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Spain's Supreme Court sentences Catalan politicians up to 13 years in pris
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 14 (Sputnik/ANI): Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced several Catalan politicians to prison terms ranging from nine to 13 years for sedition over their involvement in the semi-autonomous region's 2017 unsanctioned independence referendum.
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Catalan politician calls for improvement in Russia-EU ties
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lugano [Switzerland], Sept 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia and the European Union (EU) should improve bilateral relations as it serves the interests of both the sides, said Catalan politician Carles Puigdemont.
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Spain holds third general elections since 2015
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Apr 28 (ANI): Voting for the third general elections in the last four years is underway across Spain, with the preliminary results expected to be announced on Sunday evening.
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Spain all set for snap polls on April 28
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Apr 26 (ANI): Spain is all set to vote on Sunday, April 28, for the 2019 general elections - the third to be held in the last four years.
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Exiled Ex-Catalan chief Carles Puigdemont to run for EU elections
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): Carles Puigdemont, former Catalan leader, who is currently in self-exile here, announced on Sunday that he will be contesting in the European elections scheduled for May 26
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Spanish PM calls for snap elections
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Feb 15 (ANI): Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez on Friday called for a snap general election in April.
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Protesters call for fresh elections in Spain amid Catalan tensions
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Feb 10 (ANI): Thousands of protesters thronged the streets of Madrid on Sunday, making calls for fresh elections "for a united Spain" after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez proposed talks to ease tensions in Catalonia.
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Cabinet meeting in Barcelona sparks protests by pro-independence Catalans
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Dec 21 (ANI): The Centre's decision to hold a cabinet meeting in Barcelona, instead of Madrid, sparked protests by pro-independence Catalans who blocked roads and major highways in the region on Friday.
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Barca trashes reports of re-signing Neymar
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct 22 (ANI): Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu clarified that the club has no plans of signing the Paris Saint Germain striker Neymar again. There had been speculations in Spain that the Catalan club was interested in bringing the Brazil international back to Camp
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Former German president Puigdemont released on bail
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], April 6 (ANI): A north Germany court granted bail to former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont accused of corruption among other serious charges.
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Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont abandons bid to reclaim power
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Catalonia [Spain], March 2 (ANI): One of Catalonia's former leaders Carles Puigdemont on Friday withdrew himself from a bid for a second term in the Spanish legislative assembly.
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Spain's Supreme Court refuses to order Catalan ex-president's arrest
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Jan.22 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Spain has rejected a request from prosecutors to reactivate the international arrest warrant for deposed Catalonia president Carles Puigdemont after he flew to Denmark from Belgium to address conference there on Monday.
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