Catalan Leader Issues Spain Independence Vote Ultimatum
MADRID (AP) — Catalan regional president Quim Torra issued an ultimatum to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday over the wealthy northeastern region’s future.
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PICS: Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Barcelona to Demand Release of Jailed Separatists
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Catalan separatists rallied in downtown Barcelona on Sunday to demand the release of high-profile secessionist leaders being held in pre-trial detention.
Ex-Catalan Leader to Head Campaign for Election from Belgium
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The fugitive leader of Catalonia’s secessionist movement said Wednesday that he will repeat as his party’s leading candidate in upcoming elections for the Spanish region while he fights extradition from Belgium. Carles Puigdemont told El Punt-Avui
Catalan Crisis Belgium’s ‘Nightmare,’ Spain Ties at Risk
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Catalan crisis is being called a “nightmare” and a “time bomb” for Belgium’s government.
Spanish Judge Mulls Arrest Warrant for Ex-Catalan Leader
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge is deliberating Friday on whether to issue an international arrest warrant for Catalonia’s ousted leader a day after she jailed nine former members of the region’s separatist government.
Catalan Leader Flees to Brussels for ‘Freedom and Safety’
BRUSSELS (AP) — Catalonia’s ousted regional president said Tuesday he traveled to Brussels to seek “freedom and safety” after Spain blocked his bid for Catalan independence and sought to bring charges against him that could put him in prison for decades.
Spain Seeks Rebellion Charges Against Fired Catalan Leaders
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s state prosecutor said Monday that he would seek charges of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement against members of Catalonia’s ousted secessionist government, pushing the crisis over the region’s independence declaration into an uncertain new phase. Chief
Spanish PM Aims to Take over Catalan Government
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain announced an unprecedented plan Saturday to sack Catalonia’s separatist leaders, install its own people in their place and call a new local election, using previously untapped constitutional powers to take control of the prosperous region that is threatening to secede.
Separatists Urge Catalan Leader to Definitively Declare Independence
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pressure is mounting from within the Catalan separatist movement on Friday for the regional president to declare independence from Spain once and for all, a move that could prompt the central government to take over the region’s powers of self-governance.
PICS: Huge Crowds Rally Against Catalan Secession
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Organizers say that 930,000 people have marched in Barcelona on Sunday to protest the Catalan government’s push for secession from Spain.
Catalan Lawmakers to Meet Tuesday on Vote
MADRID (AP) — The speaker of Catalonia’s regional parliament has called a Tuesday evening session where the separatist regional leader will answer questions on the turbulent political situation.
EU Endorses Police Brutality in Catalonia as ‘Proportionate Use of Force’
The European Union has doubled down on its support for police brutality in Catalonia, with European Commission First Vice-president Frans Timmermans dubbing it “proportionate use of force”.
EU Brexit Negotiator: Catalan Vote ‘Fixed’, Region Belongs ‘Embedded in a Multicultural Federal Europe’
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator has accused Catalonia’s independence referendum of being fixed, in a speech declaring the region’s future lies embedded in a “multicultural, federal Europe”.
EU Attacks Brutalised Catalan Voters for Mounting ‘Nationalistic Coup Against Europe’
The EU has broken its silence on the violent suppression of Catalonia independence referendum, with the Commission backing Madrid and the Vice-president of the European Parliament branding the vote a “nationalistic coup against Europe”.
431 Police Officers Hurt in Catalonia Clashes
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Interior Ministry says that 431 National Police and Civil Guard agents suffered wounds or bruising during violent clashes with civilians in Catalonia.
Spain to Send Extra Police to Try to Halt Catalan Referendum
MADRID (AP) — Spain will deploy police reinforcements to Catalonia to help maintain order if an independence referendum pledged by Catalan officials but opposed by the national government goes ahead, officials said Friday.
