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2017 Catalan independence referendum – Government Of Catalonia

Summary

The 2017 Catalan independence referendum sparked controversy and violence as the Catalan government planned to hold a referendum on independence from Spain . The Spanish government took charge of Catalonia and suspended the Catalan parliament in the wake of the independence vote . The results of the referendum showed a majority of Catalans in favor of independence but the declaration of independence is still uncertain .

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Time range: Sep 29, 2017 – Oct 05, 2017
Subjects: Catalan independence, Referendum, Government, Autonomy, Violence
Locations: Catalonia, Spain, Barcelona

Timeline

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Oct 01, 2017

Catalonia holds a referendum on independence from Spain, with the Catalan government claiming that millions will turn out to vote.

Oct 02, 2017

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont declares that Catalonia has 'won the right to statehood' after 90% of voters cast ballots in favor of independence.

Oct 03, 2017

Thousands of people protest and strike in response to the violence surrounding the Catalan independence referendum.

Oct 05, 2017

The Spanish court suspends the Catalan parliament in the aftermath of the independence vote.

Oct 27, 2017

The Catalan government calls for an independence referendum to be held in October 2017.

Oct 28, 2017

The Spanish government strips Catalonia of its autonomy and takes charge of the region.

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[1] Catalan government says millions will turn out for referendum

The Catalan government has laid out its plans for the referendum on independence from Spain, claiming that more than 7,200 people will staff 2,315 polling stations across the region to stage a ...

[2] Explained: Catalan controversy as independence referendum looms

Catalonia’s president Carles Puigdemont called the referendum in June during a solemn ceremony at the Catalan government’s Barcelona headquarters. Then, in late July, Catalan MPs...

[3] Catalonia’s independence: How did it happen? A timeline of key events ...

June 2017. The Catalan government calls an independence referendum for October 2017. 7 September 2017 . The Spanish constitutional court suspends a referendum law introduced by the Catalan ...

[4] Catalonia independence: Spain takes charge of Catalan government

28 October 2017. EPA. Spain's Deputy PM Soraya Saenz de Santamaria is now officially in charge of Catalonia. The Spanish government has stripped Catalonia of its autonomy and taken charge of its ...

[5] Catalonia independence: Spain takes charge of Catalan government - BBC

28 October 2017. EPA. Spain's Deputy PM Soraya Saenz de Santamaria is now officially in charge of Catalonia. The Spanish government has stripped Catalonia of its autonomy and taken charge of its ...

[6] Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood' - BBC

Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood' 2 October 2017. Catalans sing their anthem 'Els Segadors', or 'The Reapers' Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish...

[7] Catalan Independence: What to Know About the Result | TIME

Some 90% of the 2.26 million Catalans who voted cast ballots in favor of independence with 15,000 votes left to count, according to Catalan regional government officials. Some among the 5.3 ...

[8] Catalonia referendum: Spanish court suspends Catalan parliament in wake ...

Catalonia referendum: Spanish court suspends Catalan parliament in wake of independence vote. Catalan President earlier said his government planned to declare independence ‘in a matter of days’

[9] Catalonia Referendum Results Are In After Day of Violence - The Intercept

Catalonia's independence referendum concluded Sunday amid deep uncertainty about everything from the integrity of the vote to the meaning of the result. Robert Mackey October 1 2017, 5:44 p.m.

[10] Thousands protest and strike over Catalonia referendum violence

The regional government said 2.26 million people had taken part in the poll, or just over 42% of the electorate. But any attempt to unilaterally declare independence is likely to be opposed not ...

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Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood' - BBC

He said the door was open to a unilateral declaration of independence after Catalan officials said voters had backed secession with a 42.3% turnout. Spain's government has warned it could suspend ...

Catalonia - Referendum 01 October 2017 - GlobalSecurity.org

Spain's government said 19 October 2017 it will suspend Catalonia's political autonomy, as the region failed to clarify its stance on independence. Spain's government had given the Catalan ...

Spain's top court blocks Catalan referendum law – DW – 09/07/2017

Spain's top court blocks Catalan referendum law 09/07/2017 September 7, 2017. Judges in Madrid have suspended a law passed by Catalonia's parliament which allows a public vote on independence to ...

