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Spain

Spanish court says Catalan separatist Junqueras must stay in jail

Oriol Junqueras has spent two months in prison while Spanish authorities investigate his role in Catalonia's independence movement.

Belgium

Time to go home? Exiled Catalan separatists celebrate

From self-exile in Brussels, ousted Catalan leaders say the victory of pro-independence parties in Thursday's snap election gives them the right to be heard.

Spain

Voters in Catalonia express their hopes and expectations

Euronews spoke to people who queued up to vote in Thursday's election in Catalonia

Spain

Catalan parties court undecided voters

With the outcome said to be close between pro and anti-independence parties, Catalonia's 20 percent of undecided voters hold the key

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Italy

Dual nationality is just the beginning, says South Tyrol independence

Some within the Italian region believe a referendum is the only way to decide its future status.

Italy

Has Austria just sparked a new independence struggle in Italy?

Vienna has controversially offered Austrian passports to German speakers in the Italian region of South Tyrol.

Europe News

Puigedemont extradition judgement date

Belgian courts have said that they will make a decision on whether to extradite the dismissed Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont on the 14th December

Economy

Spain shrugs off economic impact of Catalan crisis

But there was quite a hiccup at the height of the crisis in October, when retail sales dropped and almost 3,000 companies moved their headquarters out of Catalonia.

Spain

Could Barcelona seek independence from Catalonia?

Zimbabwe

Jubilantion as Zimbabweans celebrate the ending of Mugabe's grip on power

Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans flood the streets of Harare in an outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe.

Poland

60,000 nationalists march on Polish Independence Day

This year's Polish Independence Day celebrations have been marked by far-right cries for a "White Europe" and a "Pure Poland".

Spain

Catalan parliament speaker and MPs appear before Spain's Supreme Court

Carme Forcadell and five lawmakers have appeared before judges in Madrid.

Spain

Belgian PM grilled on Catalonia: "It's not our crisis!"

As pro-independence supporters held a general strike across Catalonia, there is political tension in Belgium over the self-imposed exile there of Carles Puigdemont

Spain

With complex legal battles come complex Catalan names

Our colleagues here at euronews are well-trained to pronounce foreign names but this isn’t an easy name to pronounce.

Spain

Euroviews. How I saw the birth of a republic and its collapse into a coma

The days that followed the proclamation of the Republic of Catalonia were charged with many emotions. Here is one account.

Spain

Euroviews. Life in the "Republic of Catalonia" comes with strong emotions

Spain

What is the future for Catalan independence now?

Resistance to Madrid’s imposition of direct control on Catalonia has been muted and the secessionist leadership is in disarray.

World News

Euroviews. View: Governing well in an unstable world

Michael J. Boskin believes a failure to grapple with diversity is at the centre of many economic and political crises today

Spain

Spanish unionists stage mass rally in Barcelona

Tens of thousands of people joined the march through the Catalan regional capital to protest against the pro-independence movement

Spain

Pro-unity rally fills Barcelona streets

Thousands of protesters gathered in defence of Spanish unity in the Catalan capital