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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Dec 06, 2017 03:07A judge in the Spanish Supreme Court has withdrawn European and international arrest warrants issued for leaders of an independence movement in northeastern Catalonia region.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.
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Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont faces Belgian extradition hearing
Dec 04, 2017 08:41Axed Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont faces an extradition hearing in Belgium on Monday as Spain seeks to have him sent back to face sedition charges over his region’s independence drive.
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Spain's Supreme Court to decide fate of Catalan leaders Monday
Dec 01, 2017 14:50Spain’s Supreme Court will decide on Monday whether or not to release 10 separatist leaders who were detained pending an investigation into their role in Catalonia's banned referendum on independence.
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40 injured as Spain nightclub floor collapses
Nov 27, 2017 04:06Forty people were injured after part of the floor at a packed nightclub on Spain's holiday island of Tenerife collapsed Sunday, sending revelers plunging into the basement, officials said.