Catalonia Government Declares Overwhelming Vote for Independence

BARCELONA, Spain — The Catalan government said on Friday that the official results of last Sunday’s independence referendum showed it had passed overwhelmingly, setting up a potential showdown ...

Catalonia independence declaration signed and suspended - BBC

Catalonia independence declaration signed and suspended. 10 October 2017. Catalan leader seeks talks to secure independence. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other regional leaders have ...

Catalonia declares independence from Spain - Al Jazeera

27 Oct 2017. Barcelona – The parliament of Catalonia has voted to declare independence from Spain. Seventy legislators voted in favour, 10 voted against, while two cast blank ballots.

893 people now injured in Catalan referendum violence

Oriol Junqueras, the Catalan Vice President, said Catalonia had “won its right to be a new Republic, if this is what the Parliament decides”, with the local government counting more than 2 ...

Catalan referendum: Region's independence 'in matter of days' - BBC

Catalan referendum: Region's independence 'in matter of days' Published . 4 October 2017. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Media caption, Carles Puigdemont spoke to the ...

Catalan referendum stokes fears of Russian influence

There could be an unlikely winner in this weekend's efforts to hold an independence referendum in Catalonia: Russia. In recent weeks, Russian state-backed news organizations and automated social network accounts, known as bots, have aggressively promoted digital misinformation and outright fake news about the politically charged vote planned for Sunday, according to an analysis of recent ...

The Catalonia Referendum: 'It's a Constitutional Crisis'

Sunday’s referendum, which saw a turnout rate 10 points higher than a similar vote held in 2014, resulted in an overwhelming 90 percent vote in favor of Catalan independence—though turnout was ...

Catalonia weighs up declaration of independence - The Guardian

According to the Catalan government, about 2.3 million of Catalonia’s 5.3 million registered voters - 43% - took part in the referendum, and 770,000 votes were lost after Spanish police stepped ...

Catalonia referendum: Who are the Catalans? - Al Jazeera

READ MORE: Catalonia independence referendum: All you need to know. Salvador Dali, Antoni Gaudi, Joan Miro, Ferran Adria and Pep Guardiola are among the most famous Spanish Catalans. A defined ...

The Spanish Court Decision That Sparked Catalan Vote - The Atlantic

October 1, 2017. In 2010 Spain’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling that inadvertently laid the ground for Sunday’s independence referendum in Catalonia.

Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of ...

Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – live updates . Read more. Jordi Turull, the Catalan regional government spokesman, told reporters early on Monday morning that ...

Spanish court blocks Catalan parliament from declaring independence ...

Despite the Spanish authorities’ attempts to stop the referendum, which the government and the constitutional court had declared illegal, 2.26 million of Catalonia’s 5.3 million registered ...

Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

The Catalan government has predicted that 60% of Catalonia’s 5.3 million eligible voters are heading to the polls in defiance of the Spanish government and constitutional court, which have ...

After the Catalan referendum: what happens next?

Likely scenarios following Sunday’s referendum, after which the Catalan government declared 90% of voters were in favour of independence from Spain Sam Jones in Barcelona Mon 2 Oct 2017 05.55 ...

What you need to know about the Catalan independence referendum

People display Catalonia independence flags during a gathering, Sept. 22, 2017, to protest the judicial and police operation against the planned October 1 independence referendum in Catalonia, Spain.

Catalan referendum 'paves way' for independence – DW – 10/02/2017

Catalan referendum 'paves way' for independence 10/02/2017 October 2, 2017. Catalonia's leader has said voters have "gained the right" to an independent state following a referendum rejected by ...

Catalonia independence: Catalans put the case for and against - BBC

On independence: "Not only is there an unwillingness to negotiate over the independence of Catalonia, there is also an absolute denial of dialogue about the possibility of a legal referendum with ...

Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain: What happened when?

On Nov. 9, the Catalan government scraps the referendum, instead describing the vote as an unofficial opportunity for locals to voice their opinion about the region’s future. Less than half of ...

Spain Sets Stage to Take Control of Catalonia in Independence Fight ...

The Catalan government has said that 90 percent of those who voted in the referendum supported independence. But Mr. Rajoy’s government and the courts had declared the vote illegal, and the...

