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Travellers walk through Terminal 2 of the Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport today

Catalonia closes nightclubs as Covid-19 cases spread

Coronavirus • 24 Jul

A field hospital has been set up in Lerida

Covid-19 lockdowns imposed in Catalonia and Melbourne

Coronavirus • 04 Jul

Catalonia's regional leader Quim Torra has held talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

'We will be independent' - Catalan regional leader

Europe • 07 Feb

Carles Puigdemont chose a self-imposed exile to Belgium to avoid prosecution from the Spanish government

Wanted Catalan takes MEP seat and denounces Spain

Europe • 13 Jan

Former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont (right) and his health minister Toni Comin (left)

Exiled Catalan MEPs accredited to take up seats

World • 20 Dec 19

Oriol Junqueras along with two other Catalan MEPs had not taken their oath due to imprisonment

Jailed Catalan MEP can seek immunity - EU court adviser

Europe • 12 Nov 19

Vox party members including leader Santiago Abascal celebrate in Madrid

Spain's far right doubles seats in hung parliament

World • 11 Nov 19

Around 80,000 people, according to a police estimate, marched down Barcelona's central Gracia thoroughfare waving Spanish and Catalan flags

Tens of thousands march for Spanish unity in Barcelona

World • 27 Oct 19

The turnout figure was given by the local police as vast crowds packed into a wide avenue running between the waterfront and the city's towering Sagrada Familia basilica

350,000 protesters flood Barcelona for separatist rally

World • 26 Oct 19

Protesters wrapped up with Catalan pro-independence flags sit opposite riot policemen in Barcelona

We are tired of the repression, says Catalan protester

World • 18 Oct 19

Among those on the streets are striking workers

Thousands protest in Barcelona on fifth day of action

Europe • 18 Oct 19

Some protesters threw cans and flares at riot police, setting fire to cardboard and other rubbish in some places

Police and protesters clash for second day in Barcelona

World • 15 Oct 19

Demonstrators clash with police officers outside Barcelona-El Prat international airport

Police charge against protesters at Barcelona airport

Europe • 14 Oct 19

The Vuelta is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races

Cameras pick up rooftop marijuana plants during Vuelta

News Lens • 04 Sep 19

The trial of the 12 separatist leaders stems from their role in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid

Trial of Catalan separatist leaders nears end

World • 11 Jun 19

Carles Puigdemont has been elected to the European parliament

Catalan separatist leaders elected MEPs

Europe • 27 May 19

Supporters of the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) gather outside the party's headquarters in Madrid

Leftist bloc holds advantage in Spanish election

World • 28 Apr 19

Protest organisers put the turnout at 120,000 while police gave a figure of 18,000

Thousands protest in Madrid over Catalan leaders' trial

World • 16 Mar 19

Demonstrators waved blue, red and yellow Catalan separatist flags and carried banners reading 'Freedom for political prisoners'

Hundreds of thousands march over Catalan leaders' trial

World • 16 Feb 19

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is now likely to call an early election

Risk of snap election in Spain after budget rejected

Europe • 13 Feb 19

The 12 people on trial include former Catalan government officials

Explainer: Catalan leaders on trial over referendum

Europe • 12 Feb 19

Carles Puigdemont was in Dublin for a debate on independence, nationalism and democracy at Trinity College

Puigdemont tells Dublin audience he hopes to be 'free'

Europe • 29 Jan 19

Roads were blocked around the city

11 arrested during separatist protests in Barcelona

Europe • 21 Dec 18

People attend a demonstration called by the far-right party VOX against Catalan separatists

Thousands demonstrate in Madrid for Spanish unity

World • 01 Dec 18

Opinion polls in Catalonia show a relatively even split between those who favour remaining in Spain and those wanting to secede

Catalan leader calls for self-determination mechanism

Catalonia • 02 Oct 18

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