Carles Puigdemont

Catalan election campaign overshadowed by Covid uncertainty

February 14th date for vote still not definite

Retrial of Basque separatist leader triggers outrage

Arnaldo Otegi already jailed and released for re-forming outlawed party linked to Eta

A glimmer of hope in Catalonia amid anger over leader’s removal

Madrid making conciliatory moves three years after independence referendum

EU’s undiplomatic diplomat seeks third way between US and China

Veteran Spanish Socialist Josep Borrell argues the EU27 need to become self-sufficient

EU court backs jailed Catalan leader over immunity

ECJ rules Oriol Junqueras should have been released to take up European Parliament seat

Catalan nationalist’s right to recognition as MEP endorsed

Top EU court advised that Spain does not have right to deny jailed Oriol Junqueras his seat

Spain’s Sánchez apologises after ‘Wild West’ extradition boast

PM blames exhaustion for remarks on pursuit of exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont

Catalan regional leader calls for talks with Madrid following clashes

Barcelona sees bonfires, flammable bottles and tear gas on fifth night of unrest

More than 500,000 protest in Barcelona over jailing of politicians

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont briefly detained in Belgium

New vote on Catalan independence inevitable, says jailed leader

Oriol Junqueras says crisis ‘must be resolved via ballot boxes’ as protesters clash with police

Catalan independence: what’s the story and what happens next?

How the separatist movement has evolved and who’s who among its leadership

Protests as Catalan leaders get lengthy jail terms over independence bid

Traffic halted and rail services disrupted after sentences of up to 13 years handed down

Catalan independence cause divided as fiery autumn beckons

Riven factions urged to fill streets in ‘Diada’ celebrations despite political differences

Catalan leader rails against EU as Spain rules out referendum

Independence movement frustrated by lack of support in Europe and block on MEPs

Sinn Féin MEP raises plight of Catalans at first EU Parliament meeting

Matt Carthy highlights exclusion of pro-independence Catalonia MEPs from the sitting

Brexit Party MEPs turn backs on EU anthem on parliament’s first day

British MEPs take seats in Strasbourg more than three months after UK was to leave EU

Spain’s Catalan trial ends, but tensions remain

Politically charged court case draws to a close after four months

Court backs former Catalan leader’s bid to run in EU election

Puigdemont hopeful MEP immunity will allow him to return from exile to Spain

Divided Spain goes to the polls

Catalan independence key issue in country’s third general election in less than four years

French senators denounce Spanish trial of Catalan leaders

Intervention a notable victory for independence movement in its quest for international support

Spain’s former leader defends Catalan policy in court

Former prime minister Rajoy a witness in rebellion case

Violence is main bone of contention in Catalan trial

Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy is due to take the stand as a witness next week

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