Tag: CATALAN INDEPENDENCE

Tensions in Barcelona as thousands protest for and against Catalan independence

BARCELONA: Thousands of people demonstrating both for and against Catalan independence shut down parts of central Barcelona on Saturday, two days before the anniversary...

Spain’s Constitutional Court blocks latest Catalan independence motion

MADRID: Spain’s Constitutional Court said on Tuesday it had blocked a motion approved by Catalonia’s parliament to resume steps to declare independence of the...

Catalonia independence demands annoy voters in other Spanish regions

A long-running conflict between Madrid and Barcelona over Catalonia's independence drive is annoying voters in the rest of Spain who feel their concerns are...

Spanish judge to grill deposed leaders of Catalan separatists

Madrid: Spain is set for another day of high drama in the Catalonia crisis on Thursday with a judge in Madrid to grill the...

Thousands march in support of unified Spain

BARCELONA: Hundreds of thousands of supporters of a unified Spain filled Barcelona’s streets on Sunday in one of the biggest shows of force yet...

Global community rejects Catalan’s independence declaration

  French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had his “full support” in enforcing the law in Catalonia as...

Catalan parties discuss next move after Spain dismisses autonomy demand

Barcelona: Catalan parties were due to meet Monday to discuss their next steps at the start of a week that will see Spain dismiss...

Deadline nears for Catalan leader to clarify independence stance

MADRID: Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has until 10:00 a.m. local (0800 GMT) on Monday to clarify whether he is calling for the region’s independence...