for dialogue in Catalonia crisis

Decision time for Puigdemont on Catalan independence push

Real Madrid president Perez cannot imagine La Liga without Barça

How Spain could suspend Catalonia’s autonomy

‘Right now we’re seeing a blame game’: analysts on where the Catalonia stalemate is heading

Spain threatens to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy unless Puigdemont backs down

‘Our sales have dropped, it’s very worrying’: Catalonia independence row sparks tourism slump

Catalonia crisis and terror attack are taking their toll, mental health workers say

Thousands protest in Barcelona over separatist detentions

Catalonia tourism ‘down 15%’ since independence vote: lobby group