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Police shoot Catalan independence voters with rubber bullets as ‘illegal’ referendum turns violent

GUARDIA Civil have shot rubber bullets at voters taking part in the Catalunya independence referendum. Tensions are rising as voters across the region are attempting

1 Oct, 2017 @ 10:23

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·National News

ULTIMATUM: Spain’s Superior Court orders Catalans occupying polling stations to leave by Sunday morning

THE Catalonian police – the Mossos d’Esquadra – has been instructed by Spain’s Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña (TSJC) to prevent Sunday’s referendum from taking

30 Sep, 2017 @ 14:46

Barcelona·Lead

RAMPING UP: Tensions flare as farmers plough into Barcelona on tractors ahead of Catalunya referendum

Farmers have descended on Barcelona in their tractors to park them in front of polling stations ahead of Sunday's vote.

29 Sep, 2017 @ 13:28

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

Mayor of Barcelona calls on EU to intervene on Catalunya referendum

Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau has called on the European Union to intervene in Catalunya's referendum and blames Rajoy's government for worsening the situation.

28 Sep, 2017 @ 11:42

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Donald Trump says Catalunya independence ‘foolish’, repeatedly calls Spain prime minister Mariano Rajoy ‘president’

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that his country opposes Catalunya independence, calling the idea ‘foolish.’ His comments came as Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy

27 Sep, 2017 @ 12:09

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Crowds cheer Guardia Civil convoy heading to Catalunya as independence crisis deepens

Cruise ships hired to house police reinforcements heading to Barcelona

26 Sep, 2017 @ 17:47

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish PM Rajoy flies to the US in last minute bid to halt referendum

Spanish PM flies to the US for a working lunch with President Trump to discuss the upcoming referendum in Catalunya, the EU and NATO.

26 Sep, 2017 @ 11:31

Lead·National News·Politics

Hundreds of thousands march through Barcelona for Catalan independence

Crowds fill region's capital on Catalunya's national day

11 Sep, 2017 @ 19:19

Lead·Mallorca

Calalunya celebrates regional election victory for separatist parties

Catalan politicians unable to pass law paving way for independence vote

CATALAN politicians have failed to pass a law paving the way for an independence referendum. But pro-independence parties hope to have passed the bill by

18 Aug, 2017 @ 14:05

Thirteen dead, 100 injured and two arrested after Barcelona van terror attack

Police confirm no further suspects are holed up in nearby restaurant

17 Aug, 2017 @ 21:08

Lead·Mallorca

Catalunya would declare independence ‘within 48 hours’ of Yes referendum vote

Draft bill proposed by secessionists on Tuesday

5 Jul, 2017 @ 09:57

Lead·Mallorca

Independent Scotland must ‘get in queue’ for EU membership, says Spanish foreign minister Alfonso Dastis

SCOTLAND wouldn’t be allowed straight into the EU if it voted for independence, Spain’s foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has said. Instead, Scotland would have to

14 Mar, 2017 @ 11:18

Lead·Politics