News Archive for October 2017
Here you can find articles published in October 2017. Return to full archive here-
01 October
- Crunch time as Catalonia holds independence vote
- Police surround polling station where Catalan president to vote
- AS IT HAPPENED: Clashes at polling stations as Catalonia holds independence referendum
- Tensions hit football as Barça match played behind closed doors
- ANALYSIS: Can PM Rajoy survive the Catalan crisis?
- Rajoy says rule of law prevailed by blocking Catalan vote
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02 October
- 'We have won the right to an independent state' insists Catalan leader
- General strike called across Catalonia
- Spain's Day of Shame: How the world reacts to Catalonia crisis
- Spanish press review: From repression to the 'treachery' of Catalan police
- EU urges 'dialogue' in Catalan crisis
- Madrid vows to 'do everything' to stop Catalan independence declaration
- UN calls on Spain to probe referendum violence
- ANALYSIS: Spanish government crushes Catalan independence dreams – at a high price
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03 October
- Catalans take to the streets as general strike shuts down region
- Catalan hotels evict Spanish police as crowds protest violence at the polls
- ANALYSIS Crisis in Catalonia: what happens next?
- Football: Proud Pique a lightning rod in Catalonia chaos
- Spain accuses Catalan government of 'inciting rebellion'
- IN PICTURES: Day of protest across Catalonia
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04 October
- Catalan crisis deepens after Spanish king condemns independence bid
- Barcelona-based biotech company to relocate to Madrid
- Catalan president says he will declare independence by early next week
- Catalan police chief investigated for alleged 'sedition'
- Shares of Spanish banks plummet on stock exchange as unrest continues in Catalunya
- Spanish court agrees to extradite Russian hacking suspect to US
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05 October
- S&P says it's thinking of downgrading Catalonia's debt rating
- Catalonia could declare independence on Monday
- What happens next in Catalonia?
- King's speech on Catalonia 'felt like a declaration of hostility'
- A major bank is considering ditching its headquarters in Catalonia
- Spain's constitutional court suspends key Catalan parliament session
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09 October
- Catalan separatists under pressure after unity rallies
- Council of Europe human rights chief urges Spain to launch probe into police action in Catalonia
- Merkel backs 'unity of Spain' in call with Rajoy
- Timeline: The key events since Catalonia's independence vote
- Scottish nationalists urge Spanish government to 'respect' Catalan vote
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10 October
- Spain coach insists Catalonia turmoil won't impact World Cup bid
- Why Catalonia is a strategic region for Spain
- Research, exports and tourism power the Catalan economy
- Analysis: An independent Catalonia's tricky path to EU membership
- Balkan nationalists take hope from Catalan referendum
- This is what could happen if Catalonia declares independence
- Spain has EU support on Catalan independence: Spanish minister
- Spain warns Catalan leader not to do anything 'irreversible' ahead of independence showdown
- Don't make dialogue impossible, European Council head Tusk tells Catalan leader
- Catalan leader 'assumes mandate for independent state' but asks to suspend declaration
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11 October
- Spain to hold crisis talks after Catalan leader signs 'suspended' independence declaration
- How Spain could react to 'suspended' Catalan independence declaration
- Spain accuses Puigdemont of 'trickery' and 'ruses'
- 'A lot of broken eggs, no tortilla': How Spain's press reacted to 'suspended' independence declaration
- Spanish PM Rajoy asks Catalan government to 'clarify' if it declared independence
- European Commission urges 'respect for Spanish constitution' in Catalonia crisis
- Spanish airports see surge in passenger numbers with Malaga and Barcelona leading the charge
- Spanish government and opposition agree to study constitutional reform
- FC Barcelona and La Liga must continue together, club director says
- Could flights between the UK and EU really be grounded after Brexit?
