Tag: catalonia independence
Politically divided Spain united by El Clasico rivalry
MADRID: Often symbolised as pitting the pride of Catalonia against Spain's capital, the 'El Clasico' between Barcelona and Real Madrid is a match laced...
Catalan parliament speaker to appear before Spain’s supreme court
The Catalan parliament's speaker and five lawmakers will appear before Spain's Supreme Court in Madrid on Thursday to answer charges of rebellion and sedition...
Spain’s direct rule takes hold in Catalonia
BARCELONA/MADRID: Spain’s direct rule over Catalonia took hold smoothly on Monday as employees ignored calls for civil disobedience to turn up for work, and...
‘Time to declare independence’: 450,000 protest in Barcelona
BARCELONA: Led by Catalonia's separatist president Carles Puigdemont, hundreds of thousands of independence supporters protested in Barcelona on Saturday, shouting "freedom" and "independence" after...
Spain to suspend Catalonia’s political autonomy
MADRID: Spain’s government will trigger on Saturday the Article 155 of the constitution, which allows suspending Catalonia’s political autonomy, the Prime Minister’s Office said...
Catalonian independence: Key points of the plan
BARCELONA: Catalonia's separatist leaders have threatened to declare independence after pressing ahead with a banned referendum on secession which they say they won.
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