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CATALAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DETAINED OVER INDEPENDENCE BID
EU economics commissioner Pierre Moscovici said that the Catalan independence drive had so far only had a slight impact on Spain's overall economy... READ MORE›
MAY TO RESTATE DESIRE FOR BREXIT TRANSITION DEAL TO EUROPEAN BUSINESS CHIEFS
May has stepped up her engagement with businesses in recent months, regularly meeting with British lobby groups and senior executives... READ MORE›
CATALAN LAWMAKERS TESTIFYING IN SEPARATIST REBELLION PROBE
Catalonia, with 7.5 million people, represents a fifth of Spain's gross domestic product... READ MORE›
CATALAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER IN COURT OVER INDEPENDENCE BID
Encouraged by their charismatic leader Carles Puigdemont, Catalan leaders voted to declare unilateral independence from Spain after going ahead with a banned referendum on October 1... READ MORE›
CATALAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER IN MADRID COURT OVER INDEPENDENCE BID
Catalonia, a region of 7.5 million people that accounts for a fifth of Spain's GDP, is deeply divided over independence... READ MORE›
CONTROVERSIAL SPAIN FOOTBALL SHIRT CAUSES ANGER
But the Spanish football federation and designers Adidas deny the kit has political connotations... READ MORE›
SPANISH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ANNULS CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
The Constitutional Court also voted to suspend the transition law for the construction of a Catalan republic... READ MORE›
SPAIN COURT ANNULS CATALAN SECESSION DECLARATION
In response, Spain fired the Catalan government, dissolved the parliament and called a new regional election for next month... READ MORE›
SPAIN COULD ALLOW REFERENDUMS, SAYS FM
The move is in recognition of the events in Catalonia, where the regional government was deposed after the unilateral declaration of independence... READ MORE›
CATALAN PROTESTERS BLOCK ROADS, TRAIN TRACKS DURING INDEPENDENCE RALLY
Protesters blocked roads, highways and train tracks in Catalonia on Wednesday as part of a region-wide strike called by a pro-independence union... READ MORE›
SACKED CATALAN PRESIDENT CONDEMNS 'BRUTAL JUDICIAL OFFENSIVE'
Exclusive In Guardian article, Carles Puigdemont says he fears he and his colleagues will not receive fair hearing in Spanish courts... READ MORE›
SACKED CATALONIA LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT AND FOUR ASSOCIATES TURN THEMSELVES IN
Parties supporting Catalonia staying in Spain would divide seats but garner around 54 per cent of the vote, the polls suggested... READ MORE›
CATALAN EX-LEADER FREED BY BELGIAN JUDGE
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four former ministers have been freed with conditions by an investigating judge in Belgium... READ MORE›
EX-LEADER OF CATALONIA TURNS HIMSELF IN TO POLICE IN BRUSSELS
A Spanish judge issued an international arrest warrant on Friday for Mr. Puigdemont and the four former members of his cabinet, who left Catalonia for Brussels... READ MORE›
CATALAN EX-PRESIDENT, 4 OTHERS IN CUSTODY IN BRUSSELS
A senior official of Puigdemont's party, the center-right Democratic Party of Catalonia, said on Sunday that the party wanted Puigdemont to repeat as its candidate... READ MORE›
'HE IS NOT GOING TO MADRID'
Spain's chief prosecutor is seeking charges of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement against Puigdemont, his ousted vice-president Oriol Junqueras and another 12 members of the now-fired Catalan government... READ MORE›
CATALAN LEADER URGES INDEPENDENCE PARTIES TO UNITE
It looked like an astute political move, allowing the central government to deflect accusations it was trampling on Catalan democracy, while sowing division among pro-independence parties... READ MORE›
CATALAN EX-LEADER CALLS FOR UNITED FRONT
The snap poll was called by Spain after the Catalan parliament declared independence and Madrid reacted by imposing direct rule... READ MORE›
SPAIN ISSUES WARRANT FOR CATALAN EX-LEADER
A Spanish judge has issued European Arrest Warrants EAW for sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his allies who went to Belgium... READ MORE›
SPANISH JUDGE ISSUES EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT FOR OUSTED CATALAN LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT
A Spanish judge has issued an arrest warrant for ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and four of his former councilors who remain in Belgium, the... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR EX-CATALAN LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT
