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Carles Puigdemont fled to Brussels after staging a failed independence bid for Catalonia in 2017
Socialist leader secures majority in parliament with help of Catalan separatists
Also in this newsletter: Why EU money is being spent on peddling fascist memorabilia
The coalition deal should be condemned by international defenders of democratic principles
Conservatives compare pardoning Catalan separatists to laws of Franco dictatorship
Conservatives and judges say Socialist leader’s pact with Catalan separatists damages rule of law
Premier Pedro Sánchez is vilified over pact with Catalan separatists but says his opponents are heading for ‘abyss’
Also in this newsletter: Portugal calls a snap election as Spain moves to form a government
Pact to secure another term for caretaker prime minister has sparked outrage on the right
Justice commissioner presses Madrid for details on move to end prosecution of separatists as anger boils over at protests
A politically expedient path can also be the right one to take
Caretaker premier Pedro Sánchez takes over baton of coalition talks after inconclusive elections
Also in this newsletter: the political case for Spain’s Sánchez to say no to an amnesty for Catalan separatists
Alberto Núñez Feijóo accuses acting prime minister of self interest as rivals seek lawmakers’ backing to form government
Forgiving politicians and protesters would give caretaker premier the parliamentary support to stay in power
Madrid to prioritise Catalan after ministers reject request to also include Basque and Galician
STC’s move on Spanish company marks latest foray by state-owned Gulf groups into Europe
Also in this newsletter: Belgium’s energy minister warns US is ahead of EU in green technology race
Pro-independence politician sets high price as acting PM Pedro Sánchez explores coalition pacts
Unanimous move leaves game’s national president even more isolated as prosecutors consider action
Luis Rubiales attacks ‘false feminism’ amid torrent of criticism over his embrace of Jenni Hermoso after victory in final
People’s party attempt to take office in late September is expected to fail and pass initiative to PM Sánchez
Acting prime minister secures enough votes to elect his candidate as Speaker of Congress
Failure by PP to win Spanish election outright raises prospect of capital’s ‘mini-Thatcher’ taking over party
Election losers include the hard-right Vox party and separatists in Catalonia
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