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

World

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

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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

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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

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: 'With friends like these' - Trump looms large over EU summit

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

Spain

Euroviews. 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

Spain

Spanish court detains leading Catalan separatists on rebellion charges

25 pro-Catalan independence leaders face trial for rebellion, misuse of public funds and disobedience as the Supreme Court in Madrid steps up legal action following last year’s illegal referendum and independence declaration.

23/03/2018

Romania

Explained: the ‘Hungarians’ in Romania marching for more independence

Around 3,000 ethnic Hungarians protested in Romania on Saturday and called for more autonomy from Bucharest.

11/03/2018

Estonia

Estonia celebrates 100th birthday

Baltic State was once part of Russian empire, but is now in NATO and the EU.

24/02/2018