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12 October
- Spain sets deadline in Catalan independence dispute
- FC Barcelona 'have the money' to sign Coutinho in January
- Spain to mark National Day with pro-unity rallies
- Spanish police used excessive force in Catalonia: Human Rights Watch
- Spanish pilot dies in crash following National Day parade
- Opinion: 'Much of Spain's political history has been a tale of savage partisan strife'
- Catalonia crisis a 'breeding ground for fake news'
- Show of unity in Madrid and far-right rally in Barcelona mark Spain's National Day
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13 October
- Ratings agency warns of Catalan recession if crisis drags on
- Madrid covered in blanket of Spanish flags on National Day
- Barça travel to Madrid against backdrop of Catalonia crisis
- Penelope Cruz speaks out on Weinstein 'abuse of power'
- Allies press Puigdemont to lift suspension on independence declaration
- World Cup could be final bow for Spain legend Iniesta
- Catalonia uncertainty could lead Spain to cut 2018 growth forecast
- Seven trophies and 100 games in, Zidane is still hungry for more
- Podcast: the French on the streets, the Germans between the sheets
- Continued business exodus could be 'catastrophic' for Catalan tax revenues
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16 October
- At least four dead as wildfires ravage Galicia
- Puigdemont doesn't clarify if he declared independence and proposes two months of dialogue
- From zero to separatists' hero: Catalan police chief Trapero back in court over sedition accusation
- Spain gives Catalan leader until Thursday to pull back independence bid
- Marca critcised for claiming Tottenham Hotspur are disliked because of their 'Jewish origins'
- Catalan police chief walks free after sedition hearing
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17 October
- 'This was provoked': Spanish PM Rajoy blames arsonists for deadly wildfires
- 'Psychic' who claimed to be Dalí's daughter ordered to pay for exhumation
- Spain detains high-profile Catalan independence activists
- Spain cuts growth forecast for 2018 due to Catalonia crisis
- FBI helps Spain catch suspected Isis recruiter
- Pilot dies in F18 military plane crash near Madrid
- Spain's Constitutional Court rules Catalan referendum law unconstitutional and void
- Protests in Catalonia over detention of key separatists
- Catalonia tourism 'down 15%' since independence vote: lobby group
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18 October
- Thousands protest in Barcelona over separatist detentions
- Real Madrid's Marcelo accused of half a million euro tax fraud
- Catalonia crisis and terror attack are taking their toll, mental health workers say
- 'Our sales have dropped, it's very worrying': Catalonia independence row sparks tourism slump
- Spain threatens to suspend Catalonia's autonomy unless Puigdemont backs down
- 'Right now we're seeing a blame game': analysts on where the Catalonia stalemate is heading
- How Spain could suspend Catalonia's autonomy
- Real Madrid president Perez cannot imagine La Liga without Barça
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19 October
- Decision time for Puigdemont on Catalan independence push
- FC Barcelona ask for dialogue in Catalonia crisis
- Three of the key players in the Catalan independence dispute
- Puigdemont threatens to activate independence declaration if Madrid 'persists in impeding dialogue'
- Spanish government to push ahead with suspending Catalan autonomy
- European stocks falter as Catalonia tensions escalate
- Berlusconi says he wouldn't have sent police to block Catalan vote
- Merkel hopes for 'solutions based on the Spanish constitution' to Catalonia issue
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20 October
- Tusk: 'No space for EU intervention' in Catalonia
- Putin slams Western 'double standards' over Catalonia
- Colombian court orders return of indigenous treasure gifted to Spain in 19th century
- Catalan separatists still have time to change course: PP
- These are 2017's 10 best fine dining restaurants in Spain
- 'Critical point' reached in Catalonia: PM Rajoy
- Catalan separatists make mass cash withdrawals in protest
- LISTEN: Austria turns right, Venice bids for freedom, France stamps on sex pests
- 21 October
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23 October
- Catalan parties to announce response to Madrid moves
- Cristiano Ronaldo still 'the best by a long way': Zidane
