Catalonia

David Alandete is a journalist and the managing editor for El Pais newspaper.

The Spanish socialist Pedro Sánchez has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister – after his predecessor Mariano Rajoy lost a no confidence vote in parliament. But a new government also took office today in Catalonia – declaring they would continue to push for succession from Spain, an immediate challenge for Mr Sanchez.

A former Catalan minister who’s facing extradition to Spain on charges of rebellion has been granted bail, after she turned herself in to the authorities in Scotland. Clara Ponsati also works as a professor at the University of St Andrews. Her lawyer said the charges, which carry a sentence of up to 30 years in…

A high turnout and a result that looks like it will be too close to call: millions of Catalans have been going to the polls to elect a new regional government in a hotly contested race between parties which want Catalonia to go its own way – and those which want to keep it part…

Ever since the Catalan independence vote, the region’s flag has been flying all over Scotland. James Blake is in Glasgow to find out what people are thinking.

Real Madrid played Girona today, amid the political tensions in Catalonia. Jonathan Rugman was at the match.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators protest in support of Spanish unity. Some called for the sacked Catalan separatist leader, Carles Puidgemont, to be jailed.

The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has asked the leaders of Catalonia to clarify whether or not the region has declared independence. His demand could be the first move towards suspending Catalonia’s autonomy. But Mr Rajoy said he wanted to restore “certainty” and accused the Catalan President of having created “deliberate confusion”. Yesterday the Catalan…

Professor Jaume Lopez, from Pompeu Fabra University, discusses Catalonian independence.

Anna Arqué, from the International Commission of European Citizens, discusses Catalonian independence.

Ever since the referendum on October 1, we have been waiting for the Catalan President Carles Puigdemont’s next move. There have been huge demonstrations in favour of independence and against the police brutality that marred that flawed vote. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, not just in Madrid, but in Barcelona, calling for the…

There has been significant push-back on several fronts against Catalonia’s moves towards independence. Yesterday hundreds of thousands of demonstrators descended on Barcelona. Today more businesses announced that they would shift their headquarters outside Catalonia if the region broke away, and France declared that it would move to expel an independent Catalonia from the EU. All…

Alfred Bosch, from the Republican Left party, discusses Catalonian independence.