Catalan leader will not appear before Senate, following flurry of agenda changes
Regional parliament speaker sets new time for debate and denies early reports about Puigdemont’s plans
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 divided over option of halting emergency measures if Puigdemont calls early election
Errors, falsehoods and half-truths about the economy of an independent Catalonia
Catalan government report plays with the numbers to paint a rosy picture of secession’s financial costs
The parallel reality of the Catalan economics chief
Oriol Junqueras maintains that massive company flight from the region will not affect the economy
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
Isabel Coixet: “They’re throwing us out of Catalonia”
Movie director expresses bitterness about independence bid at premiere of her new film
It’s up to all of us
The Catalan crisis should serve to make Spain improve its highly-respected democracy
Madrid to remove all Catalan officials who refuse to comply with the law
Regional premier faces choice of declaring independence or calling snap election before losing control
The democratic state responds
The Spanish government has taken action to restore constitutional law in the region of Catalonia
Spanish PM activates Article 155, stripping powers of Catalan government
Mariano Rajoy says that he will call elections in Catalonia “as soon as institutional normality” returns. Regional premier Carles Puigdemont will be removed from his position
How the Spanish PM plans to apply emergency rule in Catalonia
Measures up for Senate approval include dismissal of regional premier and calling of elections
Wall Street jittery over rising political tension in Catalonia
“Intensity and duration” of the current crisis key to determining impact on markets, players warn
Spain and Catalonia: a brake on economic growth
The secessionist crisis raises Spanish borrowing costs and slows consumption and tourism in Catalonia
Spanish Cabinet to meet on Saturday to activate emergency rule in Catalonia
Carles Puigdemont threatens to “vote on formal independence declaration that was not voted on Oct. 10”
Catalonia: The gravity of the situation
The pro-independence movement has waged a war against the free press
As it happened | Crisis in Catalonia
Catch up on our live blog of events from Thursday in the northeastern region and across the rest of Spain
Madrid improvises foreign strategy in fight against Catalan propaganda
The Foreign Ministry has sent six statements to Spain’s ambassadors since September
Catalonia: in a black hole
The Catalan crisis has seen the rule of law and democracy cornered in Spain, leaving the central government in turmoil
The future of Catalonia: Article 155, early elections, or outright independence?
Puigdemont has endorsement of PDeCAT, ERC and CUP to declare independence if Article 155 is invoked
Catalan premier threatens formal vote on independence in letter to Spanish PM
In reply to Rajoy, Puigedemont states Madrid “persists in preventing dialogue and continuing repression”
Imprisonment of Catalan independence leaders gives movement new momentum
Thousands march against decision to jail the heads of ANC and Òmnium as part of a sedition probe
‘Most honorable premier’
Article 155 is not the end of the world and offers opportunities to avoid a dramatic outcome. If Puigdemont confirms the declaration of independence, Catalonia would have the right to be heard in the Senate
How and why capital fled Catalonia
The global repercussion of the Catalan crisis has alarmed international companies, pushing them to move their legal headquarters
Where are we headed?
The Spanish government needs to explain to people how it plans to tackle the Catalan challenge
Chiefs of Catalan security forces will be replaced if Article 155 is activated
Spanish Interior Ministry could find substitutes for internal affairs, police force and Civil Protection
Two Catalan independence leaders taken into custody in sedition probe
Heads of grassroots pro-secession groups ANC and Òmnium being investigated over September 20 events