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Back from the brink?: Catalonia debates direct rule from Madrid

The Catalonian Parliament will meet later this week to consider its response to the Spanish government's decision to claw back the region's autonomy.

23/10/2017

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Rajoy says he will sack Catalan government, call regional elections

The Spanish prime minister also said he would curb the powers of Catalonia's parliament

21/10/2017

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Madrid to trigger suspension of Catalonia's autonomy on Saturday

19/10/2017

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Catalonia crisis - ultimatum day

The stage is set for a Catalonia - Spain showdown as Madrid's ultimatum for an independence retraction ends

19/10/2017

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Catalonia crisis: Five days that shook Spain

'Insiders' spent five days filming with leading Catalan separatists and Spanish unity grassroots movements.

17/10/2017

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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.

16/10/2017

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An ultimatum for Catalonia

The Spanish government will take control of Catalonia if regional leader Carles Puigdemont replies ambiguously to Madrid's question about whether he has declared independence from Spain.

14/10/2017

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Clock ticking for Puigdemont over Catalan independence

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is coming under pressure to declare full independence.

13/10/2017

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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

11/10/2017

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Catalonia on the brink

Catalonia and the rest of Spain awaits Catalan leader's address - will he push ahead and declare independence?

10/10/2017

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"Sooner or later there will be a new referendum in Catalonia"

As deputy director of the Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia, dean of the College of Journalists and professor of journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Josep Carles Rius has been watching

09/10/2017

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Rajoy warns Catalonia of independence declaration consequences

The Spanish premier has not ruled out using constitutional powers to remove Catalonia's autonomous status if it claims independence

08/10/2017

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Will Catalonia see independence bid through?

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

06/10/2017

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San Rafael del Rio: between Valencia and Catalonia

Catalan independence would mean a lot of upheaval, especially for those living in the border town of San Rafael del Rio.

05/10/2017

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King Felipe accuses Catalan leaders of division

King Felipe makes rare intervention into Spanish politics and accuses Catalan leaders of dividing society

04/10/2017

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[Watch in full] King Felipe VI addresses Spanish people over Catalonia crisis

03/10/2017

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

03/10/2017

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The Catalonia referendum in social media videos

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

01/10/2017

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Spanish deputy PM praises police action in Catalan vote

Spanish deputy PM praises police action in Catalan vote

01/10/2017

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Six charts on how Catalonia compares to the whole of Spain

How does the Catalonia region compare to the whole of Spain in terms of average life expectancy, employment, GDP, business, agriculture and R&D?

29/09/2017