Catalonia

Autonomous community in northeastern Spain

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Catalonia is an autonomous community on the northeastern corner of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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Coronavirus pandemic: Spain's Catalonia region orders bars and restaurants to shutdown Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:17Published 1 week ago

Spanish Catalonia region orders bars, restaurants shutdown for 15 days Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:35Published 1 week ago

Spain's Catalonia region orders bars and restaurants to shutdown for 15 days Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 03:21Published 1 week ago


Barcelona doctors strike to improve conditions Catalan primary care health workers took to the streets of Barcelona on Tuesday, on the first day of a four-day strike to demand better conditions and more resources to face the COVID pandemic... Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:10Published 2 weeks ago

Image of Spain's king set alight as monarch visits Barcelona The visit comes less than two weeks after Catalonia's regional chief, Quim Torra, was removed from office by Spain's Supreme Court.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 2 weeks ago

Catalan separatists burn effigy of king at annual demonstration to mark region's National Day An estimated 50,000 pro-independence protesters attended the main demonstration in Barcelona to mark the Catalan National Day. It was a muted affair compared to previous years because of local.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:05Published on September 12, 2020

Effigy of Spanish king Felipe VI set alight as tensions rise on Catalonia's National Day Supporters of Catalonia's secession from the rest of Spain gathered in small groups around the north east region on Friday under orders from event organisers to maintain social distancing amid a spike.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published on September 12, 2020

Messi's back at Barca training Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona's training ground on Monday for the first time since August 25, when he announced he wanted to leave the Catalan club. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:39Published on September 7, 2020

Messi's father in Barcelona for club meeting Lionel Messi's father and agent, Jorge Messi, landed in Barcelona Tuesday morning and was expected to hold talks with the Catalan club over future of his son. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:53Published on September 2, 2020

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Quim Torra: Spain's top court bans Catalonia leader from office Separatist Quim Torra will be forced to step down after he was found guilty of disobeying a court. BBC News - Published on September 28, 2020
Coronavirus: Spain drives fears of European 'second wave' Its Catalonia region closes its nightlife as other nations eye increases in new infections warily. BBC News - Published on July 25, 2020
Coronavirus spike continues amid new Catalonia restrictions The region has the worst of Spain's 150 new clusters, prompting France to consider border closures. BBC News - Published on July 18, 2020

Top Catalan politician accuses Spain of 'political spying' Pro-independence figure Roger Torrent claims the Spanish government targeted his phone with spyware. BBC News - Published on July 14, 2020
Coronavirus: Spain imposes local lockdown in Galicia Galicia reinstates curbs on a coastal area, a day after Catalonia imposed a similar local lockdown. BBC News - Published on July 5, 2020
Coronavirus Spain: Catalonia locks down area of 210,000 people The Spanish region re-imposes restrictions on an area west of Barcelona after a surge in infections. BBC News - Published on July 4, 2020

Spanish cat tests positive for coronavirus A cat belonging to a family in the Spanish region of Catalonia tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the professor who conducted an autopsy on the pet said on Friday. Reuters - Published on May 8, 2020
Beaches open in Barcelona as Spain decides on next steps of lockdown exit The Spanish government will decide on Friday in which regions bars, restaurants and places of worship will open under the next phase of a gradual exit from the coronavirus lockdown, although it looked.. Reuters - Published on May 8, 2020
Catalan separatists use coronavirus crisis to argue for independence Catalan separatists have used the coronavirus crisis as a fresh motive to argue for independence from Spain, some bluntly saying the pandemic would have caused fewer deaths had the wealthy northeastern.. Reuters - Published on April 29, 2020
Locked down Catalans mark St. George's Day with roses on balconies Stuck at home due to the coronavirus lockdown, inhabitants of Spain's Catalonia region kept up St. George's Day traditions on Thursday with roses on balconies and book-sharing online. Reuters - Published on April 23, 2020

