Spanish government is the “shame of Europe,” says Catalan government spokesperson
Jordi Turull estimates turnout to be in the millions and urges citizens to go out and vote
October 1, 2017 07:55 PM
Politics
Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Spanish government under fire for referendum violence
International politicians criticize police aggressions against Catalan citizens trying to vote, calling on the Spanish government to end the violence
October 1, 2017 07:30 PM
Catalans defy police crackdown to vote en masse
Violent reaction by security forces not enough to dissuade voters from turning out in large numbers at polling stations
October 1, 2017 05:53 PM
Spanish vice president denies police brutality
Actions were “proportional” for a referendum that was “not celebrated,” according to Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
October 1, 2017 05:28 PM
Spanish police violence at polling stations leaves 337 injured
Security forces use baton charges and rubber bullets against voters in a “criminal” repression the Catalan executive plans to refer to EU courts
October 1, 2017 04:27 PM
Puigdemont condemns Spain's “unjustified, irrational and irresponsible” use of violence to stop referendum
Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau urges Spanish president Mariano Rajoy to resign
October 1, 2017 12:10 PM
People voting in various polling stations despite Spanish police violence
Amidst images of violence, Catalans are still voting – including Catalan president, vice president, and Minister of Foreign Affairs
October 1, 2017 10:39 AM
Spanish riot police confronting citizens at polling stations
Riot agents challenging people in several locations, including the voting station where Catalan President was expected to vote
October 1, 2017 09:22 AM
On site: Catalan police visit polling stations
Officers certify that emptying polling stations is impossible
October 1, 2017 08:42 AM
Citizens will be able to vote in the independence referendum from any polling station
Government allows voting without envelopes as Spanish police had confiscated most of them and says secrecy is guaranteed by opaque ballot boxes
October 1, 2017 08:30 AM
Voters waiting outside polling stations in Catalonia for independence referendum
People started arriving at 5am to make sure voting stations were not sealed off by police
October 1, 2017 07:30 AM
Referendum day: How did we get here?
A timeline on the main causes of the current situation
October 1, 2017 06:47 AM
Catalan independence referendum: what you need to know
Thousands stay overnight at polling stations to guarantee that they are not sealed off by police
October 1, 2017 05:52 AM
Spanish government pressures Catalan police to remove people from polling stations
Citizens occupy schools to prevent them from being sealed off ahead of Sunday’s referendum on independence
September 30, 2017 10:47 PM
Norwegian MPs to the Spanish government: “Democratic values must be respected”
Leaders and members of five different parties ask for a “politically negotiated solution” in Catalonia
September 30, 2017 08:59 PM
Latest updates and breaking news on politics and political affairs from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and Europe. Keep up to date with the territorial crisis and Catalonia’s independence push, stories from the Catalan government and parliament, latest developments in the Spanish government, and the decisions in Europe that affect our shores too.