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‘SHAME ON YOU’: Over 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters march outside EU institutions in Brussels

AT least 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels to support the controversial cause. The march is a show of solidarity

7 Dec, 2017 @ 15:57

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Retail figures fall in Spain for first time in three years following Catalunya crisis

SPANISH retail sales fell for the first time in over three years in October, with sales in Catalonia dropping sharply after its independence referendum. The

2 Dec, 2017 @ 10:25

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Less than a quarter of Catalans want independence from Spain as regional elections loom

LESS than a quarter of Catalans want to continue seeking independence from Spain as regional elections loom, a new poll has revealed. Just 24% of

27 Nov, 2017 @ 11:31

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Spain’s attorney general in charge of prosecuting Catalan leaders dies suddenly

SPAIN’S attorney general leading the prosecution of the separatist Catalan leaders has died. Jose Manuel Maza, 66, died in a Buenos Aires hospital, shortly after

19 Nov, 2017 @ 18:13

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RAJOY: Spain’s economy would add 500,000 jobs and grow a third faster if Catalunya returned to ‘normality’

PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said 500,000 jobs would be created if the Catalunya region returns to ‘normality’. He added that the country’s economy would

15 Nov, 2017 @ 13:43

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Fears of mass violence as Mariano Rajoy dissolves Catalan parliament and imposes direct rule on Catalunya in unprecedented move

PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said he is dissolving the Catalan parliament after it voted to declare independence earlier today. The Spanish leader said the

27 Oct, 2017 @ 20:28

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UK, Germany and France refuse to recognise Catalunya independence

THE UK has refused to recognize Catalunya’s independence declaration. In a statement from Downing Street, it said the vote was based on an illegal referendum

27 Oct, 2017 @ 19:08

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WATCH: Moment Catalunya Parliament vote to declare independence

THIS is the moment Catalunya MPs voted to declare independence from Spain. The Catalan Parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain pic.twitter.com/RolsTH47Mp — Sky

27 Oct, 2017 @ 15:29

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Who’s manipulating who?: Has the latest Catalunya video reached your phone yet?

‘LOVE Beats Hate’…has it arrived in your phone yet? Here in Galicia it arrived in a friend’s phone from Andalucia. It arrived in mine from

27 Oct, 2017 @ 10:44

NUCLEAR OPTION: Madrid to impose direct rule on Catalonia if it announces independence in new Thursday deadline

THE Spanish government has given Catalonia three days to declare whether it will seek independence or not. Madrid had given a deadline of 10:00 a.m.

16 Oct, 2017 @ 13:05

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BREAKING: Catalan leader says region will declare independence within DAYS

CATALAN leader Carles Puigedemont has said his region will declare independence from Spain in the next few days. It comes after a bloody independence referendum

3 Oct, 2017 @ 23:18

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Almost 1,000 people injured in Catalunya referendum crackdown

ALMOST 1,000 people were injured while trying to vote in the Catalunya referendum yesterday. According to the Catalan health service, 893 people received medical attention

2 Oct, 2017 @ 15:17

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SATURDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Government believe polling station shutdown has been a success

GOVERNMENT figures in Madrid are increasingly confident they have struck a huge blow to Catalan secessionists ahead of tomorrow’s vote. Enric Millo, the central government’s

30 Sep, 2017 @ 23:30

Barcelona·Lead

ONE LAST THING: Barcelonians give their final thoughts before they head to the polls

THEY say the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. Judging by the way the rain fell in Barcelona today perhaps the old rules

30 Sep, 2017 @ 21:33

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DANGEROUS GAME: Referendum activists shot at in Manlleu

FOUR individuals, including an elderly woman, have sustained minor injuries after an unknown assailant shot at them with an air gun. The group were

30 Sep, 2017 @ 15:55

Barcelona·Lead

DO SOMETHING: Catalan leader calls on EU to act against Spain’s ‘violation of basic rights’ in independence referendum row

CATALAN president Carles Puigdemont has called on the EU to act against Spain’s ‘violation’ of the region’s ‘basic rights’. The leader said it was the

22 Sep, 2017 @ 11:08

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CATALAN CRACKDOWN: Cops raid regional government’s HQ and arrest MPs in latest offensive against independence referendum

PARAMILITARY police have raided the HQ of the Catalan government in a bid to shutdown the planned independence referendum. The offensive, performed by Policia Nacional

20 Sep, 2017 @ 09:51

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More than 700 mayors probed for helping plan Catalonia referendum

SPAIN’S state prosecutor has ordered a criminal probe of 712 Catalan mayors who backed the upcoming independence referendum. All 712 have been summoned to court

14 Sep, 2017 @ 13:07

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Rafael Nadal hits out at Catalunya referendum saying Spain is ‘stronger together’

Nadal issued a stern warning to Catalonia as the tennis legend attacked plans to hold a banned referendum on Catalan independence from Spain.

13 Sep, 2017 @ 10:57

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Catalonia passes law for October vote on independence

CATALONIA’S parliament has passed a law paving the way for an October 1 referendum on whether to declare independence from Spain, which is being fiercely opposed by the

7 Sep, 2017 @ 13:30

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IT’S NOT OVER: Chilling new threat from ISIS to Spain as sick terror group promises to launch more attacks

A PRO-ISIS website has warned of further attacks in Spain from terror cells still embedded in the country. The Wafa Media Foundation published a statement

23 Aug, 2017 @ 17:26

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