# catalan - Friday 18 October, 2019
# Catalonia
# Catalonia
Highways were occupied by thousands of people joining five marches from inland towns.
# Belgium
# Belgium
Carles Puigdemont’s office said he rejects the warrant and opposes any attempt to send him back to Spain.
# catalan - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Independence
# Independence
The leaders of the independence movement were found guilty on charges of sedition and misuse of public funds.
# catalan - Tuesday 2 July, 2019
# Backs Turned
# Backs Turned
Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace wore t-shirts with an image of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
# catalan - Monday 29 April, 2019
# European Elections
# European Elections
Puigdemont slammed the move in a tweet as a “legal scandal and a coup to democracy”.
# catalan - Saturday 23 February, 2019
# Goat Status
From The42
# Goat Status
The Catalan side rediscover their goalscoring mojo ahead of back-to-back Clasicos.
# catalan - Saturday 29 September, 2018
# Catalan
# Catalan
The rally was to pay tribute to police deployed to prevent the 2017 Catalan independence referendum – but people outraged at the rally also turned out.
# catalan - Friday 27 July, 2018
# Trouble
From The42
# Trouble
Both sides are in the US for pre-season preparations.
# catalan - Monday 14 May, 2018
# Independence
# Independence
Quim Torra said previous comments he made have been taken out of context.
# catalan - Friday 6 April, 2018
# Germany
# Germany
A smiling Puigdemont emerged into the sunshine from the prison in Neumuenster where he has been held for nearly two weeks.
# catalan - Thursday 5 April, 2018
# Carles Puigdemont
# Carles Puigdemont
Carles Puigdemont can leave custody if he fulfils court-imposed conditions including a payment of €75,000.
# catalan - Monday 26 March, 2018
# Independence
# Independence
German police arrested Carles Puigdemont after he crossed the border from Denmark.
# catalan - Sunday 24 December, 2017
# Independence
# Independence
Puigdemont campaigned from Brussels, where he sought self-imposed exile after he was sacked by Madrid and a Spanish court charged him with rebellion.
# catalan - Friday 22 December, 2017
# Independence
# Independence
There was a record high turnout of over 80%.
# catalan - Friday 10 November, 2017
# Rebellion
# Rebellion
A judge at Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered Carme Forcadell to be detained on charges of “rebellion”.
# catalan - Monday 6 November, 2017
# Rebellion
# Rebellion
Puigdemont and four former ministers had turned themselves into authorities to face a Spanish warrant for their arrest.
# catalan - Sunday 5 November, 2017
# Independence Bid
# Independence Bid
The five men handed themselves in to police in Belgium this morning.
# catalan - Sunday 29 October, 2017
# Catalan Crisis
# Catalan Crisis
Today is another hugely significant day for the future of Catalonia.
# catalan - Saturday 28 October, 2017
# Spain
# Spain
“It is a travesty that in relation to Catalonia, this Fine Gael government ignores our country’s own history,” one MEP said.
# Independence
# Independence
The Spanish prime minister last night quashed the Catalan parliament and called an election for late December.
# catalan - Friday 27 October, 2017
# Escalating Quickly
# Escalating Quickly
Earlier, the Catalan parliament voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from Spain and proclaim a new republic.
# catalan - Thursday 26 October, 2017
# No End In Sight
# No End In Sight
Carles Puigdemont said there were no “guarantees” in place “to justify calling elections today”.
# catalan - Thursday 19 October, 2017
# Catalan Independence
# Catalan Independence
All Catalan s ask our international counterparts who called for dialogue, to call for the same from the Spanish government, writes Albert Royo-Mariné.
# catalan - Tuesday 17 October, 2017
# Catalan Showdown
# Catalan Showdown
Around 200,000 people took part, a spokesman for Barcelona’s municipal police said.
# catalan - Monday 16 October, 2017
# Yay Or Nay
# Yay Or Nay
The Prime Minister of Spain is said to be prepared to take the “nuclear option” and suspend the Catalan regional government.
# catalan - Saturday 14 October, 2017
# Reign Of Spain?
# Reign Of Spain?
The restive Spanish region is facing a huge week.
# catalan - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
# Break Free
# Break Free
Regional President Carles Puigdemont said today that Catalan s had voted for independence.
# Referendum
# Referendum
All eyes will be on Carles Puigdemont’s speech later today.
# catalan - Saturday 7 October, 2017
# Catalonia
# Catalonia
Madrid’s central Colon Square was transformed into a sea of Spanish flags today.
# catalan - Thursday 5 October, 2017
# Mediation
# Mediation
The Catalan leader had said it could declare independence after a meeting on Monday.
# catalan - Wednesday 4 October, 2017
# Showdown
# Showdown
Angry protesters rallied outside Catalan hotels where state security forces were lodged yesterday.
# catalan - Tuesday 3 October, 2017
# Catalonia
# Catalonia
Spanish police have been criticised for violent scenes during Sunday’s referendum.
# catalan - Thursday 21 September, 2017
# Spanish Imposition
# Spanish Imposition
Authorities seized nearly 10 million ballot papers destined for the vote.
# catalan - Saturday 16 September, 2017
# Independence Bid
# Independence Bid
The mayors have all been threatened with arrest.
# catalan - Monday 11 September, 2017
# INDY REF
# INDY REF
Some 400,000 people marched through central Barcelona today.
# catalan - Saturday 6 May, 2017
# Barcexit
# Barcexit
Catalonia is currently governed by the Junts Pel Si (Together for Yes) coalition that backs breaking away from the rest of Spain.
# catalan - Saturday 3 October, 2015
# Not Amused
# Not Amused
Polish priest Krzystof Charamsa says he’s “out of the closet and very happy”.
# catalan - Friday 11 September, 2015
# Barcelona
# Barcelona
There were some astonishing, colour-coded scenes in Barcelona today.
# catalan - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
# On Yer Barcel-own-a
# On Yer Barcel-own-a
The September vote will act as a “plebiscite”.
# catalan - Tuesday 11 November, 2014
# Independence
# Independence
The Spanish Government has rejected the result and ruled out any further vote.
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