Today was the day set for the new Catalan ministers to take office but this will have to wait. Quim Torra is to take legal action against the Spanish government because Madrid is blocking the formation of his new executive. The end of the standoff, and therefore of direct rule in Catalonia, might still take some time. Also today, a historic landmark and bustling, newly-renovated market opened its doors again after almost a decade in Sant Antoni, Barcelona.