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Puigdemont says Catalonia 'will not accept' Spain's plan

The speech followed the Spanish prime minister's announcement that he will sack the region's government and call elections

USA

Trump to allow release of classified JFK files

Trump said he would allow their release “subject to the receipt of further information.”

World News

Euroviews. View: EU must continue seeking to expand democracy beyond the nation-state

The preference of some countries to isolate themselves within their borders is self-defeating, but it would be a serious mistake for others to respond by imposing strict isolation, writes Javier Solana

Moldova

Euroviews. Future EU must embrace the East: Moldovan PM's View

We strongly believe that our place is in the West and that our return to Europe should be welcomed, writes Pavel Filip

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USA

Trump drops 92 places in Forbes rich list

Trump's estimated net worth fell by 510 million euros

USA

Euroviews. View: Trump is making historic mistake by pursuing more aggressive Iran policy

Shelving the 2015 nuclear deal would not only heighten regional tensions; it would also embolden the very hardliners that the US has been seeking to contain, writes Abbas Milani

Spain

Catalonia crisis: Madrid's deadline looms

Spain

Euroviews. View: External mediation on Catalonia independence would cripple democracy

The world must resist separatists’ calls for international mediation. Nothing less than the future of the rule of law and constitutional democracy depends on it, writes Ana Palacio

Spain

Rajoy rejects dialogue with Catalan government, opens door to constitutional reform

Rajoy's speech followed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's suspended declaration of independence

Spain

Euroviews. View: What Catalonia crisis says about EU’s structure and prospects

What is happening on the ground in Spain indicates that the European economic recovery is strengthening, while highlighting the limits of what the EU can achieve, writes Daniel Gros

Spain

Euroviews. View: Second-best solution better for both sides on Catalonia independence

The Spanish and Catalan governments are speeding their cars towards a cliff, with each expecting the other to be the first to jump out, writes Victor Lapuente Giné

Netherlands

Dutch coalition partners agree government deal

The Netherlands has been without a new government since the March parliamentary election.

United Kingdom

Theresa May makes Brexit address at the House of Commons

May calls for a "unique and ambitious economic partnership" with the EU after Brexit

Moldova

Moldova's leaders step up east-west tug of war

Moldova's government and its president are locked in their own cold war but voters and neighbours seem more concerned about corruption.

Economy

View: Window of opportunity for EU reforms has already closed

Reform agendas laid out by Merkel and Macron require the buy-in of a German electorate that is moving in the opposite direction, writes Hans-Helmut Kotz

United Kingdom

Euroviews. View: Britain will turn back to openness sooner or later

If history does indeed move in cycles, May’s brand of backward-looking politics will be swept aside, writes Mark Leonard

Spain

The Catalonia referendum in social media videos

A selection of some of the videos seen on Twitter throughout the day

Spain

Euroviews. View: 'Yes' voters explain reasons for backing Catalan independence

From separate identities to social justice, independence supporters reveal why they want to leave Spain

Spain

Euroviews. View: Allowing Catalonia referendum to play out is not an option

Permitting votes on secession is not a democratic act; it is an attack on democracy, writes Ana Palacio

World News

Euroviews. View: Macron's plan for reforming the European Union is ambitious but credible

Macron may be trying to achieve too much at once, but a more democratic, dynamic and united EU is a prize worth fighting for