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Spanish Govt. to hold emergency Cabinet meeting over Catalonia crisis
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 11 (ANI): The Spanish Government will hold an emergency Cabinet meeting on Wednesday after Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont suspended the formal declaration of the Catalonia's independence from Spain.
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Catalan leader seeks 'dialogue' with Spain after suspending independence d
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 11 (ANI): Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont has called for dialogue with Spain after suspending the formal declaration of the region's independence.
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EU President Tusk appeals Catalan leader not to declare independence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 11 (ANI): European Union President Donald Tusk has made an emotive appeal to the Catalonia's pro-independence leader to step back from declaring independence, warning that it would lead to conflict with Spain and make dialogue impossible.
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Will take drastic steps on Catalonia: Spanish PM
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct. 8 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has insisted that his government will do everything in its power, including invoking Article 155 of the Constitution, to stop the Catalan Government declaring independence from the country.
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Spain's third largest bank to exit Catalonia
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Oct.7 (ANI): Spain's third largest bank will move its headquarters from Catalonia due to increased tensions post voting on an independence referendum.
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Catalans go on strike over referendum violent crackdown
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct. 3 (ANI): Catalans took to streets of Barcelona to condemn the violent crackdown by Spanish security forces during the weekend referendum on independence, in which 893 people were injured.
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Catalan President calls for international mediation over independence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], October 3 (ANI): The Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, has called for international mediation to resolve the region's growing crisis with the Spanish Government, saying Europe cannot continue to ignore the issue after around 900 people were injured during the police crackd
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Catalonia votes to split from Spain amid violent crackdowns
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], October 2 (ANI): The Catalan government claimed victory early Monday in a contested referendum on independence from Spain.
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337 injured during Catalan independence referendum vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct 1(ANI): As many as 337 people have been injured, some seriously, after Spanish police in riot gear cracked down on voters by firing rubber bullets and stormed polling stations to confiscate ballot boxes to halt the Catalonia independence referendum.
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Kurdish referendum conspiracy of US-Israel to divide Middle East: Sayyed H
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Oct1 (ANI): Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned that the recent Kurdish independence referendum is a conspiracy of Israel and its ally U.S. to "open the door of partition" in the Middle East.
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Barcelona mayor calls on Spanish PM to resign amid Catalonia referendum
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct 1(ANI): Barcelona's mayor Ada Colau has called on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign amid the Catalonia's independence referendum which begun today with clashes occurring as police attempted to prevent voting from taking place.
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Catalonia referendum gets underway amid Spain crackdown
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Catalonia [Spain], Oct 1 (ANI): Catalonia's independence referendum is underway in the towns and cities across the northeastern region, with the Spanish security forces entering many sites and attempting to confiscate ballot boxes.
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