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Euroviews. The Curious Vision of the Catalan Secessionists ǀ View

Euronews published an article by Aleix Sarri under the punchy title “The Curious Case of Carles Puigdemont and the Suppression of Democracy”, containing a number of inaccuracies on the controversy surrounding the recent election of Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín to the European Parliament.

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Spain's Supreme Court blocks Junqueras from joining EU parliament

Spain's Supreme Court blocked jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras from leaving prison to collect credentials to join the EU parliament.

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Twitter removes fake accounts linked to Catalan separatists

Twitter has announced that it has removed thousands of accounts in its latest purge of bad actors on the site and released information relating to state-backed content.

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Catalan separatists await verdict after historic trial comes to an end

The high-profile trial — that has heard from more than 300 witnesses and rejected at least 50 — came to an end on Wednesday with the final statements of the defendants.

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Last day of trial for Catalan leaders

In Spain today, the trial of a group of Catalonian separatist leaders will end. The trial itself started in February, but the road into the court system for the activists started long before then.

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Elected Spanish MEPs denied full access to EU Parliament

Spanish MEPs elected last month are not being allowed full access into the parliament. They can only visit the building as guests since a political raw broke out between Catalan and other Spanish MEPs.

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The Brief: Puigdemont refused EU accreditation, causing controversy

Charles Puigdemont declared independence from Catalonia and came to Belgium, where he was elected as an MEP. Now, he is being denied temporary EU accreditation. The decision was extended to all Spanish MEPs. Read more about why that was the resolution here.

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Spanish parliament suspends lawmaker rights of four jailed Catalan MPs

The Spanish parliament's governing body on Friday suspended the lawmaker rights of the four jailed Catalan members of parliament while they face trial over the region's failed 2017 independence bid.

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Spanish first as jailed Catalan leaders sworn in at parliament

Five elected Catalan leaders were allowed out of prison for a few hours today, in order to be sworn in at the opening of the Spanish Parliament.

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Interviewed from prison: Catalan independentists’ choice for Europe’s top job

It’s unusual to carry out an interview from prison, but in the circumstances there was no choice. Catalan independence leader Oriol Junqueras answers Raw Questions, on Euronews.

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Watch back: Euronews interview with jailed Catalan leader

Watch back: Euronews interview with jailed Catalan leader.

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Euroviews. Catalonia, an active partner for European integration ǀ View

The lack of action at the European level regarding the members of the Catalan government and leaders of the civil society in pre-trial detention or exiled, generated disappointment.

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Puigdemont banned from running in European elections: Electoral board

Spain's electoral board has banned former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two of his former advisers from running in the European elections.

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Spanish socialists may need support of separatists to form government

Pedro Sánchez's socialists may need the support of Spanish separatist parties to be able to form a majority government after Sunday's general election

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Spain's Socialists weigh up going it alone in government

Spain's Socialists are considering their next move after coming top in Sunday's parliamentary election, but failing to win an outright majority.

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Locals in Spanish town shoot and burn Carles Puigdemont effigy

Locals in a Spanish town set alight and shot at a puppet made to resemble Carles Puigdemont, the ex-president of the Spanish region of Catalonia.

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Watch: Abused chimps allowed to retire in peace at Catalonia sanctua

Many were mistreated in their earlier lives as circus performers, television actors and domestic pets.

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Road Trip Europe Day 12 - Barcelona: 'There is no justice, there is no

As our road trip team arrives in Barcelona, they ask Catalans what they think of think of the independence movement.

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Road Trip Europe: Barcelona divided as separatists and far-right clash

As our road trip team reaches Barcelona, Catalan separatists clash with far-right protesters in a violent confrontation

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Politics meets football as Catalonia plays first match for two years

England’s comeback thrashing of Montenegro, Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury or France’s dismissal of Iceland would have been most people’s headlines from Monday’s international football fixtures. But there was one game you probably didn’t hear about.