Puigdemont from Brussels: “I’m not here to request asylum”
Former Catalan premier holds press conference and says he will not return to Spain until he has “guarantees” he will receive fair treatment
Referendum Independence Catalonia
Puigdemont hires Belgian lawyer who defended ETA members
Paul Bekaert has also represented suspects from regions with territorial disputes, including Kurdish terrorist Fehriye Erdal
Ousted Catalan premier to explain trip to Brussels at 12.30pm today
Reports suggest Carles Puigdemont and five ex-ministers are in Belgium to seek asylum, which could trigger a crisis in a coalition of liberals and Flemish nationalists
Returning to stability
Catalonia needs to quickly recover in terms of legal security and investments
Cultural institutions see decline in sales due to Catalan crisis
Instability over the last two months is having an impact on cultural consumption in the region
Never again
After the intervention of the central government, Catalan civil society has got back its voice, its streets and its institutions
Catalonia: The end of the “process”
The restoration of legality via the application of Article 155 gives a breath of fresh air to an exhausted society
Hundreds of thousands take to streets in defense of unity of Spain
Politicians from Socialist Party, Popular Party and Ciudadanos all present at demonstration in Barcelona, at which “We are all Catalonia” was chosen slogan
Ex-Catalan premier refuses to accept removal
Speaking via a recorded message broadcast on regional channel TV-3, Carles Puigdemont calls on citizens to put up “democratic opposition” to Article 155
The 1978 system
We are currently faced with the most serious threat to our democracy since the Spanish Constitution was approved, writes EL PAÍS chairman Juan Luis Cebrián
Catalonia: Democracy will prevail
The regional elections that have been called by Prime Minister Rajoy will return the voice to the Catalan people that has been denied by regional premier Puigdemont
PM removes Catalan regional premier from post, calls elections
Under Article 155, the government will sack all regional ministers, as well as the regional police director and chief. Central ministries in Madrid will take control of relevant departments
Orwell and Catalan doublespeak
Far from being a state clinging on to a Francoist past, Spaniards and Catalans love democracy
Is Catalonia independent?
Nativism, supremacism and nationalism have fueled a serious threat to Spanish unity
Catalonia, Quebec or Scotland: who has the most power?
A comparative study shows Catalonia is among the world’s most devolved regions but improvements are possible
Catalonia: chaos and confusion
The situation that has been created by Puigdemont point to, ultimately, the existing divisions within his own ranks
As it happened | Spanish PM dissolves Catalan parliament, calls elections
Catch up on our live blog of another extraordinary day in Spanish politics, as Senate greenlights application of emergency measures under Article 155 of the Constitution, paving way for suspension of self-rule in region
“I have no guarantee to justify the calling of legislative elections today”
With his decision not to send Catalans to polls, regional premier opens door to Article 155
As it happened | Catalan premier rejects elections, paves way for Article 155
Carles Puigdemont says there are is a lack of "sufficient guarantees" from Madrid and describes emergency measure as an “abusive application that is outside the law”
Putin encourages independence movement via envoy to Catalonia
Dimitri Medoyev, from partially recognized republic of South Ossetia, arrived this week in Barcelona for meetings with business figures
Hackers target EL PAÍS
Distributed Denial of Service attacks from around the world crash newspaper’s digital platform in early hours of Thursday
Catalan leaders hold marathon meeting that yields no clear answers
Carles Puigdemont and other leading separatist spent half the night inside the government palace to try to hammer out a common response to Article 155
Catalonia: Pandora’s box
There are growing concerns among Spain’s EU partners that the Catalan secessionist drive will lead to a disintegration of Europe
Catalan leader will not appear before Senate
Speaker of Catalan parliament sets a new start time for Thursday debate and denies early reports about Puigdemont’s plans to travel to Madrid
A web of deception in Catalonia
The issue of EU membership and the mass exodus of firms shatter the fantasy of a wealthier independent republic
Catalan separatists want to declare independence on Friday
Spanish parties are divided over the option of halting emergency measures if Puigdemont calls an early election
The parallel reality of the Catalan economics chief
Deputy Premier Oriol Junqueras maintains that company flight will not affect the economy, and claims they will return. But the business community is seeing another reality.
Breakdown in Spanish police relations may hamper fight against terrorism
Division between national forces and Catalonia’s Mossos d’Esquadra can now be felt at all levels
Errors, falsehoods and half-truths about the economy of an independent Catalonia
A report by the Catalan government plays with the numbers to paint a rosy picture of secession’s economic costs
Isabel Coixet: “They’re throwing us out of Catalonia”
The director expresses her bitterness about the bid for independence in the region at the premiere of her new movie during the Valladolid International Film Week