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Catalonia: 'No room' for EU mediation

EU makes position clear on Catalonia as tensions escalate

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Catalonia threatens to overshadow EU summit

Spanish PM arrives in Brussels amid escalating tensions at home

Spain

Madrid to trigger suspension of Catalonia's autonomy on Saturday

Spain

Brinksmanship deepens crisis between Catalonia and Madrid

Madrid accuses Catalonia's leader of talking loud and saying nothing in letter calling for talks, but threatening a unilateral independence declaration.

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Spain

Is this the constitutional key to unlock the crisis in Catalonia?

Spain

Catalonia crisis - ultimatum day

The stage is set for a Catalonia - Spain showdown as Madrid's ultimatum for an independence retraction ends

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Divisions behind Barcelona bid for EMA

Spain's crisis with Catalonia impacts on the bid to become the next base for the EU's pharmaceutical watchdog

Spain

Spain asks Catalan's leader to 'act sensibly' as the direct rule deadline looms

The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has urged Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to "act sensibly" ahead of Thursday's direct rule deadline

Spain

Tourism 'takes a hit' in Catalonia

According to a local trade association, visitor numbers have gone down since the start of October.

Spain

Catalans accuse Madrid of taking 'political prisoners'

Madrid's jailing of two separatist leaders provokes huge demonstrations in Barcelona

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200,000 protest in Barcelona

People chanted 'independence', while demanding the release of two Catalan leaders who were imprisoned for sedition

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Catalonia crisis: Five days that shook Spain

'Insiders' spent five days filming with leading Catalan separatists and Spanish unity grassroots movements.

Spain

Catalonia remains on collision course with Madrid over independence

Spain threatens to put Catalonia under direct central rule if region doesn't abandon independence drive by Thursday

Slovenia

Slovenians’ hearts beat for Catalonia, but in their heads there is less binding them

The former Yugoslav country knows what Catalonia is experiencing but superficial parallels between the two do not always hold up.

Spain

Two Catalan separatists are jailed

Madrid hardens its stance towards Catalonia and jails two separatists pending sedition investigation

Spain

Watch: Spain cranks up the pressure on Catalonia

Spain's deputy prime minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria has been speaking about the Catalonia crisis

Spain

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

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

Catalonia crisis: Madrid's deadline looms

Spain

An ultimatum for Catalonia

The Spanish government will take control of Catalonia if regional leader Carles Puigdemont replies ambiguously to Madrid's question about whether he has declared independence from Spain.