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Tensions flare-up between UK and Spanish navies at Gibraltar
Feb 18, 2019 15:41A 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 03:18Tens 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 09:43Spanish 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 10:27Thousands 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 02:41Protesters 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 16:22Jailed 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.
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Protests in Portugal and Catalonia met with police repression
Dec 28, 2018 06:42Thousands of police were mobilized in Portugal and Catalonia to repress protests spanning the Iberian Peninsula. The scale of the repression is dictated by rising concerns in ruling circles at a wave of industrial militancy and social discontent.
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Catalans block roads to protest Spanish cabinet meeting
Dec 21, 2018 08:54Catalan pro-independence groups blocked roads in the region on Friday to protest a planned cabinet meeting in Barcelona chaired by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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Spanish PM, pro-secession leader agree to find solution to Catalonia crisis
Dec 21, 2018 03:51Spain's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the regional leader of Catalonia agreed Thursday to find a solution to the political crisis that has been festering since a failed secession attempt by the region last year.
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Spain: Nine jailed Catalan separatists call for ‘peaceful protest’
Dec 20, 2018 15:54Nine Catalan separatists, who have been jailed awaiting trial for rebellion, have called for a “peaceful protest” during an upcoming cabinet meeting.