Catalan Independence Referendum 2017: Why It Is Important - TIME

September 25, 2017 12:08 PM EDT. Spanish authorities are racing to block Catalonia secessionists from carrying out an independence referendum currently scheduled for Oct. 1. So far, officials have ...

Catalan government suspends declaration of independence | Catalonia ...

According to the Catalan government, 2.3 million of Catalonia’s 5.3 million registered voters cast a ballot in the referendum on 1 October. A full count has been complicated by the fact that ...

The referendum in Catalonia, explained | Brookings

Catalonia’s independence movement has been using referendums to move its agenda forward for years. Since the restoration of democracy in 1976, the region has enjoyed renewed autonomy. Catalans ...

Catalan referendum: Region's independence 'in matter of days' - BBC

4 October 2017. Carles Puigdemont spoke to the BBC on Tuesday evening. Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC. In ...

Catalan Independence Referendum Turns Violent As Police And ... - NPR

Scenes of chaos and violence unfolded in Catalonia as an independence referendum deemed illegal by Madrid devolved quickly on Sunday. As police followed orders from the central government to put a ...

Catalonia referendum: 90% of voters back independence, Catalan ...

Preliminary results show that 90% of those who voted in Catalonia's independence referendum backed leaving Spain, Catalan officials say. Catalonia's government said that of the 2.2m voters who ...

Catalan independence referendum: Region votes overwhelmingly for ...

Catalonia has overwhelmingly voted for independence from Spain, with 90 per cent of over two million votes counted saying "yes", the regional government has said.

Catalonia referendum: What just happened? | CNN

CNN — Spain is facing political turmoil this week following a contested independence referendum in the region of Catalonia, which descended into violence and left hundreds injured.

Catalonia's suspended declaration of independence: what happens next ...

The Catalan government says it has counted 2.3 million votes, but that a further 770,00 have not been included in the final count as they were seized by Spanish police attempting to stop the vote ...

Catalonia referendum: The fight for independence explained

Decades of separatist tensions have come to a head, with increasing support for the pro-independence cause. In November 2014, Catalonia's government held an informal referendum in which more than ...

Timeline of recent events in Catalonia's independence drive

Published 6:41 AM PDT, October 2, 2017. MADRID (AP) — A vote on whether the Catalonia region should secede from the rest of Spain has deeply divided the country. Catalan officials say an overwhelming majority voted Sunday in favor of independence, but the central government in Madrid has repeatedly condemned the referendum as illegal and invalid.

Catalonia crisis: How did we get here? – POLITICO

Spain continues to grapple with the fallout from the Catalan government’s October 1 independence referendum — declared illegal by Spanish authorities and the Constitutional Court. Since then, the Catalan parliament has voted to declare independence and Madrid has moved to dissolve the regional government and impose direct rule.

One million Catalans march for independence on region's national day ...

For the sixth successive year, Catalonia’s national day – La Diada de Catalunya – was used as a political rally by the pro-independence movement. Organisers said 450,000 people had ...

Why part of Spain is trying to secede — and why the Spanish government ...

And yet, this referendum aside, most polls show that the region is deeply divided over the question of independence — 41 percent of Catalans say they want a fully independent Catalonia, while ...

Why the referendum on Catalan independence is illegal

Sep 26th 2017. By M.R. | MADRID. THE Catalan regional government of Carles Puigdemont is preparing to hold a unilateral referendum on seceding from Spain on October 1st, which it says will...

Catalonia independence declaration would not be ... - The Guardian

According to the Catalan government, 90% of participants voted for independence in the referendum on 1 October, with 2.3 million of Catalonia’s 5.3 million registered voters casting a ballot. 2:31

Colm Tóibín: ‘Why shouldn’t Catalonia be an independent state within ...

In the same poll, support in Catalonia for complete independence from Spain has risen seven points (from June 2017) to 48.7%, while opposition to independence has dropped six points to 43%.

Catalan independence referendum illegal under Spanish constitution ...

Oriol Junqueras, the Catalan Vice President, said Catalonia had “won its right to be a new Republic, if this is what the Parliament decides”, with the local government counting more than 2 ...

Non-recognition of Catalonia’s unilateral declaration of independence ...

