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Spain PM meets Catalan leader in bid to defuse political tensions
Catalonia unilaterally declared independence last October, prompting the then-conservative government of Mariano Rajoy to impose direct rule from Madrid.
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Catalan nationalists back in power, target secession in challenge to Sanchez
The new Catalan cabinet was sworn in after months of tensions with the central government, ending Madrid’s seven-month direct rule of the region, imposed by Sanchez’s predecessor after separatists declared independence.
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Catalan separatists win vote, thwarting Rajoy's bid to solve crisis
By risking an election in the wealthy region, Rajoy appears to have made the same mistake that leaders such as Greece's Alexis Tsipras.
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Catalan separatists win election in rebuke to Spain and EU
At jubilant pro-independence rallies around Barcelona, supporters chanted “President Puigdemont” and unfurled giant red-and-yellow Catalan flags as the results came in.
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Day of truth for Catalonia's independence drive as region votes
Final pre-election surveys published last Friday showed parties backing the region’s independence drive.
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Former Catalan cabinet members to appear before Supreme Court
Sacked regional vice-president Oriol Junqueras, one of his ERC party’s main candidates for the election, has asked to be allowed to leave jail in order to campaign in the vote which was called by Madrid.
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Jailed former Catalan VP accepts Madrid rule - lawyer
Catalonia’s secession drive has tipped Spain into its worst political crisis in decades.
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Catalan secessionist parties fail to agree on unity ticket for December vote
Pro-independence groups have called for a general strike in the restive region on Wednesday.
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Ex-Catalonia leader turns himself in to Belgian police, reports
The arrest warrant for Puigdemont was issued on Friday. He was wanted by Madrid for lying and disobedience.
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Spanish prosecutor asks judge to jail Catalan secessionists pending probe
Nine members of the sacked Catalan administration testified on Thursday on charges of sedition, rebellion and misuse of public funds.
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Ousted Catalan leader agrees to election, summoned to Madrid court
Under Spain’s legal system, a judge will then decide whether Puigdemont should go to jail pending a comprehensive investigation and potential trial.
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Spanish prosecutor accuses sacked Catalan leader of rebellion
The 1 October vote in the prosperous region with its own language and culture has triggered Spain’s biggest crisis in decades.
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Hundreds of thousands march for unified Spain, poll shows depths of division
The poll of 1,000 people by Sigma Dos for newspaper El Mundo showed unionist parties winning 43.4% support and pro-independence parties 42.5%.
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First Catalan poll gives slight lead to anti-independence parties
The poll of 1,000 people by Sigma Dos for newspaper El Mundo showed anti-independence parties winning 43.4% support and pro-independence parties 42.5%.
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Spain sacks Catalan government after independence declaration
A new regional election will be held in Catalonia on 21 Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a televised address on a day of high drama.
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Madrid won’t use team coach for Girona clash
The club does not want the vehicle to become a target due to political unrest in the region over Catalonia’s bid for independence.
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Catalan secessionists mull snap election as Madrid hangs tough
Spain says it will impose direct rule on Catalonia from Friday to prevent an illegal push for independence.
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Italian regions vote in favour of autonomy in shadow of Catalonia crisis
Millions of people in Lombardy and Veneto, both run by the once openly secessionist Lega Nord party, voted more than 90% for 'yes'.
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Spain will sack Catalan government, call regional election
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the Catalan economy was already in worrying shape as a result of the regional government’s push for independence.
