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Independence vote 5 years on: impact, legacy, why movement is now drifting
Experts say referendum was 'most important challenge' to Spain in decades but leaders did not think about 'what to do after'
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Experts say referendum was 'most important challenge' to Spain in decades but leaders did not think about 'what to do after'
President's Quebec-style proposal shot down by Spain and questioned by junior cabinet partner
Gilles Simeoni considers Catalan self-determination should be backed by all "true European democrats"
September 11 is marked by floral tributes, anthems and flags and – in the last decade – massive marches for independence
Pere Aragonès becomes Catalonia's youngest president in modern times and the first member of ERC to head executive since the 1930s
Movements looking to break away from UK and Spain have enjoyed similar recent electoral successes but face different challenges
Senior member Esquerra Republicana and junior partner Junts per Catalunya faced "difficult and demanding" gathering
Forces say day has become a "nationalist" celebration that no one "enjoys"
Pere Aragonès says in National Day speech that independence is a “necessary tool" to improve residents’ lives
Turmoil among political parties marks the return to the streets of movement after the Covid-19 pandemic
Group also changes party rules to avoid suspending or expelling those members found guilty of corruption in "lawfare" trials
Announcement comes following first President Aragonès-PM Sánchez meeting since Catalangate espionage controversy
Legal experts say European arrest warrants cannot be denied unless “systemic deficiencies” in judicial system are demonstrated
Catalan president considers Laura Borràs’ case to be "very different" from pro-independence political activities that are under investigation