However, on 27 October 2017, the Catalan parliament adopted by a vote of 72 in favour, 10 against and 2 blank ballots, the “Declaration of the Representatives of Catalonia” which had been signed by pro-independence deputies on 10 October 2017. Fifty-three members of the 135-member parliament had left the chamber in protest prior to the voting because they considered the vote illegal.

Spain warns EU of Russian meddling in Catalonia – DW – 11/13/2017

The move comes after the Catalan government held an independence referendum at the start of October. The plebiscite had been banned by the government and ruled unconstitutional by a court.

Catalans to vote again on independence? – DW – 09/07/2017

Catalonia's regional government staged a symbolic independence referendum in 2014. More than 80 percent of participants voted to split from Spain, although only 2.3 million of Catalonia's 5.4 ...

Catalan leaders compare Spain to North Korea after referendum sites ...

As well as arresting 14 Catalan government officials and seizing almost 10m ballot papers, police and the courts have been taking down websites connected to the referendum. Catalans are not alone.

Catalonia’s independence referendum: how the ... - The Conversation

Catalan independence. Mariano Rajoy. Register now. The Madrid government is doing everything it can to stop the planned October 1 referendum from happening.

Can Catalonia declare independence from Spain? - The Guardian

The Catalan government says 90% voted for independence on a turnout of 43%. 27 October 2017 Spanish government takes control of Catalonia and dissolves its parliament after secessionist Catalan ...

Constitutional crisis in Spain over Catalan independence referendum ...

Constitutional crisis in Spain over Catalan independence referendum. September 15, 2017. In the wake of decisions last week by the government of Catalonia, the Spanish Constitutional Court and the Spanish government, Carles Puigdemont, the head of the Catalan Generalitat, and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy are racing, like Thelma and ...

Catalonia to hold independence vote despite anger in Madrid

According to a poll at the end of July, 49.4% of Catalans are against independence while 41.1% support it. However, a poll this week found that, were the referendum to go ahead, the yes campaign ...

2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis - Wikipedia

6 September 2017 – 1 June 2018. (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) Location. Spain, primarily Catalonia. (some events throughout Europe) Caused by. Government of Catalonia 's refusal to abide by the Constitutional Court 's suspension of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum. Catalan independence movement. Methods.

Catalonia independence referendum: Final results show 90% backed ...

The final results from Catalonia's independence referendum show that 90 per cent of voters backed secession from Spain, the region's government has said. Madrid has vowed to ignore the result ...

Chart: Catalan Referendum: 90% Back Independence | Statista

Oct 2, 2017. Following a contentious referendum marred by violence, Catalan officials have said that 90 percent of those who voted on Sunday favor independence from Spain. Catalan leader Carles ...

As Spain represses Catalonia’s show of independence, the rest of Europe ...

Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont said on Monday that Catalan “citizens have earned the right to [be] an independent state”. Puigdemont sees the 90% referendum win as a self-evident claim ...

Catalan independence vote: Live updates +++ – DW – 10/01/2017 - dw.com

10/01/2017. Catalan officials say 90 percent of voters said "yes" to independence from Spain in a referendum banned by the country's central government. The Catalan leader said the region had ...

Catalonia’s Independence Vote Descends Into Chaos and Clashes

Oct. 1, 2017. Leer en español. BARCELONA, Spain — Catalonia’s defiant attempt to stage an independence referendum descended into chaos on Sunday, with hundreds injured in clashes with...

How Spain Misunderstood the Catalan Independence Movement

October 1, 2017. Today, millions of citizens of the Spanish region of Catalonia hope to vote in a referendum to declare their independence. Many Catalans feel that they are, historically, a...

10 Historic Reasons Catalonia is Fighting for Independence from Spain ...

On Sunday 1st October, a referendum for independence – deemed illegal by the Spanish government – was held in Catalonia, an autonomous Spanish region, with 90% of Catalans choosing independence from Spain. So what is at the root of this intense drive for separation? Putting modern political reasons aside for just a moment, let’s delve into Catalonia’s historic past to understand why ...

