The court upholds a decision to lift an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont linked to the independence bid he led in 2017.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the situation in Catalonia remains "very complicated".
Flooding has caused widespread disruption across Valencia and Catalonia in north-east Spain.
This year's festival has a distinctly Catalan theme, with performers flying to Manchester from Barcelona.
Authorities in Catalonia confirmed that the 63-year-old died in the Palau de Noguera area on Wednesday.
Twins from the Catalonia region of Spain say they have finally found closure after discovering how their grandfather died.
Countries around the world, including the US, have already stopped imports over the outbreak.
Firefighters say they do not know why the victims could not escape the blaze in the building's upper floor.
At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.