Spain has been convulsed by crisis since Puigdemont's government held a unilateral independence referendum in defiance of Spain's government, constitution and constitutional court on 1 October... READ MORE›
SPANISH JUDGE JAILS EIGHT MEMBERS OF FORMER CATALAN GOVERNMENT
Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, used the article to sack Puigdemont and his government and announce snap regional elections on 21 December... READ MORE›
SPANISH JUDGE JAILS 8 CATALAN SEPARATISTS BEFORE TRIAL
In all, Spains attorney general is seeking to prosecute 20 Catalan separatists, including Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia... READ MORE›
SPANISH GOVERNMENT DELEGATE EXPECTS NEW ELECTIONS TO END CRISIS IN CATALONIA
Spain's rich Catalonia autonomous region held a referendum on self-determination on Oct 1, which was declared illegal by the Spanish Constitutional Court... READ MORE›
SACKED CATALAN LEADERS SUMMONED TO COURT
Madrid's court summoned 13 officials as well as former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who has already said he will ignore the order... READ MORE›
1/15 CATALAN PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR INDEPENDENCE
Carles Puigdemont says he can't return to Catalonia because Spain is intent on 'vengeance'... READ MORE›
CATALONIA'S SACKED PRESIDENT WILL IGNORE A SPANISH COURT ORDER TO ANSWER REBELLION CHARGES
Carles Puigdemont's Belgian lawyer says he does not expect the ousted Catalan leader to return to Spain in the coming weeks, and certainly not for... READ MORE›
CATALAN LEADER TAKES HIS SEPARATISM FIGHT TO EUROPE'S HEART
Facing possible criminal charges at home that could put him behind bars for decades, ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont took his bid for independence... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | HOW CATALONIA'S CRISIS IS TURNING INTO A EUROPEAN PROBLEM
On Monday, Puigdemont and several other senior Catalan officials made their way to Brussels, the capital of Belgium and, more importantly, the European Union... READ MORE›
EX-CATALAN PRESIDENT ACCEPTS SNAP ELECTION, SAYS 'LONG ROAD' TO INDEPENDENCE
He would return to Catalonia when given guarantees by the Spanish government, he said... READ MORE›
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SPAIN DISMISSES CATALONIA GOVERNMENT AFTER REGION DECLARES INDEPENDENCE
In ordering the Catalan Parliament to dissolve, Mr. Rajoy said new regional elections would be held Dec. 21... READ MORE›
CATALAN LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT HAS FLED THE COUNTRY AMID REBELLION CHARGES
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has left Spain and travelled to Brussels, Spanish government officials have said... READ MORE›
SPANISH PROSECUTOR CALLS FOR REBELLION CHARGES AGAINST CATALAN LEADERS
Spanish government officials said Puigdemont was in Brussels, which was confirmed late on Monday by Umberto Gambini, the head of Catalan legislator Ramon Tremosa's office... READ MORE›
CATALONIA: MADRID WARNS OF PUIGDEMONT JAILING AS THOUSANDS RALLY FOR UNITY
Common sense for coexistence and drew people from the region and beyond as well as members of the Spanish government and pro-unity Catalan MPs... READ MORE›
SPAIN SACKS CATALAN GOVERNMENT AFTER INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
But within an hour, the upper house of Spain's parliament in Madrid authorized Rajoy's government to rule Catalonia directly... READ MORE›
SPAIN SACKS CATALAN GOVERNMENT AFTER INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
But within an hour, the upper house of Spain's parliament in Madrid authorized Rajoy's government to rule Catalonia directly... READ MORE›
CATALAN LEADER VOWS 'PEACEFUL RESISTANCE' AS MADRID TAKES CONTROL OF REGION
Madrid reacted to the Catalan parliament's unilateral declaration of independence on Friday by firing the regional government and dismissing the head of the local police force... READ MORE›
CATALONIAS INDEPENDENCE SHOWDOWN WITH SPAIN, IN PHOTOGRAPHS
This set up a showdown over the weekend, as Spain careened into its greatest constitutional crisis since it embraced democracy in 1978... READ MORE›
THIS CATALAN TOWN HAS ALREADY BROKEN FROM SPAIN PHYSICALLY AT LEAST
Llivia was considered a town, not a village, and so remained part of Spain, and the region of Catalonia... READ MORE›
ARTICLE 155 WILL ELIMINATE FULL DEMOCRACY IN CATALONIA
