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Spain

Catalan independence divides families - on Whatsapp

Public figures are conducting the debate over Catalonia’s independence drive on television, but in private the opinions are aired on Whatsapp where they are literally breaking apart family groups.

06/10/2017

Spain

Will Catalonia see independence bid through?

A fresh legal ruling in Madrid has complicated the region's breakaway efforts

06/10/2017

Economy

CONFIRMED: Spanish lender Banco Sabadell to move from Catalonia to Alicante

Spanish lender Banco Sabadell to move out of Catalonia

05/10/2017

Spain

Banks weigh up Catalonia future amid independence drive

One major lender has already decided to move its legal base from Catalonia. Another is considering such a move.

05/10/2017

Spain

San Rafael del Rio: between Valencia and Catalonia

Catalan independence would mean a lot of upheaval, especially for those living in the border town of San Rafael del Rio.

05/10/2017

Spain

Spain's top court blocks Catalan parliament's independence push

The constitutional court has ordered the suspension of a Catalan parliament session scheduled for Monday, when local leaders were expected to unilaterally declare independence.

05/10/2017

Europe News

Catalonia leaves door wide open for talks with Spanish authorities

Catalonia says it is leaving the door wide open for Spain's authorities to hold talks and discuss options on independence.

05/10/2017

Spain

Catalonia hits back in battle of the paintings

05/10/2017

Spain

Catalonia stops and the people take possession of their streets

05/10/2017

Spain

Catalonia: why do some want independence from Spain?

A glance at what is fuelling the drive for independence in Spain's north-east corner.

05/10/2017

Spain

Catalonia crisis: Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont attacks Spain's King Felipe VI

04/10/2017

Spain

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont blasts Spanish King

Puigdemont previously said that his government would "act at the end of this week or the beginning of next"

04/10/2017

Europe News

[Watch again] MEPs discuss Catalonia crisis

Discussion in European Parliament follows EU call for dialogue between Madrid and Barcelona.

04/10/2017

Spain

Catalonia to declare independence on Monday - official

Pro-independence parties which control the regional parliament have asked for a debate and vote on declaring independence.

04/10/2017

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Pro-Spain protesters rally with police officers in Catalonia

Pro-Spain protesters rally with police officers in Catalonia

04/10/2017

Spain

The hidden messages in Spanish king's Catalan speech

Harsh words weren't the only warnings on display when the monarch addressed his people.

04/10/2017

Spain

King Felipe accuses Catalan leaders of division

King Felipe makes rare intervention into Spanish politics and accuses Catalan leaders of dividing society

04/10/2017

Spain

Catalan protesters strike with mixed feelings about future

Catalonia stages general strike but protesters are divided over region's future

04/10/2017

Spain

[Watch in full] King Felipe VI addresses Spanish people over Catalonia crisis

03/10/2017

Spain

Spain's King Felipe accuses catalan separatists of ''unacceptable disloyalty"

03/10/2017

Spain

Spanish police 'forced out' of Catalonia by protesters

Spanish police 'forced out' of Catalonia by protesters

03/10/2017

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Demonstrators protest against the Spanish government in Barcelona

Demonstrators gathered in Barcelona in protest against the Spanish Government, days after hundreds of people were hurt as police tried to disrupt the Catalan independence referendum

03/10/2017

Spain

Pique booed while training with Spanish national team

The 30-year-old defender said he would quit international football if anybody at the Spanish Football Federation had an issue with him.

03/10/2017

Spain

Catalonia goes on strike in protest at Madrid's supression of referendum

A general strike has been called in Catalonia to protest against the alleged police violence of last weekend.

03/10/2017

Spain

Protesters urge national police to leave Catalonia after crackdown

More protests in Catalonia - national police are urged to leave region following crackdown during independence vote

03/10/2017

World

Catalan leaders denounce referendum violence

A day after Catalonia's unrecognised independence referendum both Barcelona's mayor and Catalonia's vice president have denounced the violence that overshadowed it.

02/10/2017