Spain Catalan regional leader calls for amnesty for convicted separatists "We call for an end to repression, for the release of the political prisoners, for the exiles to be free to return home, for an amnesty that should mark an endpoint for all of those who have suffered reprisals", said president Quim Torra. 14/10/2019
no comment Yellow and blue abound as Ukraine celebrates its independence Events have been taking place in Kyiv to mark Ukraine's Independence Day. 24/08/2019
United Kingdom Small majority for Scottish independence for first time in two years Scottish voters would back independence from the UK by a small majority, a new poll suggests, in the first poll lead for independence for two years. 05/08/2019
View Resisting the Polish government’s grip on the judiciary ǀ View These disciplinary procedures are nothing to do with safeguarding judicial service standards but are an attempt to silence judges and ensure their submission to the Ministry of Justice. 22/07/2019
no comment Kosovo marks 20 years since NATO forces arrived Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visit Pristina 12/06/2019
United Kingdom Tens of thousands of Scots march to demand independence referendum Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Glasgow - the largest city in Scotland - on Saturday (May 4) to demand a second referendum on independence from the United Kingdom as polls suggest support for secession is at a peak of the past four years. 04/05/2019
United Kingdom Scottish FM: Scotland must have second referendum if Brexit goes ahead Scotland must have second independence referendum by 2021 if Brexit goes ahead, says First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. 24/04/2019
Good Morning Europe Riot police clash with protesters over Catalan separatists trial Riot police have clashed with pro-independence campaigners in Barcelona over the trial of a dozen Catalan separatists 22/02/2019
world news Massive Catalan independence rally in Barcelona The police estimated 200,000 took to the streets of Catalonia's capital but organisers put the figure at half a million. 16/02/2019
Poland Poland court overturns Warsaw ban on far-right independence march An annual nationalist rally in Warsaw is set to go ahead on the centenary of Polish independence after a court said a city ban was unconstitutional. 09/11/2018
world news New Caledonia votes against independence from France Voters in New Caledonia have decided that the South Pacific islands should become remain as a French territory 04/11/2018
world news French island territory to vote on independence People on the South Pacific island territory of New Caledonia go to the polls on Sunday to decide if they want to remain part of France or gain their independence. 02/11/2018
the global conversation Catalan independence & European values: Uncut with Carles Puigdemont Catalan independence and European values: Uncut with Carles Puigdemont 19/10/2018
United Kingdom UK's third largest party 'will back second Brexit vote' Scotland's leader Nicola Sturgeon said Scottish National party MPs will back a second referendum in parliament, adding that her party would seek a guarantee that Scotland would not be forced to accept the result if it again voted to remain. 07/10/2018
Spain 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. 02/10/2018
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. 11/09/2018
no comment Watch: Ukrainian flag measuring 2,700 metres unveiled in Kyiv Each 100 metres of the flag represents one year of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union. 23/08/2018
no comment People of Basque Country protest with huge human chain Tens of thousands of people were demonstrating against the Spanish government's refusal to allow the region an independence vote. 10/06/2018
Spain 100,000 people form human chain to call for Basque independence vote The chain extended over 200 kms. 10/06/2018
brussels bureau Brief from Brussels: 'With friends like these' - Trump looms large over EU summit Brief from Brussels: An EU-Balkans summit, supposed to focus on EU enlargement, is overshadowed by Iran, the Mideast peace process and trade tariffs 16/05/2018
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. 14/05/2018
Spain Mixed reaction over Catalonia's new President Opposition party Ciudadanos says Quim Torra is a puppet for Puigdemont 14/05/2018
United Kingdom Thousands march for independence in Scotland Thousands of protesters have descended on Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday in a mass call for independence, four years after a referendum failed to secure the result. 05/05/2018
world news Syria celebrates independence from France, days after Western military strikes Syria celebrates its 72nd years of independence from France on Tuesday, four days after France, the US and the UK hit Syrian military targets in retaliation over a suspected chemical attack in Douma in which 40 people were killed. 17/04/2018
View Catalonia hurt Spain’s image but the law must prevail: View After Puigdemont’s arrest, the Spain government must tread carefully to keep European actors on side in the debate over Catalonia’s future, writes the vice president of the Catalan Council of the European Movement. 01/04/2018
Germany German separatist leader files criminal complaint against Puigdemont's detention The leader of the nationalist Bavaria Party has filed a case against the detention of the Catalan leader, likening his arrest to an abduction. 28/03/2018