- Woman in Valencia arrested after allegedly stabbing her partner to death
- Firefighters, students and teachers to join Catalan government allies in 'massive civil disobedience'
- Catalan parliament to decide next steps before Madrid votes on dismissing Puigdemont
- Police arrest man in Spain for faking his own kidnapping and extorting his family
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24 October
- Brazilian police say they accidentally shot dead Spanish tourist in favela
- French Catalans offer to host Puigdemont's governnment 'in exile'
- Spanish humorists try to find a funny side to Catalonia crisis
- Media workers and unions slam Spanish government plan to take control of Catalan TV and radio
- 'Tottenham would ask 250 million for Kane': Real Madrid president Perez
- Calling election in Catalonia wouldn't put Puigdemont in the clear, Spain's justice minister warns
- CaixaBank's profits double before moving from Barcelona to Valencia
- Seville named best city to travel to in 2018 by Lonely Planet
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25 October
- Rio policeman who shot Spanish tourist dead charged with homicide
- Inside the explosive gunpowder-filled work of the Prado's first ever artist-in-residence
- Independence declaration, elections, or both? Where the Catalonia crisis could go next
- European 5000m champion arrested in Spanish doping raid
- Cracks appear in Catalan independence camp as Madrid takeover looms
- Spanish man jailed for nine years over 9/11 arrested again due to Isis link
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26 October
- Final deadline looms in Spain-Catalonia standoff
- Prosecutor accuses Spanish government's party of benefitting from kickbacks
- Catalan separatists prepare for peaceful resistance against Spanish authorities
- Santander profits down due to takeover of Banco Popular
- Tourism helps Spanish unemployment shrink, but most new jobs temporary
- Barcelona supermarket fires employee for working too much
- French Catalans offer help and refuge to separatists
- Confusion as Catalan president calls press conference, delays, then suspends it
- Spain anticipates Catalan civil servant resistance to power takeover
- Puigdemont: No early elections in Catalonia
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27 October
- Spain prepares to roll back Catalan autonomy
- Real Madrid travel to Catalonia in the eye of political storm
- Catalan business minister resigns after 'attempts at dialogue fail'
- 'The situation is exceptional and the consequences very serious': Rajoy asks Senate to remove Catalan government
- 'We establish the Catalan republic as an independent state': Catalan separatists file resolution ahead of independence declaration
- Madrid stocks slide before Catalonia votes
- Catalan parliament passes resolution declaring independence
- Spain's Senate approves powers to remove Catalan government
- Puigdemont urges supporters to remain peaceful after independence declaration
- Podcast: "There's no safe option in Catalonia now"
- Spain says it will file rebellion charges against Catalan leader Charles Puigdemont
- Catalonia declares independence but Spain's allies back Madrid
- 28 October
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29 October
- Tension for Catalan police caught up in separatist push
- Puigdemont 'still president' of Catalonia, deputy says
- Pro-unity march in heart of 'independent' Catalonia
- IN PICTURES: One million gather for mass unity rally in Barcelona
- Belgium could offer Catalan leader asylum: minister
- RECAP: 'Catalonia is Spain!' crowd chants at Barcelona rally
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30 October
- New dawn of uncertainty for Catalonia as Madrid takes control
- AS IT HAPPENED: Catalan administration overhauled amidst major changes
- Newly-promoted Catalan side Girona inflict symbolic victory on Real Madrid
- Deposed Catalan President Carles Puigdemont is apparently already in Belgium
- Spanish economy grows despite Catalan crisis
- IN PICTURES/TIMELINE: The Catalan crisis in October 2017
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31 October
- Catalonia's deposed leader Puigdemont seeking legal advice in Belgium
- Are the Spanish government and the former Catalan authority in secret negotiations?
- AS IT HAPPENED: Catalonia's second working day of Spanish direct rule
- Puigdemont implies he accepts charges against him and new elections but wants dialogue with EU
- Spanish and German police find tonne of cocaine hidden in shipment of plasterboard panels