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Former Catalan leaders ordered to repay independence vote costs

Spanish auditors have ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas and nine others to repay €4.9 million of public money spent on a non-binding independence vote in 2014.

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Catalan separatists demonstrate against return of Spanish police rally in Barcelona

Separatists claim intimidation and provocation from police who are engaged in a pay dispute with Madrid.

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Police in Barcelona clash with Catalan separatists

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Catalan independence & European values: Uncut with Carles Puigdemont

Catalan independence and European values: Uncut with Carles Puigdemont

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Stop treating Catalonia's separatists like criminals, says Puigdemont

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has been speaking exclusively to Euronews.

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Tensions rise as large protests mark Catalonia referendum anniversary

Riot police broke up a demonstration in Barcelona after tens of thousands of Catalan independence supporters protested, a year on from the vote deemed illegal by Madrid.

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Has the Catalan pro-independence movement lost its power one year on?

On the one-year anniversary of the banned independence referendum, triggering one of the biggest institutional crises in Spain, where are its protagonists? Has the Catalan pro-independence movement lost its power?

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Catalan Separatists clash with police

Clashes police march for higher wages were blocked by Catalan separatists one year on from the referendum.

Spain

Watch live: Thousands march in Barcelona for Catalonia National Day

Hundreds of thousands march in Barcelona for the annual festival, which has become representative of the independence movement in Catalonia.

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Catalans call for release of 'political prisoners'

Catalan politicians attending national day celebrations reaffirm their support for independence and say meaningful negotiations with Madrid over the issue can only take place after jailed colleagues are freed

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Catalans prepare to rally on La Diada

Catalonia celebrates "La Diada" today, and separatists are marking the occasion with a show of strength in the streets. It's the first National Day since the region declared independence last year and kicked off constitutional chaos.

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Belgian courts to rule on Spanish rapper's extradition

On September 17, Belgian judges will rule on whether the controversial Spanish rapper Valtonyc may be extradited back to his native Spain, where he has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for "glorifying terrorism".

Spain

Former Catalan leader returns to Belgium after extradition bid fails

Ex Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont returned from Germany to Belgium on Saturday after Spain failed in an attempt to extradite him from Germany on charges of rebellion over an illegal declaration of independence.

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Spain withdraws international arrest warrants against Puigdemont

Spain withdraws international arrest warrants against Puigdemont and other Catalan politicians.

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Spain marks civil war anniversary amid a resurgence in nationalism

Spain marks civil war anniversary amid a rise in nationalism

Spain

Pig Demont or Puigdemont? Ex-Catalan leader is pigged off over pun

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has asked Spanish authorities to stop the sale of a brand of dry-cured ham called "Pig Demont" whose logo strikingly resembles him.

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New Catalan cabinet sworn in

After months of tensions with the central government, a new Catalan cabinet is sworn in.

Spain

Iberian lynx spotted in Catalonia for first time in over 100 years

The four-year-old lynx was last seen in southern Portugal in 2016.

Spain

What does Quim Torra’s election mean for Catalonia?

Catalonia’s new leader elected by the region’s parliament is described as a hardline separatist who has vowed to continue the struggle for independence from Spain.

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Mixed reaction over Catalonia's new President

Opposition party Ciudadanos says Quim Torra is a puppet for Puigdemont