What Spain has to lose from Catalan independence – POLITICO

September 11, 2017 4:05 am CET. By Arnau Busquets Guàrdia. Spain has a lot to lose if Catalan secessionists are successful in their breakaway plan. Catalonia makes up only 6 percent of the country’s territory and 16 percent of its population, but it accounts for a fifth of economic output, a quarter of exports, over half of new startup ...

Evidence of Internet Censorship during Catalonia's Independence Referendum

Image: Catalan Independence Referendum site seized Two days ago, Catalonia held a referendum seeking independence from Spain. As the world awaits to see what happens next, we publish this post to share evidence of recent censorship events that occurred during and leading up to the referendum. We confirm the blocking of at least 25 sites related to the Catalan referendum by means of DNS ...

Why Is Catalonia Seeking Independence From Spain? | TIME

Correction appended, Oct. 28 2017 09:57 ET. The ongoing standoff between the Spanish region of Catalonia and Spain’s central government in Madrid escalated Friday when the Catalonian parliament ...

Catalan campaigners hand out a million referendum ballots

Catalan campaigners hand out a million referendum ballots. Thousands gather across Catalonia to show support for 1 October independence vote that Madrid has vowed to stop. Sam Jones in Madrid. Sun ...

How artists view Catalonia's independence crisis – DW – 10/09/2017

The brutal force used by police against Catalan citizens who wanted to vote in the October 1 referendum has given new weight to arguments opposing the Spanish government under Prime Minister ...

Checkmate: The Political and Economic Consequences of Catalonia's ...

The events following the unconstitutionally-held 1 October referendum in Catalonia are both historic and unprecedented. From the very hosting of the referendum and declaration of independence to the subsequent violent clamp down and decision to trigger Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution by the Spanish government, developments in Spain have threatened political stability and resulted in ...

Crisis in Catalonia: The Independence Vote and Its Fallout

Catalans voted in a referendum that had been declared illegal by the government in Madrid, with the support of Spain’s judiciary, but that fulfilled a pledge by the coalition of separatist...

The myth of massive support for independence in Catalonia

The most recent survey by the Catalan government’s Center for Opinion Studies (CEO), which was conducted in July, showed that only a minority of Catalans (35 percent) supported independence.

Catalan referendum: muted response from EU leaders over police ...

Raül Romeva, Catalonia’s foreign minister, said on Sunday the pro-independence regional government had informed the EU of a “violation of fundamental rights that puts the very EU at risk”.

Spain’s Constitutional Court strikes down Catalan referendum law

The decision finds that the unprecedented and “arbitrary” way in which the pro-independence majority in the Catalan chamber rammed the bill through without proper debate “committed very serious violations of legislative procedure.”. The entire opposition within the Catalan parliament walked out in protest when the bill was put to the vote.

Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

1 Oct 2017. Catalonia has 'earned right to statehood' 1 Oct 2017. No referendum has been held in Catalonia today, says Spanish prime minister. 1 Oct 2017. 761 injured in violence, says...

Violence against Catalan voters: what we know so far | Catalonia | The ...

The referendum on Catalonia’s independence, held despite a ban by Madrid, has been marred by violence involving police Violence at Catalan referendum – latest updates Sun 1 Oct 2017 17.17 EDT ...

Spain to deploy police to prevent Catalan independence vote

Tue 26 Sep 2017 13.50 EDT Last modified on Thu 26 Oct 2017 15. ... people from voting in the Catalan independence referendum, the Spanish government has confirmed. Although the Catalonia regional ...

Why do some Catalans want independence and what is Spain's view?

Catalonia’s regional government intends to hold an independence referendum on 1 October. The Spanish government has vowed to stop the vote, which it says is unconstitutional, and the two ...

Catalonia independence and Article 155, explained - The Washington Post

Catalans often complain that they contribute more in taxes to the Spanish government than they get back. In 2014, Catalonia paid about $11.8 billion more to Spain’s tax authorities than it received.

Populist International Law? The Suspended Independence and the ...

In his speech before the Catalan regional parliament on 10 October 2017, the Catalan President Carles Puigdemont suspended a declaration of independence but stated that the referendum of 1st October gave the Catalans a mandate for creating a sovereign state. This post examines whether this assertion is borne out by international law. I submit that […]

Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

Mon 2 Oct 2017 04. 56 EDT First ... We are restarting this blog after the Catalan government announced preliminary results for the independence referendum that showed a 90% “yes” vote. We will ...

