Spain 27/10/2017 Spain's Prime Minister calls for calm after Catalonia declares independence The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy has called for calm and said the rule of law would be restored in Catalonia, after the region declared independence from Spain.
Spain 27/10/2017 Spanish PM Rajoy fires government of Catalonia, calls snap elections Spanish PM Rajoy fires government of Catalonia
View 27/10/2017 View: The West’s shameful silence on Kurdish statehood When it comes to the Kurds of northern Iraq, the West has chosen realpolitik over moral consistency, writes Shlomo Avineri
Iraq 25/10/2017 Iraqi Kurds offer 'talks and truce' Kurdistan government offers to put independence vote results on hold to enable talks with Baghdad
Italy 23/10/2017 Lombards shrug, but Venetians embrace the possibility of more autonomy from Rome Reactions differ in the wake of referenda on more autonomy in two northern Italian regions.
Italy 23/10/2017 Italian regions push for financial autonomy Voters in Lombardy and Veneto back greater autonomy from Rome but deny being like Catalonia
Italy 22/10/2017 Italy: Lombardy and Veneto regions vote on autonomy The two northern regions have been staging non-binding referendums on Sunday.
Italy 20/10/2017 Italian regions flex muscles in autonomy refrerenda Lombardy and Veneto are asking for a bigger share of the tax take and spending powers in twin votes on autonomy from Rome.
Italy 18/10/2017 10 things you need to know about Italy's Lombardy and Veneto autonomy referendums Voters in the wealthy Italian regions will head to the polls on October 22
Spain 16/10/2017 Puigdemont fails to clarify Catalan independence confusion Catalan leader calls for dialogue in response to the Spanish prime minister's deadline, under threat of the region's autonomy being suspended.
Spain 16/10/2017 Puigdemont fails to clarify Catalan independence confusion Catalan leader calls for dialogue in response to the Spanish prime minister's deadline, under threat of the region's autonomy being suspended.
Spain 12/10/2017 Is Catalonia looking to copy Slovenia’s path to independence? Separatist Catalans hope Carles Puigdemont will follow the Slovenian independence model
no comment 12/10/2017 Violence on sidelines of Barcelona unity demonstration A group of anti-independence demonstrators in the Catalonian capital Barcelona clashed with police on Wednesday, Spain's national day.
Insight 12/10/2017 Exclusive: Catalan police speak out Exclusive interview with a Catalan police officer reveals tensions within the regional force over independence
Spain 10/10/2017 Catalan leader signs declaration document In a symbolic gesture Catalan MPs signed a docucument declaring independence
Spain 09/10/2017 Family split over Catalan independence Gustavo Gomez says political divides within his family have grown so deep that his wife and children have asked him to move out of their home.
Spain 09/10/2017 Company exodus from Catalonia Some of Spain's largest companies are moving their headquarters away from Catalonia in the wake of the independance referendum
Spain 07/10/2017 Catalonians in Madrid note the changes around them Many Catalans seek lives eleswhere, and for those living in Madrid there's a change in the atmosphere
Spain 06/10/2017 Speaking up for Catalonia’s ‘silent majority’ A local history teacher, who favours remaining part of Spain, gives his views on the difficulties surrounding the independence referendum.
Spain 05/10/2017 Catalonia: why do some want independence from Spain? A glance at what is fuelling the drive for independence in Spain's north-east corner.