Spain considers summer school for quarantined children, coronavirus deaths rise Spain reported another substantial increase in daily deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the overall toll to more than 19,000, but figures from the region of Catalonia suggest the true total could.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020
Spanish deaths from coronavirus exceed 19,000 Spain on Thursday reported a rise in its national toll of deaths from the coronavirus in the past day, but figures from the region of Catalonia indicated the real total so far could be several thousand.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020
Spain split between concern and relief as coronavirus lockdown eased The construction sector across Spain and other industries in Catalonia and the Basque Country went back to work on Tuesday, after the government eased one of the world's toughest coronavirus lockdowns.. Reuters - Published on April 14, 2020	Catalan leader highlights equipment crunch at stressed hospitals Hospitals in Catalonia are at "maximum stress", with this week and next likely to be the worst experienced by the Spanish region during the coronavirus crisis, its leader told Reuters. Reuters - Published on April 3, 2020
Hospitals are 'at maximum stress' in Spain's second worst-hit region by coronavirus Hospitals in Catalonia, Spain's second worst-hit region by the coronavirus pandemic, are at "maximum stress", the regional leader Quim Torra told Reuters on Friday. Reuters - Published on April 3, 2020	In about-turn, Catalonia seeks Spanish military help for coronavirus The separatist government of Spain's Catalonia region abandoned its initial reluctance and asked the national military on Thursday for assistance in tackling the coronavirus. Reuters - Published on April 2, 2020
Regional leader of Spain's Catalonia says he has coronavirus The regional leader of Spain's Catalonia, Quim Torra, said on Monday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and that he was going into self-isolation in a government building. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020	Spain's Catalonia requests regional lockdown over coronavirus The regional government of Spain's Catalonia asked Spanish central authorities to help it block access by air, rail and water to guarantee the confinement of the whole region due to the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on March 13, 2020
Spain's Catalonia limits mass events to 1,000 people due to coronavirus The Spanish region of Catalonia imposed limits on holding large public events to stem the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, regional leader Quim Torra said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020	One dead, 13 injured in explosion at Barcelona chemical plant One person died and 13 others were injured in an explosion on Tuesday at a small chemical plant in Barcelona, local emergency services in Catalonia's regional capital said. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020
Jailed Catalan leader can't temporarily serve as EU lawmaker: EU court A jailed Catalan separatist leader elected to the European Parliament while behind bars cannot serve as an EU lawmaker or enjoy immunity while his case is heard by the European Union Court of Justice,.. Reuters - Published on March 3, 2020	Thousands attend rally in France for exiled Catalan leader Tens of thousands of Catalan independence supporters gathered in Perpignan, southern France, on Saturday at a rally in support of exiled former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who called on the crowd.. Reuters - Published on February 29, 2020
Catalan party ties Spain's government stability to separatist drive Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) would help the Spanish government attain a stable majority in parliament and support its budget only if the region's independence drive.. Reuters - Published on February 14, 2020	'We will be independent,' Catalan regional leader says Catalonia's regional leader Quim Torra told Reuters on Friday that he wants to agree on a date for an independence referendum as part of talks with the Spanish government, arguing that the region's.. Reuters - Published on February 7, 2020
Spain's PM meets Catalan separatist leader, sets out roadmap for talks Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Catalonia's pro-independence regional leader on Thursday for the first time in over a year to outline an agenda for wider negotiations with the region that are.. Reuters - Published on February 6, 2020	Spain to open Catalonia talks before regional election, reversing earlier position Spain's government said on Thursday it will begin talks on resolving the Catalan political conflict before elections are held in the region, walking back an earlier decision to postpone the.. Reuters - Published on January 30, 2020
Spain's PM postpones talks on Catalonia until after regional election Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has decided to postpone talks with the northeastern restive region of Catalonia until after the region holds elections, the government said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on January 30, 2020	In bid to reinvigorate independence drive, Spain's Catalonia gets set for snap regional election The pro-independence head of the Catalonian government said on Wednesday he planned to call a snap regional election in a move that could have a major impact on Spain's national politics. Reuters - Published on January 29, 2020
Spain's restive Catalonia heads toward snap regional election The pro-independence head of Catalonia's regional government said on Wednesday he planned to call a snap parliamentary election in the restive Spanish region, in a move that could have a major impact.. Reuters - Published on January 29, 2020	Catalan government chief says to call snap regional election The pro-independence head of Catalonia's regional government said on Wednesday he planned to call a snap parliamentary election in Spain's restive region, a move that could further exacerbate.. Reuters - Published on January 29, 2020
