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Catalan legislators elect separatist speaker
Jan 17, 2018 12:39Catalan lawmakers on Wednesday elected a separatist as parliamentary speaker, the first stage of a plan by pro-independence deputies to get regional leader Carles Puigdemont, in self-exile in Belgium, back into power.
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Spain’s court refuses to free jailed ex-Catalan vice president
Jan 06, 2018 05:40Spain's Supreme Court on Friday decided not to release former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras, jailed while he is investigated for rebellion and sedition over the region's independence drive.
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Spanish court reviews appeal of jailed Catalan vice-president
Jan 04, 2018 12:48Judges in Spain’s Supreme Court have begun considering an appeal of a jail sentence given to the former vice-president of Catalonia over a controversial independence drive in the region.
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Spain PM urges Catalan parliament formation in January
Dec 30, 2017 02:38Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on the new regional parliament to hold its maiden session in mid-January.
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Spanish king urges Catalonia to avoid confrontation, respect plurality
Dec 25, 2017 05:59Spain’s King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Sunday urged Catalan lawmakers to respect their region’s diversity and avoid another confrontation over independence.
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Poll shows Catalan separatist will lose majority in elections
Dec 10, 2017 15:34A new poll conducted just ahead of regional elections in Spain’s Catalonia suggests that separatist parties would lose their majority in the parliament.
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About 45,000 Catalans march in Brussels to support exiled leader
Dec 07, 2017 10:59A sea of around 45,000 pro-Catalonia protesters have demonstrated in Brussels to show support for the region's deposed president Carles Puigdemont and urge the European Union to back its drive for independence from Spain.
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Pro-Spain protesters demand imprisonment of ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont
Dec 06, 2017 15:18Thousands of pro-unity demonstrators have marched through the streets of Barcelona demanding the return and imprisonment of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.
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Spanish court withdraws arrest warrants issued for Catalan leaders
Dec 06, 2017 03:07A judge in the Spanish Supreme Court has withdrawn European and international arrest warrants issued for leaders of an independence movement in northeastern Catalonia region.
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Belgian judge to decide on ex-Catalan leader’s extradition on December 14
Dec 04, 2017 14:26A Belgian judge will decide next week whether the ousted Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont, should be sent back to Spain to face rebellion charges.