Spanish president dismisses Catalan independence vote as 'authoritarian delusions'
Rajoy insists October 1 vote will not take place while vice president warns courts can freeze referendum bill in 24 hours
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Congress president rejects Puigdemont’s offer to explain referendum
Ana Pastor says Spanish chamber rules only allow a Catalan president to appear if proposing legislation and refers him to the Senate
German CDU think tank urges solving of Catalan issue before ‘it’s too late’
Konrad Adenauer Foundation openly criticizes the People’s Party for not offering political solution to Catalan question
Catalan government insists there will be ballot boxes for independence referendum
Executive pledges to resist Spanish pressure and explore other legal avenues to provide polling stations with means to vote on October 1 after accreditation process declared null
Longtime German MP urges Europe to intervene in the Catalan question
German Socialist Bernhard von Grünberg says Europe cannot look away while Spain reverts to authoritarianism
Rajoy rejects defining Spain as ‘plurinational’
Spanish president dismisses opposition proposal arguing the Constitution only includes "nationalities and regions"
Barcelona pays tribute to the victims of the Hipercor attack
The 21 dead and 45 injured in the ETA car bomb attack were honored on the 30th anniversary of the massacre
Spanish government challenges call for 500 new Catalan police officers
The Government affirms that they will add the personnel as planned this June
Spanish investment in Catalan cultural institutions unbalanced, says Government
Madrid's cultural institutions receive more public funds than those in Catalonia, such as Barcelona's Museum of Contemporary Art
EU-Commission urged to collect evidence of human rights violations at Spanish immigration detention centers
The Catalan MEPs Jordi Solé and Josep-Maria Terricabras invite the Commissioner for Interior and Immigration to visit the CIEs in person
Pep Guardiola calls on the international community to support the Catalan referendum
The Manchester City coach asks democrats worldwide to help defend civil rights in Catalonia in front of 30,000 in a rally in Barcelona
Independence Referendum decree to be approved “at the beginning of September”
Puigdemont offers to explain referendum plan in Congress, Madrid says 'no'
Catalonia to hold self-determination referendum on October 1, 2017
Puigdemont announced the date and question of the vote flanked by Vice President Oriol Junqueras and the rest of his government
“The referendum will not take place,” says Spanish government
Supporters and opponents react to the announcement that the independence referendum in Catalonia will be held on October 1
“It’s my free opinion,” says German Barça fan, denied access because of independence flag
Daniel Kahl, a German Barça fan, was not allowed to enter the stadium at the Copa del Rey final for carrying the ‘Estelada’