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History repeating? A timeline of Catalonia’s uneasy relationship with Spain

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Spain's Deputy Prime Minister urges Catalonia to give dialogue a chance

Spain's Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, urges Catalan leader to give dialogue a chance before the Spanish Senate approves Catalonia's take-over

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What on earth is going on in Catalonia?

Amid the tense stand-off between Barcelona and Madrid, the regional government has refused to call early elections.

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Anxiety rises in Catalonia as Spain's political crisis deepens

Anxiety rises in Catalonia as Spain's political crisis deepens

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Catalonia leader denounces 'worst attack' since Franco

Pro-independence regional government chief Carles Puigdemont says Catalonia won't accept Madrid's moves to impose direct rule

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Catalonia remains on collision course with Madrid over independence

Spain threatens to put Catalonia under direct central rule if region doesn't abandon independence drive by Thursday

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Puigdemont fails to clarify Catalan independence confusion

Catalan leader calls for dialogue in response to the Spanish prime minister's deadline, under threat of the region's autonomy being suspended.

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Madrid waits for answer from Catalonia

The clock is ticking as Madrid waits for Catalan leaders to clarify its independence bid by a five-day deadline

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Madrid gives Catalonian leaders 5 days to state if they have declared independence or not - EFE

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Spain's PM Rajoy asks Catalan parliament to clarify independence declaration

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy asked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to confirm if he has declared independence

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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says the Spanish government is to formally ask Catalan government if it has declared independence or not

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Chinese artist explodes onto Madrid art scene

Chinese artist, Cai Guo-Qiang is preparing an exhibition in Madrid by exploding gunpowder on canvas to create his artworks

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Catalonian heart, Spanish head: one woman's take on Spain's constitutional crisis

Olga is a travelled Catalonian who now lives in Madrid with her husband, a local man, and son. She contends that the independence movement does not own her homeland.

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Tens of thousands rally in Madrid over Catalonia's push for independence

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Catalonians in Madrid note the changes around them

Many Catalans seek lives eleswhere, and for those living in Madrid there's a change in the atmosphere

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New Spanish law could damage Catalonia's finances

The Spanish government has stepped up economic pressure on the Catalan government by passing a law making it easier for companies to move their operations around the country dealing a potential blow to the region's finances.

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Will Catalonia see independence bid through?

A fresh legal ruling in Madrid has complicated the region's breakaway efforts

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Catalonia crisis: Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont attacks Spain's King Felipe VI

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Catalonia to declare independence on Monday - official

Pro-independence parties which control the regional parliament have asked for a debate and vote on declaring independence.

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Spain's King Felipe accuses catalan separatists of ''unacceptable disloyalty"