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Catalonia defiant as Madrid-set deadline arrives
Catalonia’s regional president threatens to formally declare independence if Spain starts the process of suspending the region’s autonomy.
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Spain PM warns Catalonia to drop secession bid
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Catalonians choose independence from Spain
Catalonia announces that 90 percent of those who participated in a referendum banned by Spain’s central government choose independence.
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Arrest of Catalan leader 'possible': Spain prosecutor
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Catalonia confirms date for referendum
The regional government in Spain’s prosperous Catalonia region has officially confirmed October 1 as the date for a referendum for independence.
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Rajoy urges calm over Catalonia independence
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