Catalonia's Puigdemont appeals for help to repay costs of banned referendum Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont asked pro-independence supporters on Tuesday to donate money after Spanish authorities ordered him and 19 others to pay back 4.1 million euros of public.. Reuters - Published on January 28, 2020	Jailed Catalan separatist leader predicts new referendum A Catalan separatist leader briefly released from prison to testify in the region's parliament said on Tuesday he was confident the northeastern Spanish region would eventually vote again on.. Reuters - Published on January 28, 2020
Spain's PM Sanchez to meet with Catalan leader Torra on February 6 Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet with Catalonia' regional leader Quim Torra on February 6, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on January 28, 2020	Catalan leader stripped of lawmaker rights, protesters scuffle with police Catalonia's parliament stripped the head of the region's pro-independence government of his rights as a regional lawmaker on Monday, angering supporters who scuffled with police outside the assembly. Reuters - Published on January 27, 2020
Chemical factory in Spain's Tarragona on fire after blast Fire broke out on Tuesday at a chemical factory in the Tarragona province of northeast Spain, most likely as a result of a chemical accident, Catalonia's civil defence agency said. Reuters - Published on January 14, 2020	Explosion hits chemical factory in Spain's Tarragona province Catalonia's civil defense agency said on Tuesday that an explosion at a factory in the province of Tarragona has caused a fire, adding it was probably the result of a chemical accident. Reuters - Published on January 14, 2020
Spanish PM hopes to meet Catalan leader, Madrid to negotiate deficit targets Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday he wanted to meet Catalonia's pro-independence regional leader "as soon as possible" and hoped Madrid would start negotiations soon with the.. Reuters - Published on January 14, 2020	Spanish prime minister to meet with Catalan regional leader Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday he would seek to meet with Catalonia's regional leader Quim Torra "as soon as possible." Reuters - Published on January 14, 2020
Catalan separatists take seats as EU lawmakers, promise to push secession Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comin took their seats in the European Parliament on Monday, vowing to force their secessionist cause onto Europe's agenda just days after Spain.. Reuters - Published on January 13, 2020	EU parliament stops recognizing jailed Catalan separatist as lawmaker Jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras' mandate as a European Union (EU) lawmaker is over, the legislature's head said on Friday, in a blow to the Spanish separatist movement. Reuters - Published on January 10, 2020
Spain's top court asks EU Parliament to strip Catalan separatist leaders of immunity Spain's Supreme Court on Friday formally asked the European Parliament to strip Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comin of their immunity as members of parliament. Reuters - Published on January 10, 2020	Spain's top court says jailed Catalan separatist cannot be released Spain's Supreme Court said on Thursday it had told the European Parliament that Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras will not be released from prison to claim his seat as an MEP despite an EU.. Reuters - Published on January 9, 2020
With renewed support from Catalan separatists, Spain's Sanchez seeks backing as PM Spain's acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez, seeking parliament's backing to form a government, pledged to resolve the Catalan dispute through dialogue as he received renewed support from separatists.. Reuters - Published on January 4, 2020	Catalan separatists ERC reaffirm abstention in Spain's investiture vote Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) reaffirmed on Saturday it would abstain during the Spanish parliament's vote to confirm Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez as prime.. Reuters - Published on January 4, 2020
Spain's Sanchez pledges to resolve Catalan dispute as he seeks backing as PM Spain's acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez, seeking parliament's backing to form a government, set out his priorities on Saturday and tried to lower temperatures in the bitter debate over Catalonia by.. Reuters - Published on January 4, 2020	Spain's electoral board orders Catalan leader stripped of lawmaker role Spain's electoral board on Friday ordered the pro-independence president of Catalonia's government be stripped of his regional lawmaker role, in a move that may complicate efforts to end a prolonged.. Reuters - Published on January 3, 2020

Catalonia

Autonomous community in northeastern Spain

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Spanish deaths from coronavirus exceed 19,000

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Spain's Catalonia requests regional lockdown over coronavirus

Spain's Catalonia limits mass events to 1,000 people due to coronavirus

One dead, 13 injured in explosion at Barcelona chemical plant

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Catalan party ties Spain's government stability to separatist drive

'We will be independent,' Catalan regional leader says

Spain's PM meets Catalan separatist leader, sets out roadmap for talks

Spain to open Catalonia talks before regional election, reversing earlier position

Spain's PM postpones talks on Catalonia until after regional election

In bid to reinvigorate independence drive, Spain's Catalonia gets set for snap regional election

Spain's restive Catalonia heads toward snap regional election

Catalan government chief says to call snap regional election

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Jailed Catalan separatist leader predicts new referendum

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Catalan leader stripped of lawmaker rights, protesters scuffle with police

Chemical factory in Spain's Tarragona on fire after blast

Explosion hits chemical factory in Spain's Tarragona province

Spanish PM hopes to meet Catalan leader, Madrid to negotiate deficit targets

Spanish prime minister to meet with Catalan regional leader

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Spain's top court says jailed Catalan separatist cannot be released

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