Oriol Junqueras

The bans remain: Spanish Supreme Court rules out amnesty for Junqueras, Turull, Romeva and Bassa

Court maintains Catalan leaders' long bans on holding office, arguing that misuse of funds offences cannot be amnestied

300 ERC members call for "renewal of party leadership" in a manifesto signed by ministers

Among the signatories are ERC ministers and former leaders such as Vilagrà, Torrent, Maragall and Puigcercós

Prosecutor general orders that Puigdemont and Junqueras be amnestied for Catalan referendum spending

Spain's chief prosecutor García Ortiz orders colleagues to apply the amnesty to the Catalan pro-independence leaders

Oriol Junqueras explains: he is leaving ERC's presidency to "listen" and then seek the job again

Junqueras affirms that he is resigning from ERC's presidency to reconnect with the grass roots "on equal terms"

Marta Rovira will not seek re-election as ERC's general secretary

The general secretary of the Catalan pro-independence party argues the need to make way for "new leadership"

Oriol Junqueras will leave the ERC presidency after the European elections to decide his future

ERC will hold an extraordinary congress to redefine its strategy on November 30th

ERC's senior leadership debate their next steps after party's Catalan election fiasco

The party has called an extraordinary meeting after Junqueras made it clear that he wants to continue as president

Oriol Junqueras sees himself with the strength to continue leading ERC: "We've understood the message"

After the Catalan election fiasco, Junqueras says in a letter to the public that he wants to continue presiding over ERC

Prosecutors demand that €3m sum imputed to Catalan ex-officials be paid, despite the amnesty

Prosecutors urge Court of Accounts to condemn Catalan governments of Mas and Puigdemont for independence process spending

Spain's Court of Accounts reactivates case of 2017 referendum spending, despite the amnesty

Public auditing tribunal gives 10 days to prosecutions to present their conclusions on Catalan referendum spending case

Pedro Sánchez is to have several meetings with Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras

Spanish prime minister confirms that he will be photographed with Junts and ERC leaders once the amnesty law is passed

ERC-PSOE accord includes continuing the dialogue table to resolve the Spain-Catalonia conflict

Junqueras insists that the PSOE deal, ratified by ERC leaders today, is only for the investiture, not for the legislature

Junqueras, with Gerry Adams: "The Good Friday Agreement, an extraordinary example for Catalonia"

ERC president and ex-Sinn Féin leader agree on the importance "that the people decide with their votes" in Catalonia

Spain's Court of Accounts will try 35 Catalan ex-officials over pro-independence spending

On November 17th, audit tribunal is to try members of Puigdemont's and Mas's governments for referendum and foreign spending

The Central Electoral Commission, scourge of the Catalan independence movement

The precedents of Torra and Juvillà make it likely that the JEC will order Laura Borràs' seat to be withdrawn

Supreme Court maintains long bans from office for Junqueras, Romeva, Turull and Bassa

Court's review of Catalan leaders' sentences warns that "non-violent secessionist processes" now go unpunished in Spain

Spanish state solicitors ask for Junqueras's ban from office to be cut from 13 to 7 years

State solicitors seek shorter bans from office for the convicted Catalan leaders, but in four cases, prosecutors don't agree

Junqueras, Romeva and Bassa ask Supreme Court for acquittal or attenuated misuse of funds

Junqueras, Romeva, Bassa and Forcadell call on the Supreme Court to revoke all penalties for sedition and misuse of funds

EU court rejects appeal by Oriol Junqueras in defence of his MEP seat

Final defeat for ERC leader, although a 2019 ruling on his case allowed his exiled Catalan colleagues to be admitted as MEPs

Oriol Junqueras and Marta Rovira, reelected at head of ERC with 87% of votes

Former political prisoner Junqueras and the exiled Rovira begin their fourth term leading the Catalan pro-independence party

Pro-independence leaders react to UN ruling: "A slap in the face for Spain"

Puigdemont calls for Spain to "assume responsibility" while Junqueras asserts that "the repression can't continue"

UN rules that Spain breached political rights of Catalan pro-independence leaders

UN Human Rights Committee states that Spain breached rights of Junqueras, Romeva, Rull and Turull by suspending them as MPs

EU advocate general's caution to Spanish judge Marchena over Junqueras case

Advocate warns that Spanish Supreme Court may not have fulfilled duty of "sincere cooperation" over ex-Catalan MEP's seat

An even-more-divided Constitutional Court rejects Junqueras and Romeva appeals

Junqueras keeps fighting: new European justice appeal against denial of MEP seat

Catalan pro-independence leader takes battle to recover his Brussels seat to the highest level of EU justice

Five released Catalan prisoners to march for ETA prisoners' rights

Race against the clock to halt huge asset seizures ordered by Spanish tribunal