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ECJ advice suggests jailed Catalan leader could have sought immunity

The advice from Advocate General Maciej Szpunar is a boost for the Catalan separatist movement and Oriol Junqueras, who was voted into the European Parliament in May despite being detained in Spain since 2017 after an illegal independence referendum.

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Catalan conundrum for European Parliament after top court opinion

The EU's top court opinion is a boost for the Catalan separatist movement and Oriol Junqueras, who was voted into the European Parliament in May despite being detained in Spain since 2017 following an illegal independence referendum.

Spain

Police clash with Catalan independence activists on border with Spain

Police were dispersing hundreds of Catalan pro-independence demonstrators who had been blocking a major road link that connects the Spanish region with France for nearly 24 hours.

Spain

Vox: Who are Spain's far-right party and what do they stand for?

Vox promises the suspension of the Catalan autonomy, the outlawing of nationalist parties and "the maximum legal protection for the symbols of the nation, especially the flag, the anthem and the crown.

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Weary Spanish voters prepare for fourth election in four years

Political leaders have made a final appeal to voters before Sunday's snap election that looks unlikely to resolve Spain's parliamentary gridlock.

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Catalonia's political stalemate takes its toll on public services

Public accounts have been carried over for the past three years, since the days of Carlos Puigdemont. Since he fled the country, the Catalan Parliament has passed only 6 laws, 46 are still pending.

Spain

Can Spain end political stalemate with fourth election in four years?

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, leader of the Socialists, failed to put together a workable coalition following the last election, held only months ago in April of this year.

Belgium

Belgian court postpones arrest warrant case for former Catalan leader

It’s the third time Spain has tried to get him extradited, with two previous attempts failing when local judges rejected the argument that he had led a rebellion.

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Thousands march for Spanish unity in Barcelona

Around 80,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday in a show of support for Spanish unity.

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Tens of thousands protest against Catalan separatism in Barcelona

Tens of thousands of Spanish unity supporters filled the streets of Barcelona, just one day after pro-independence protests turned violent.

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Catalonia protests turn violent as militants clash with police

A massive protest in earlier on Saturday ended in violence on the streets of Barcelona.

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Watch back: More protests in Barcelona after separatist leaders jailed

"We have to be capable of creating a republic of free men and women," Catalan leader Quim Torra said.

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Euroviews. Hong Kong protesters shouldn't pin hopes on outsiders to solve their impasse with Beijing ǀ View

The decision by the US House of Representatives to pass legalisation tightening up the scrutiny of Hong Kong's autonomy from mainland China could mark a significant inflection point in the continuing impasse between the protestors there and the authorities in Beijing.

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Hong Kong protesters rally for Catalan independence

Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters, some waving Catalan flags and banners urging to "fight for freedom together", rallied in support of a separate Catalonia, broaching an issue that is anathema to Hong Kong's Communist Party leaders in Beijing.

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Watch again: Hong Kong protests hold rally in support of Catalonia

Hong Kong demonstrators to hold protest in support of independent Catalonia.

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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

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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.

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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'.

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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.

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Catalan leader snubbed by Spanish PM during visit

Pedro Sanchez rebuffed an offer by Quim Torra to meet.