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

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

‘People in Catalonia are among the freest in the world’

Spanish economy minister Nadia Calviño outines ‘proportionate’ approach to crisis

Prison ‘a necessary step’ for independence, says jailed Catalan leader

Jordi Cuixart says his nine-year term will help his region achieve self-determination

Spanish PM and Catalan leader at odds over recent riots

Pedro Sánchez refuses to meet Quim Torra as independence movement calls for talks

Hundreds rally in Barcelona against Catalan independence

Right-wing leader Albert Rivera calls for end to unrest in the region at the demonstration

Catalonia protests: Dozens injured in third night of rioting

At least 46 police among injured in protests against jailing of independence leaders

Opposition urges Sánchez to clamp down in Catalonia

Wave of protests against sedition convictions for independence leaders continues

Pro-independence Catalans willing to play long game in wake of verdict

Their anger is voiced through continuing wave of demonstrations that began Monday

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

Verdict due on politically charged Catalan court case

Social backlash and Madrid clampdown expected as leaks suggest tough jail sentences

Catalans mark bitter anniversary as tensions with Madrid rise again

Arrest of independence activists ahead of trial verdict sparks fears of backlash

Catalan independence cause divided as fiery autumn beckons

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

Spain’s Catalan trial ends, but tensions remain

Politically charged court case draws to a close after four months

Divided Spain goes to the polls

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

Catalan president faces legal action over independence symbols

Electoral board ordered removal of symbols supporting prisoners

Police under scrutiny in Catalan independence trial

Officers did not use undue force during referendum, witnesses claim

Spain’s Sánchez squeezed between Catalan demands and unionist outrage

Popular Party leader Pablo Casado described the PM as a ‘criminal’ who has committed high treason

Catalan independence bid ‘not a crime’, secessionist tells court

Former vice-president Oriol Junqueras faces rebellion charge in high-profile Madrid trials

Sánchez’s Catalan strategy angers adversaries and unsettles allies

Worryingly for the prime minister, there are now voices of dissent within his Socialist Party

Angry scenes mar Spanish prime minister’s Barcelona visit

Madrid government claims trip will boost chances of Catalan solution

Barcelona prepares for ‘perfect storm’ as Spanish cabinet visits

A day of planned demonstrations in the city follows a year of turmoil for Catalonia

‘I’m in jail for fulfilling the mandate expressed by Catalan society’

Interview: Imprisoned politician Josep Rull awaits trial for rebellion

Catalan leader under fire for invoking Slovenia’s ‘road to freedom’

Quim Torra’s allusion to violent route to independence draws widespread criticism

Four Catalan politicians jailed in Spain go on hunger strike

Prisoners accuse Spanish court of blocking them from taking case to European Court of Human Rights

Catalan independence leaders could face up to 25 years in jail

Spanish government accused of meddling in judicial process

Spanish prime minister labelled coup-monger over Catalan conflict

Upcoming trial of 18 independence leaders sparks tension in Madrid

Cracks start to show in Catalan independence movement

Fate of jailed and exiled politicians highlights rift between leading secessionist parties

Catalans take to streets on anniversary of divisive vote

Spanish region’s president Quim Torra criticised for praising separatist ‘pressure’

‘We’re doing this to show we’re a republic’

A year on from Catalan referendum, tensions still simmer over independence from Madrid

Pro-independence Catalans demand release of jailed leaders

National day celebrations, known as Diada, bring hundreds of thousands on to streets

Catalan leader demands independence referendum in defiant speech

Torra references Martin Luther King and calls on Catalans to take to the streets

Catalonia remains divided as battle of symbols rages

Pro-independence ribbons in public places prompt fears of political violence in Spain

Catalonia crisis: ‘Spain can go down a different road’

Spanish minister Meritxell Batet on her government’s detente with Catalan leaders

Spain’s Sánchez offers to improve Catalonia’s autonomous powers

Prime minister meets with region’s leader Quim Torra in Madrid

Madrid seeks to cool Catalan crisis by moving jailed leaders closer to home

Pedro Sánchez tries to reduce negative view of capital held by independence movements

New Spanish leader lifts direct control of Catalan finances

Eleven out of 18 ministers in Pedro Sánchez’s cabinet are women

Spain’s new foreign minister raises hackles in Catalonia

New PM Pedro Sánchez sets the Catalan crisis and gender parity in cabinet as his key goals

Catalan crisis most pressing priority for new Spanish PM

Pedro Sánchez pulls off unlikely feat but fragile government faces myriad challenges

Future of Spanish prime minister Rajoy in the balance

Spain’s parliament is more fractured than it has been since the return to democracy

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