After the enactment of Article 155, the Catalan regional government will be dissolved in other words, the central government in Madrid will start governing Catalonia single-handedly... READ MORE›
HOW EUROPE EXPORTED ITS REFUGEE CRISIS TO NORTH AFRICA
Instead, European leaders have sought to export the problem whence it came principally north Africa... READ MORE›
SPAIN ASSERTS DIRECT RULE OVER CATALANS
It's why Mr Rajoy called for calm in Spain, after the Catalan vote for independence... READ MORE›
CATALONIA INDEPENDENCE: MADRID TAKES CONTROL OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND CALLS FRESH ELECTIONS
Catalonia independence Madrid takes control of regional government and calls fresh elections... READ MORE›
SPAIN PROSECUTOR FILES CHARGES AGAINST CATALAN LEADERS
Barcelona, Spain - Spanish Attorney General Jose Manuel Maza has confirmed he will file criminal complaints against the dismissed Catalan government... READ MORE›
SPAIN'S STATE PROSECUTOR JUST SAID CATALONIA'S LEADERS WILL BE CHARGED WITH REBELLION
Tens of thousands of anti-independence protesters lined the streets of Barcelona at the weekend chanting long live Spain and prison for Puigdemont ... READ MORE›
SACKED CATALAN LEADER CALLS FOR PEACEFUL RESISTANCE TO SPANISH TAKEOVER
Catalonia independence Sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont calls for peaceful resistance to Spain... READ MORE›
TIRED BY YEARS OF SEPARATIST STRIFE MANY BASQUES WARY OF NEW INDEPENDENCE BID
Besides, the Basque region already has greater autonomy than Catalonia, particularly in financial affairs, Mr. Ortuzar said... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MARCH FOR UNIFIED SPAIN, POLL SHOWS DEPTHS OF DIVISION
Spain's central government called an election for Dec. 21 on Friday after sacking Catalonia's president Carles Puigdemont, dissolving its parliament and dismissing its government... READ MORE›
SPANISH PM AXES CATALAN GOVERNMENT AFTER REGION DECLARES INDEPENDENCE
Hours after Catalonia's secession move, the Spanish Senate granted the government special constitutional powers to stop the wealthy region's move toward independence... READ MORE›
CATALONIA: HOW WILL SPAIN IMPOSE DIRECT RULE AND WILL IT WORK?
The unilateral independence referendum held on 1 October has set the governments in Madrid and Barcelona on a collision course... READ MORE›
'WE ARE ALL CATALONIA' MARCH BRINGS THOUSANDS OUT ON BARCELONA'S STREETS
He following up with a mocking declaration of guilt, aimed at hardline pro-independence groups who have accused their opponents of betraying Catalonia... READ MORE›
I DONT WANT AN INDEPENDENT CATALONIA RALLY BACKS UNIFIED SPAIN
In response, Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, dissolved the regional government, effectively ousting Mr. Puigdemont from office... READ MORE›
CATALAN EX-LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT VOWS TO RESIST TAKEOVER
Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has called for democratic opposition to direct rule from Madrid by Spain's government... READ MORE›
SPAIN PM RAJOY ASKS SENATE FOR POWERS TO DEPOSE CATALAN PRESIDENT PUIGDEMONT
The parliamentary sessions in Madrid and Barcelona are likely to last several hours before each votes on their resolutions... READ MORE›
FOR CATALANS, THE QUESTION IS COMPLIANCE OR DEFIANCE OF MADRID
The red and gold Spanish flag was atop City Hall and the Catalan regional government building... READ MORE›
CATALONIA CRISIS SPURS CRITICISM FROM REGIONAL LEADERS
The Basque Nationalist Party PNV by its Spanish acronym said on Sunday that the Spanish government was going deeper in error with the application of Article 155... READ MORE›
MASSIVE RALLY IN CATALONIA BACKS SPANISH UNITY
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans favoring unity with Spain rallied Sunday in Barcelona, two days after the Catalonia regional parliament defiantly voted for secession... READ MORE›
CATALAN LEADERS REMOVED, SPAIN ASSERTS CONTROL OVER BREAKAWAY REGION
The central government easily won permission from the Senate to take control of Catalonia... READ MORE›
SPAIN LOOKS TO SEIZE CATALONIA RADIO AND TV AS CRISIS MOUNTS
Since then, TV3 has spawned a generation of Catalan producers who built their own media companies, in both Catalonia and the rest of Spain... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN LEADERS TO CATALAN SEPARATISTS: GET LOST
There was no support of Catalan independence from European leaders. EU Council President Donald Tusk tweeted For EU nothing changes. Spain remains our only interlocutor... READ MORE›