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06 Nov 2017

Ousted Catalan leader blasts Spain after Belgium frees him

Catalonia`s sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday denounced Spain as an undemocratic country that "unjustly" jailed his colleagues, his first reaction since he was freed on bail in Belgium.

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05 Nov 2017

Catalonia's Carles Puigdemont turns himself in to Belgian police

Catalonia`s sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers turned themselves into Belgian police on Sunday after Spain issued a warrant for their arrest.

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05 Nov 2017

Catalan separatists would lose votes in December election: Polls

Catalonia`s separatist ERC party, whose leader is in custody, would win December regional elections but the independence coalition as a whole could lose its absolute majority in parliament, according to opinion polls published Sunday.

23 Oct 2017

Catalan party threatens 'massive' civil disobedience against Spain

A far-left Catalan party today threatened "massive civil disobedience".

16 Oct 2017

Spain says Catalan independence response unclear

Madrid has threatened to impose direct rule over semi-autonomous Catalonia if it declares independence based on a hotly-disputed October 1 referendum.

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14 Oct 2017

Catalan talks with Spain 'would aim at independence'

A senior Catalan official on Saturday said an offer of talks with Madrid over his region`s independence push was aimed at negotiating secession from Spain, not stopping it.

10 Oct 2017

Catalan leader proclaims independence but suspends it pending talks

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday proclaimed the region`s independence from Spain.

08 Oct 2017

Thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan independence

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday carrying banners saying 'Catalonia is Spain'.

03 Oct 2017

United in sadness over police violence, Catalans want dialogue

For or against independence, Catalans are reeling from police violence during an independence referendum banned by Madrid but far from locking horns with the Spanish government, they call for dialogue.

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02 Oct 2017

2.2 million ballots cast, 90% favour Catalan independence from Spain: Official

The Catalonian government has announced that 2.2 million ballots were cast in its independence referendum and 90 per cent of those votes were in favour of the region breaking away from Spain, compared to 7.8 per cent against.

29 Sep 2017

Barcelona on frontline of Catalan independence debate

Catalonia's independance debate has put Barca's "more than a club" motto to the test.

12 Sep 2017

Rafael Nadal speaks out against Catalan independence

"I think what is happening on October 1 ought not to take place because, from my point of view, everyone should respect the law," Nadal told Spanish newspaper El Mundo on Tuesday.

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