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'Solidarity' is key word for Polish town stunned by mayor's fatal stabbing

The city of Gdansk was presented with the Princess Asturias prize for concord nine months after Pawel Adamowicz was killed

24/10/2019

Spain

Franco's exhumation 'step towards reconciliation' says Sanchez

Franco's coffin was flown by helicopter from the Valley of the Fallen to a cemetery outside Madrid where his wife, Carmen, is buried.

24/10/2019

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One man dies after torrential storms wreak havoc in Catalonia

Rescuers said they had found the body of a man along the coast around 40 kilometres north of Barcelona and that the search is ongoing for the four missing

23/10/2019

World

Sal Khan's non-profit online school began with free maths classes for his cousins

The non-profit Khan Academy now provides thousands of online classes for people around the world

23/10/2019

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Catalan separatist activists symbolically 'clean' Barcelona

Hundreds of Catalan separatists took to the streets in Barcelona on Tuesday (October 22) and symbolically "cleaned" Barcelona by dumping soap into a fountain.

23/10/2019

World

Demonstrators call on authorities to 'clean up the mess from Spain'

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Barcelona's Plaza España on Tuesday night, putting detergent in a water fountain. Their message to the authorities was to 'clean up the mess from Spain'.

23/10/2019

Spain

Madrid urged to 'sit down and talk' with Catalan regional leaders

Madrid was urged on Tuesday to open talks on self-determination for Catalonia after days of at-times violent protests over jail sentences for nine separatist leaders.

22/10/2019

Spain

Catalan leader snubbed by Spanish PM during visit

Pedro Sanchez rebuffed an offer by Quim Torra to meet.

21/10/2019

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Sheep take over streets of Madrid for annual migration

Sheep replaced traffic on the streets of Madrid on Sunday (October 20) as shepherds steered their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital following ancient migration routes.

20/10/2019

Spain

Authorities 'not overwhelmed' by Barcelona street violence

Masked demonstrators clashed with police in central Barcelona on Friday as a fifth day of protests over the jailing of separatist leaders turned violent.

18/10/2019

Spain

How do the protests in Barcelona compare with those in Hong Kong?

"Tsunami Democratic comes from the Catalan tradition of nonviolent resistance but, obviously, we have learned from other similar movements," the organizers of the protests at Barcelona airport told Euronews.

17/10/2019

Spain

Catalan leader Quim Torra says there must be a new independence vote

Catalan leader Quim Torra wants a new vote on Catalan independence.

17/10/2019

Spain

Catalan pro-independence protesters clash with police

Protesters clash with police in third day of Catalan pro-independence demonstrations

16/10/2019

Spain

At least four detained as protests turn violent again in Barcelona

At least four people have been detained as Spanish riot police clash with Catalan separatist protesters in Barcelona for a second consecutive day on Tuesday.

15/10/2019

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Protesters and police in fierce battles at Barcelona airport

Police clashed with Catalan independence supporters at Barcelona airport during protests Monday after 12 separatist leaders were sentenced for their part in a failed secession bid in 2017.

15/10/2019

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Spanish police clash with Catalan separatists as they try to disperse

Police clashed with protesters late on Monday night in downtown Barcelona after Spain's Supreme Court convicted 12 separatist leaders of illegally promoting the wealthy Catalonia region's independence and sentenced nine of them to prison.

15/10/2019

World

Catalan activist condemns severity of sentences for separatists as anti-democratic

A Catalan activist and political commentator has condemned the sentences handed out to pro-separatist as leaders as undemocratic. Andres da Silva told Euronews' Good Morning Europe that the severity of the sentences was undemocratic and greatly worsened the situation.

15/10/2019

Spain

Pro-separatist protesters clash with police at Barcelona airport

More than a dozen people have been injured as protesters clashed with police across the Catalonia region on Monday after the Supreme Court sentencing of pro-independence leaders.

14/10/2019

Spain

The Spanish government launches campaign curb criticism

The Government of Spain and its main leaders have launched a campaign on social media under the hashtag #Everybodysland, at the same time that Spain's Supreme Court sentence -convicting nine Catalan separatist leaders to between 9 and 13 years in prison- was made public.

14/10/2019

Spain

Catalan regional leader calls for amnesty for convicted separatists

"We call for an end to repression, for the release of the political prisoners, for the exiles to be free to return home, for an amnesty that should mark an endpoint for all of those who have suffered reprisals", said president Quim Torra.

14/10/2019

Spain

Spain's top court to rule on Catalan separatists' rebellion charges

The 12 defendants — including former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont currently in self-imposed exile — face up to 25 years in jail.

14/10/2019

Spain

Protesters in Barcelona demand release of jailed Catalan leaders

Barcelona is getting ready for the verdict from Spain's Supreme Court in the trial of the Catalan separatist leaders, nine of whom have been in pre-trial detention for close to two years.

13/10/2019

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Parachutist left dangling during Spain's National Day parade

A parachutist hit some technical difficulties during Spain's National Day parade on Saturday (October 12) after misjudging his landing, smashing into a lamp post and remaining suspended as hundreds at the parade looked on.

12/10/2019

Earth News

Spanish university builds eco-campus for students to learn outside

The University of Malaga partners with Ecosistema Urbano to design open, outside classrooms for students.

09/10/2019

World

Madrid to curb exploding parakeet population using 'humane' method

Madrid is to take steps to reduce its parakeet population after numbers soared in recent years

09/10/2019

World

Barcelona residents use balcony flags to show stance on independence

A war of flags has taken over Barcelona's balconies with both pro and anti-independence supporters using their outside spaces to make clear where they stand on Catalonia's secession debate.

08/10/2019