On site: Catalan police visit polling stations
Officers certify that emptying polling stations is impossible
October 1, 2017 08:42 AM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Citizens will be able to vote in the independence referendum from any polling station
Government allows voting without envelopes as Spanish police had confiscated most of them and says secrecy is guaranteed by opaque ballot boxes
October 1, 2017 08:30 AM
Voters waiting outside polling stations in Catalonia for independence referendum
People started arriving at 5am to make sure voting stations were not sealed off by police
October 1, 2017 07:30 AM
Referendum day: How did we get here?
A timeline on the main causes of the current situation
October 1, 2017 06:47 AM
Catalan independence referendum: what you need to know
Thousands stay overnight at polling stations to guarantee that they are not sealed off by police
October 1, 2017 05:52 AM
Spanish government pressures Catalan police to remove people from polling stations
Citizens occupy schools to prevent them from being sealed off ahead of Sunday’s referendum on independence
September 30, 2017 10:47 PM
Norwegian MPs to the Spanish government: “Democratic values must be respected”
Leaders and members of five different parties ask for a “politically negotiated solution” in Catalonia
September 30, 2017 08:59 PM
Catalan government sends a report to all chancelleries to inform on October 1 referendum
The report denounces how “the Spanish government has violated fundamental rights”
September 30, 2017 03:40 PM
Police raid at Telecommunications and IT Center will not affect referendum logistics, says Catalan govt
Spanish spokesman says "blow" to counting mechanism shows the vote "has been cancelled by the Rule of Law"
September 30, 2017 03:00 PM
Over 100 international observers will be following tomorrow's referendum in Catalonia
"It's not an issue of legality, but of democracy, freedom and legitimacy," says US expert H. Rosi Song
September 30, 2017 01:53 PM
‘Catalans have the right to self-determination’, says speaker of the Slovenian Parliament
More than 70 American academics also asked Spain to “cease political repression in Catalonia”
September 30, 2017 11:44 AM
Final night of referendum campaign
Yes supporters gather thousands at Barcelona’s magic fountain, while opposition leading party holds an event to reject the ‘coup to democracy’
September 29, 2017 11:47 PM
Spain’s Data Protection Agency warns polling supervisors of fines of up to €300,000
Equivalent Catalan body responds that executive to be exclusively responsible for any irregularities in handling of personal data on voting day
September 29, 2017 04:22 PM
European Parliament rejects Catalan referendum debate in next plenary session
EPP and S&D groups veto proposal from Greens to discuss October 1 vote so as not “to legitimize an illegal referendum”
September 29, 2017 03:53 PM
International parliamentary delegation to observe Sunday’s referendum
Diplocat invites group of 33 international MPs and MEPs from 17 countries and a range of political parties to witness October 1 vote
September 29, 2017 03:40 PM
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