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Spain warns sacked Catalan President of imprisonment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 30 (ANI): The Spanish government has warned to jail sacked Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, within two months, for his role in the Catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence.
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Catalan independence declaration 'wrong' : Turkey
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara, [Turkey], Oct. 28 (ANI): Terming the Catalan Parliament's decision to declare independence from Spain "wrong", Turkey's European Union Minister Omer Celik said that his country will continue to support Spain's territorial integrity.
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Spain dissolves Catalan parliament, calls for regional election
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 28 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday dissolved Catalan Parliament to impose direct ruler over it and called for a new regional election on December 21, according to media reports.
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Spanish PM Rajoy demands clarity from Catalonia on Independence
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], October 11 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has formally demanded the Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to clarify whether independence has been declared or not, following the local leader's speech on the October 1 referendum results.
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EU President Tusk appeals Catalan leader not to declare independence
Updated : 8 years, 7 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, 7 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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337 injured during Catalan independence referendum vote
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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Barcelona mayor calls on Spanish PM to resign amid Catalonia referendum
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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