English

More about this topic

United Kingdom

Scottish FM: Scotland must have second referendum if Brexit goes ahead

Scotland must have second independence referendum by 2021 if Brexit goes ahead, says First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Europe News

Riot police clash with protesters over Catalan separatists trial

Riot police have clashed with pro-independence campaigners in Barcelona over the trial of a dozen Catalan separatists

World News

Massive Catalan independence rally in Barcelona

The police estimated 200,000 took to the streets of Catalonia's capital but organisers put the figure at half a million.

Spain

Euroviews. The trial of Catalan leaders casts a long shadow over the EU | View

Leaders of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum are facing a combined total of 217 years in prison for inciting rebellion. Defending their rights is in the self-interest of Europe if it wants to remain a leading force for democracy.

ADVERTISEMENT

Poland

Poland court overturns Warsaw ban on far-right independence march

An annual nationalist rally in Warsaw is set to go ahead on the centenary of Polish independence after a court said a city ban was unconstitutional.

World News

New Caledonia votes against independence from France

Voters in New Caledonia have decided that the South Pacific islands should become remain as a French territory

World News

French island territory to vote on independence

People on the South Pacific island territory of New Caledonia go to the polls on Sunday to decide if they want to remain part of France or gain their independence.

World

Catalan independence & European values: Uncut with Carles Puigdemont

Catalan independence and European values: Uncut with Carles Puigdemont

United Kingdom

UK's third largest party 'will back second Brexit vote'

Scotland's leader Nicola Sturgeon said Scottish National party MPs will back a second referendum in parliament, adding that her party would seek a guarantee that Scotland would not be forced to accept the result if it again voted to remain.

Spain

Tensions rise as large protests mark Catalonia referendum anniversary

Riot police broke up a demonstration in Barcelona after tens of thousands of Catalan independence supporters protested, a year on from the vote deemed illegal by Madrid.

Spain

Watch live: Thousands march in Barcelona for Catalonia National Day

Hundreds of thousands march in Barcelona for the annual festival, which has become representative of the independence movement in Catalonia.

No Comment

Watch: Ukrainian flag measuring 2,700 metres unveiled in Kyiv

Each 100 metres of the flag represents one year of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union.

No Comment

People of Basque Country protest with huge human chain

Tens of thousands of people were demonstrating against the Spanish government's refusal to allow the region an independence vote.

Spain

100,000 people form human chain to call for Basque independence vote

The chain extended over 200 kms.

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: 'With friends like these' - Trump looms large over EU summit

Spain

What does Quim Torra’s election mean for Catalonia?

Catalonia’s new leader elected by the region’s parliament is described as a hardline separatist who has vowed to continue the struggle for independence from Spain.

Spain

Mixed reaction over Catalonia's new President

Opposition party Ciudadanos says Quim Torra is a puppet for Puigdemont

United Kingdom

Thousands march for independence in Scotland

Thousands of protesters have descended on Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday in a mass call for independence, four years after a referendum failed to secure the result.

World News

Syria celebrates independence from France, days after Western military strikes

Syria celebrates its 72nd years of independence from France on Tuesday, four days after France, the US and the UK hit Syrian military targets in retaliation over a suspected chemical attack in Douma in which 40 people were killed.

Spain

Euroviews. Catalonia hurt Spain’s image but the law must prevail: View

After Puigdemont’s arrest, the Spain government must tread carefully to keep European actors on side in the debate over Catalonia’s future, writes the vice president of the Catalan Council of the European Movement.