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Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont allowed to run for EU polls
May 06, 2019 15:16Catalonia's former President Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain in 2017 after a secession attempt, can contest EU polls this month, a Madrid court says, overturning a decision by the electoral board.
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German, Spanish MPs protest outside UK jail holding Assange
Apr 15, 2019 15:26Three European politicians have held a protest outside a British jail where press freedom activist Julian Assange is being held pending a trial on his extradition to the United States.
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Spain: Pro-independence march against Catalan politicians’ trial
Mar 17, 2019 09:40Tens of thousands of people, including prominent Catalan politicians such as Quim Torra, Artur Mas and Roger Torrent, protested on the streets of Madrid on Saturday against the trial of a dozen separatist leaders, who face years in prison for participating in the Catalan independence declaration of October 2017.
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Police clash with protesters taking part in Catalonia strike
Feb 22, 2019 08:23Strikers backing Catalonia's secession from Spain blocked major highways, train tracks and roads across the northeastern region on Thursday to protest the trial of a dozen separatist leaders.
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Tensions flare-up between UK and Spanish navies at Gibraltar
Feb 18, 2019 19:11A British Royal Navy ship has been deployed to waters off Gibraltar to respond to an alleged violation of UK sovereignty over the Mediterranean territory by a Spanish warship.
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Spain: Protesters rally in Barcelona against Catalan separatists' trial
Feb 17, 2019 06:48Tens of thousands of people hit the streets of Barcelona on Saturday, to protest against the ongoing trials of Catalan separatist leaders and activists, taking place in Madrid's Supreme Court.
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Spain PM calls snap election amid Catalan crisis
Feb 15, 2019 13:13Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday called a snap national election for April 28, potentially spelling months of uncertainty in the euro zone's fourth-largest economy, where the political landscape is increasingly fragmented.
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Right-wing Spaniards slam government talks with Catalan separatists
Feb 10, 2019 13:57Thousands of people have rallied in the Spanish capital, Madrid, demanding the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over his government’s negotiations with separatist Catalans.
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Protests in Barcelona as Catalan activists remanded
Feb 02, 2019 06:11Protesters in Barcelona on Friday voiced their opposition against the transfer of nine politicians and activists from jails in Catalonia to Madrid, ahead of a high-stakes trial for their roles in Catalonia's attempt to secede from Spain.
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Spain: Catalan separatist leaders moved to Madrid for trial
Feb 01, 2019 19:52Jailed Catalan politician Raul Romeva hopes the upcoming trial of separatist leaders at the Supreme Court in Madrid will refocus attention on the region's push for independence from Spain.