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Spain’s CaixaBank to move domicile from Catalonia
Oct 07, 2017 03:58Spain's third-biggest bank CaixaBank said Friday it had decided to shift its registered domicile out of Catalonia after separatist leaders threatened to declare the region independent.
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Spanish police protest to demand equal pay with regional forces
Oct 06, 2017 15:31Thousands of Spanish National and Civil Guard police officers have protested in the capital, Madrid, calling for equal wages with regional police forces such as the Catalan and Basque officers.
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Spain court summons Catalan officials for ‘sedition’
Oct 06, 2017 10:19Spain’s national court has summoned four Catalan officials, including the region’s police chief, for a hearing over allegations of sedition against the central government during last month’s pro-independence demonstrations in Barcelona.
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Spain suspends Catalonia parliament session on independence
Oct 05, 2017 14:21Spain’s Constitutional Court has ordered the suspension of a special session in Catalonia’s parliament, during which top officials of the region are expected to declare independence.
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Catalan leaders likely to declare independence from Spain on Monday
Oct 05, 2017 10:13Catalan leaders will likely move on Monday to declare independence from Spain, more than a week after the already autonomous Spanish region held a banned referendum on secession.
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'It's time to talk,' EU tells Spain amid Catalan referendum
Oct 05, 2017 02:42The European Union has once again urged the Spanish government and Catalonia’s authorities to talk to find a resolution to Spain’s standoff over the Catalan independence referendum.
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About 700,000 protest Spanish crackdown in Catalonia
Oct 04, 2017 09:06Nearly 700,000 people in Catalonia have marched through the streets of Barcelona to protest police brutality during a banned independence referendum and Madrid’s policies toward the already-autonomous Spanish region.
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700,000 protest Spanish crackdown in Catalonia
Oct 04, 2017 07:50Nearly 700,000 people in Catalonia have marched through the streets of Barcelona to protest police brutality during a banned independence referendum and Madrid’s policies toward the already-autonomous Spanish region.
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Catalonia: 90% vote ‘yes’ to become an independent state
Oct 02, 2017 04:15Catalonia's regional government has announced that 90 percent of those who participated in an independence referendum banned by Spain’s central government choose to be separated from the country.
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Pro-independence Catalans hold large rally ahead of referendum
Sep 30, 2017 08:04Tens of thousands of secessionist Catalans have taken to the streets in Barcelona to promote the ‘Yes’ campaign in their final rally ahead of the controversial referendum on independence from mainland Spain.