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Catalan arrest warrants withdrawn by Spain's Supreme Court

ASpanishjudgehaswithdrawnEuropeanarrestwarrantsforoustedCatalanPresidentCarlesPuigdemontandfourotherex-ministers.TheyfledtoBelgiumamonthagoafterdeclaringunilate

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Belgian judge to decide on warrant for ex-Catalan leader on Dec. 14

Anotherhearing,anotherdelayedoutcome.OnMonday,thecourtcasetodetermineifBelgiumwouldexecuteanEUArrestWarrantissuedbySpainfortheoustedCatalanPresidentCarlesPuigde

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Judge refuses to free four Catalan leaders as elections near

Catalonia'ssackedvicepresidentOriolJunquerasandthreeotherseparatistleaderswillremaininprisonpendingaprobeovertheirroleintheregion'sindependencedrive,aSpanishjud

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Separatists, unionists tied for support ahead of Catalan elections

Pro-independencepartiesmayfailtoretainanabsolutemajorityofseatsintheCatalanparliamentinregionalelectionsnextmonth,apollpublishedonSundayshowed,withpro-unitypart

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Spanish PM in Barcelona for first Catalonia visit since direct rule

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonSundayarrivedinBarcelonaforthefirsttimeafterthecentralgovernmentappliedthearticle155ofSpanishconstitutiontosackCatalangovernme

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Spanish PM urges Catalans to defeat separatists at polls

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonSundayarrivedinBarcelonaforthefirsttimeafterthecentralgovernmentappliedthearticle155ofSpanishconstitutiontosackCatalangovernme

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Catalan crisis: Spain's Rajoy vows to end 'separatist havoc'

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhassaidregionalelectionsnextmonthinCataloniawillhelpend"separatisthavoc"inthenorth-easternregion.Headdressedacampaigneventonhisf

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Spanish Constitutional Court annuls Catalan independence declaration

ThemembersoftheSpanishConstitutionalCourtonWednesdayvotedunanimouslytodefinitivelyannultheunilateraldeclarationofindependenceforCataloniawhichwasapprovedbyCatal

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Ousted Catalan leader accuses EU of taking sides with Spanish PM

Catalonia'ssackedleaderonTuesdayslammedtheEuropeanUnionforbackingSpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyinhisbidtoquashsecession,aftercallingonpro-independencepartiest

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Catalonia crisis: Protests as ex-ministers held in Spanish custody

ThousandsofCatalanshaveprotestedagainstthedetentionofeightregionalministerssackedoverCatalonia'spushforindependencefromSpain.Theofficials-whoappearedinSpain'shi

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Catalonia crisis: Spain's prosecutors ask for eight leaders to be jailed

ProsecutorsinMadridhaveaskedforeightsackedmembersofCatalonia'sregionalgovernmenttobejailedovertheirroleinOctober'sdisputedindependencereferendum.NineCatalanoffi

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Sacked Catalan leaders appear in court

SackedmembersofCatalonia'sregionalgovernmentareappearingatSpain'shighcourttofacerebellionandseditioncharges,afterOctober'sdisputedindependencereferendum.Nineoff

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Ousted Catalan leader will not return to Spain to testify: lawyer

AlawyerfordismissedCatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemont,duetoappearinaSpanishcourtthisweektoanswerchargesrelatingtoCatalonia’spushforindependence,saidhewouldnotreturnt

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China supports Spanish unity amid Catalan independence declaration

ChinaMondayvoicedsupportfortheSpanishgovernment'sefforttomaintainnationalunityaftertheCatalanparliamentdeclaredindependenceFriday.ShortlyaftertheCatalanparliame

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300,000 rally against Catalan independence as autonomy stripped

Hundredsofthousandsofanti-independenceprotestersralliedintheCatalancapitalofBarcelonaonSundayafterMadridtookunprecedentedmeasurestoquashtheregion'sbidtosplitfro

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Spanish PM dismisses Catalan gov't, calls fresh regional elections

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday announced the immediate sacking of Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his government and called new elections in the region on Dec. 21.

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Catalan declaration of independence hits stock markets, bonds, euro

Spanishsharesacceleratedlosses,Spain’s10-yeargovernmentbondyieldshitadayhighandtheeurodippedagainstthedollaronFridayafterCatalonia’sregionalparliamentdeclaredin