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The head of the regional government of Spain's Catalonia region, Artur Mas, said he wants to hold early elections centred on independence.

• 26 ноября 2014, 13:53

Spanish prosecutors said they will take legal action against Artur Mas after he went ahead with a symbolic independence referendum in defiance of a court injunction.

• 20 ноября 2014, 15:58

The head of the Catalan government held talks with other senior politicians on whether to hold early elections in the Spanish region after a symbolic weekend independence vote.

• 14 ноября 2014, 12:29

Luis Guevara hoped politicians in Catalonia would turn their focus to the economy after Sunday's symbolic independence referendum.

• 11 ноября 2014, 14:23

Catalonia has promoted its language and popular culture since the 1980s, cultivating a sense that it is different from the rest of Spain which has now turned to separatism.

• 08 ноября 2014, 12:10

The Catalan government said it has petitioned Spain's constitutional court to allow it to go ahead with this weekend's symbolic vote on independence.

• 04 ноября 2014, 10:37

The Spanish government launched a fresh judicial challenge against plans for a symbolic vote on independence for the Catalonia region.

• 01 ноября 2014, 15:12

The Spanish central government said it will challenge in court plans by Catalonia to hold a symbolic vote on whether the wealthy region should be independent.

• 28 октября 2014, 12:26

Thousands of pro-independence Catalans rallied, demanding snap elections after the region's leader Artus Mas watered down plans for a referendum on separating from Spain.

• 20 октября 2014, 13:28

Catalonia's president Artur Mas said a snap election could be held to let the Spanish region vote on independence.

• 15 октября 2014, 12:46

Spain's Prime Minister hailed the decision by Catalan leaders to call off a planned vote on independence as "excellent news.

• 14 октября 2014, 14:59

Spain's top-selling newspaper El Pais launched an online edition in Catalan.

• 07 октября 2014, 13:41

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for calm and dialogue as Catalonia leaders pressed ahead with a vote on independence in defiance of Madrid.

• 05 октября 2014, 11:06

Catalan leaders forged ahead for a vote on independence, defying a court challenge by the national government in their bid to redraw the map of Spain.

• 04 октября 2014, 14:49

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he was open to proposals on reforming the country's constitution.

• 01 октября 2014, 11:47

Ratings agency Fitch put Catalonia on review for a possible downgrade.

• 30 сентября 2014, 14:18

Spain's Constitutional Cour suspended an independence referendum called by Catalonia for November 9.

• 30 сентября 2014, 13:34

Catalonia's regional parliament passed a law that its leaders say will authorise them to hold a non-binding "consultation" on independence from Spain.

• 20 сентября 2014, 10:48

A group of Catalan firefighters arrived in Glasgow to lend their support to a "Yes" vote in Scotland's independence referendum.

• 18 сентября 2014, 11:00

The son of a former president of Catalonia denied tax fraud and money-laundering allegations in court.

• 16 сентября 2014, 11:25