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Spanish public workers will get a one-percent pay rise next year, trumpeting the country's economic recovery a few months ahead of a general election.

• 01 августа 2015, 12:37

Kazakhstan is celebrating its Independence Day on December 16.

• 16 декабря 2014, 16:14

1st December is the Day of the First President in Kazakhstan. Today, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the larger meaning of this day for the entire nation.

• 01 декабря 2014, 16:30

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

Several thousand people demonstrated in Madrid iin support of independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

• 17 ноября 2014, 13:00

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

Two million Catalans turned out to vote on independence from Spain in a symbolic ballot, defying challenges from the Spanish government.

• 10 ноября 2014, 11:08

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

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

Ukraine's largest rebel-controlled city marked six months of "independence" from Kiev with Russian and separatist flags.

• 05 октября 2014, 10:51

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