Catalonia independence news
Get the news and reports from Catalonia, Spain. Catalonia has been seeking independence from Spain for several decades. Get the history and cultural news on Catalonia, as well as important information about the background of the conflict between Catalonia and the central government of Spain in Madrid. On October 27, 2017, 90 percent of Catalans who voted in a referendum chose independence. The Spanish government fails to recognize the ballot’s legality. Visit RT.com to read the news on the referendum and the events followed the vote.
- Tweets more likely to go viral if they’re negative, study finds
Using advanced language analysis techniques, researchers in Spain have found that Twitter posts with negative sentiments are more likely to go viral than their positive counterparts, once all external factors are controlled for.Apr 15, 2021 12:15World News - Stripping Catalan MEPs of immunity from prosecution ‘undermines EU’s moral authority’ – region’s ex-leader to RTThe European Parliament’s decision to pave the way for the extradition of Catalan pro-independence politicians to Spain is a threat to European democracy, Catalonia’s former leader, Carles Puigdemont, told RT.Mar 20, 2021 14:46World News
- European Parliament lifts immunity of Catalonia MEPs, paving way for extradition to Spain over independence referendumThe European Parliament has voted to strip MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comin and Clara Ponsati of immunity, paving the way for their extradition to Spain over their roles in the outlawed 2017 Catalonia independence referendum.Mar 9, 2021 09:50World News
- Burning bins are now as commonplace in Barcelona as sun-soaked beaches and La Sagrada Família but you won’t see them on a postcardCatalonia is a powder keg, the latest protests being sparked by the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasél, but the roots of its problems lie far deeper in the culture and way back in the history of Spain.Feb 20, 2021 07:00
- Catalan independence supporters increase majority in local parliament, plan to form governmentA bloc of parties that support Catatonia’s secession from Spain have strengthened a grip on the region’s parliament. The number of seats won during Monday’s vote is enough for them to form the government.Feb 15, 2021 20:45World News
- ‘Bewildering’: Moscow ridicules bizarre Spanish claim that Russia was ready to send 10,000 troops to support Catalan separatistsRussia has derided an accusation by a Spanish judge that Moscow offered military support for Catalonian independence during the 2017 political crisis, calling the willingness to believe the story “off the scale in its absurdity.”Oct 30, 2020 13:15Russia & Former Soviet Union
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