Catalan independence referendum: EL PAÍS, with the Estatut | Catalonia ...

EL PAÍS, with the Estatut. Agreements cannot be reached with those who stage a coup. There can, however, be dialogue over more self-government. Speaker of the Catalan parliament, Carme Forcadell, during a protest at the regional High Court after arrests were made of those preparing the illegal referendum. Marta Pérez (EFE) When the attempted ...

Catalonia independence referendum: All you need to know

A number of pro-union Catalans are expected to boycott the vote, on the grounds that the referendum is illegal. Lluis Orriols Galve, a professor of politics at the Carlos III University of Madrid ...

Catalonia's independence movement — a brief history - DW

A desire for independence has grown stronger in recent years. In 2006, Catalonia was given a new statute that broadened the Catalan government's powers. However, it lost these after a complaint by ...

Catalonia: how will Spain impose direct rule and will it work?

The unilateral independence referendum held on 1 October has set the governments in Madrid and Barcelona on a collision course.. Rajoy had repeatedly warned the Catalan government that its bid for ...

Spain poised to strip Catalan government of powers over independence ...

First published on Thu 26 Oct 2017 13.24 EDT. Spanish lawmakers are poised to adopt extraordinary measures to seize control of some of Catalonia’s autonomous powers in an attempt to frustrate ...

Catalonia’s Referendum for Independence | Peace Palace Library

Catalonia. September 6, 2017, the Catalan parliament approved referendum legislation after a heated, 11-hour session that sees 52 opposition MPs walk out of the chamber in Barcelona in protest at the move. Spain’s constitutional court suspends the legislation the following day, but the Catalan government vows to press ahead with the vote.

The current conflict between Spain and Catalonia explained

Today we are witnessing a very strong ethnopolitical polarization between Catalonia and Spain. In recent years, the strong anti-Catalan action of the Partido Popular Español (Spanish People’s Party henceforth PP), an essentialist right-wing party in charge since 2011, ruling with an absolute majority from 2011 to 2015 and with a relative ...

The independence conflict in Catalonia | Elcano Royal Institute

The Catalan government’s Centre d’Estudis d’Opini ... On 13 March 2017 the High Court of Catalonia disqualifies Mas for disobedience. 18 September 2014 Independence Referendum in Scotland . A breakaway from the UK is rejected by 55.3% of the electorate. Turnout is close to 85%, the highest in any British vote since the introduction of universal suffrage. 🗳️ Results at BBC.com. 8 ...

Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

The Catalan government’s pollster recently found that 70% wanted a referendum on the territory’s future, although support for independence is only 41%. #CatalanReferendum - Barcelonans react ...

Catalonia independence: Catalans put the case for and against

19 October 2017. Getty Images. Catalonia's future is uncertain, with the region divided over independence. By Ellis Palmer. BBC News. Until recently, Barcelona was a city best known for its ...

Catalonia’s Independence Referendum, in Photographs

Catalonia, the restive northeastern region that is Spain’s economic powerhouse, attempted to hold an independence referendum on Sunday. The central government in Madrid, with the support of ...

The Increasingly Tense Standoff Over Catalonia’s Independence Referendum

October 4, 2017. Two women, draped in Catalan pro-independence flags, leave a demonstration in Vic, Spain, on Monday, a day after violence marred Catalonia’s referendum vote on independence from ...

Catalan referendum: How FC Barcelona found themselves at centre of ...

The campaign for Catalan independence is not going away, and Pique is fast becoming its figurehead. A pitch invader somehow got onto the field despite the absence of a crowd. FC Barcelona, an ...

In Catalonia, a Declaration of Independence From Spain (Sort of)

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Spanish judge jails eight members of deposed Catalan government ...

Sam Jones in Madrid. A judge in Madrid has ordered eight members of the deposed Catalan government to be remanded in custody pending possible charges over last week’s declaration of independence ...

Catalonia Separatism Revives Spanish Nationalism (Published 2017)

Whether this wave of nationalism will awaken old demons in Spain is an open question, and one that has suddenly become more urgent with Catalonia’s push for independence. Equally dangerous, in ...