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Sacked Catalan leader not seeking asylum

Catalonia's sacked President Carles Puigdemont says he has not travelled to Belgium to seek asylum.

Catalan parliament declares independence

Catalan lawmakers voted Friday to declare independence from Spain but Madrid immediately moved to quash the breakaway bid in a sharp escalation of a crisis that has caused jitters in secession-wary Europe.

Spanish court bars Catalan MPs’ independence move

Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended next Monday's session of Catalan parliament, in a bid to pre-empt a possible push for independence.

Catalan declares regional strike after vote

A general strike threatens to bring large areas of Catalonia to a standstill, following the Spanish region's disputed referendum.

Leader of Catalan declares independence after vote

Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont has said the region won the right to break away from Spain, with his government claiming on Monday that 90 percent of voters backed independence in a banned referendum marred by clashes.

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