News Archive for November 2017

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01 November
- Axed Catalan leader in Belgium summoned to Spanish court
- Puigdemont is 'chaos' Tintin, says influential EU figure Guy Verhofstadt
- Charges of rebellion and sedition called for by Spain's attorney general against Puigdemont and other Catalan officials
- EU reactions to Spanish crisis in Catalonia signal uncertain approach
- Rafael Nadal ends year on high with world number one ranking
- Spanish police arrest man accused of sexually abusing 15 minors
02 November
- Spanish judge to grill deposed Catalan separatists, but not Puigdemont
- 'The people are angry': Independence dream stalls for secessionist Catalans
- 'The more fuel you pour on the fire, the bigger it gets': Catalan separatist leaders arrive for questioning in Madrid
- Supreme Court hearing of Catalan officials adjourned
- Prosecutors ask for Catalan separatist leaders to be detained
- Spanish scientists discover primitive four-horned giraffe
- Analysis: Could reform in Spain solve Catalonia crisis?
- The Belgian human rights specialist tasked with defending Puigdemont
- Spanish prosecutors seek EU arrest warrant for Puigdemont
03 November
- Spain detains eight members of Catalonia's deposed government
- Catalonia at risk of recession if crisis drags on, Bank of Spain warns
- Scottish First Minister Sturgeon condemns detention of Catalan separatist leaders
- 'Nothing says democracy like jailing everyone the people elected': Colbert mocks Catalan independence crisis
- Jose Mourinho appears in Spanish court over tax fraud allegations
- EU and Germany back Spain over arrests of deposed Catalan ministers
- Lionel Messi donates €72,000 in damages to Doctors Without Borders
- 'End this terrible situation': Former Catalan business minister leaves jail after paying bond
- PODCAST: "You don't have to be very successful to get into the AfD"
04 November
- Spain issues arrest warrant for Catalan leader Puigdemont
- Puigdemont urges separatists to unite for Catalan vote
05 November
- Analysis: How ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont became Spain's most wanted
- Puigdemont turns himself in to Belgian police
06 November
- Ousted Catalan leader freed on bail in Belgium
- Sacked Catalan president accuses Spain of being undemocratic
07 November
- Puigdemont fuelling tensions in Belgium: Spanish MEP
- Adidas causes controversy with new 'republican' Spain shirt
- Catalonia crisis will end in international courts, Puigdemont insists
08 November
- Puigdemont slams EU for backing Spanish PM Rajoy in 'coup'
- Spain's judiciary rejects claims it lacks independence
- General strike shuts down roads and railways in Catalonia
- 'Political crisis is in Spain, not Belgium': Belgian PM
- Spanish police seize thousands of marijuana plants destined for UK
09 November
- Catalan parliament speaker Forcadell due in court for 'sedition' hearing
- Analysis: Could Catalonia crisis expose Belgian divisions?
- Messi: Spain would be worst team to face at World Cup
- Catalonia crisis could impact Spanish economic growth: European Commission
10 November
- Spain detains Catalan parliament speaker pending bail
- NATO general tells Russia to 'stop meddling' following accusations of Catalonia interference
- Barcelona still a contender to take EU Medicines Agency post-Brexit: Spanish government
- Catalan parliament speaker to be freed on Friday, lawyer says
11 November
- Pro-independence Catalans to protest in Barcelona
- Madrid to contest bullfighting ban on Balearic Islands
- Mass protest in Barcelona demands freedom for Catalan leaders
12 November
- Rajoy in Barcelona for first Catalonia visit since direct rule
- Spain rescues 250 migrants in Mediterranean
- Hundreds gather for Catalan independence in Brussels
13 November
- Cristiano Ronaldo becomes father for fourth time
- Spain's Marc Marquez joins all-time greats with fourth world title
- Puigdemont: Independence not the only solution to Catalonia crisis
- Eight metre waves and gale force winds rock Spain
- Spain seizes 1.2 tonnes of cocaine and dismantles 'international drug trafficking network'
14 November
- Spain tells EU it suspects Russian meddling in Catalonia
- Boy from Ivory Coast reuinited with mother in Spain after seven months apart
- Catalan executive 'maybe wasn't prepared' for independence, government party admits
- Spanish police finally move out of Tweety boat sent to Barcelona
15 November
- Rajoy vows to defeat pro-independence parties in Catalan election
- La Liga president reveals new mega TV deal, accuses PSG and Man City of 'cheating'
- Spain held in thriller against World Cup hosts Russia
- Police hunt bank robber in Valencia
- Catalan politician pulls handcuffs stunt in Spain's parliament
16 November
- Russia slams Catalonia meddling claims as 'groundless'
- Spain awarded 1.6 billion euros over one of Europe's worst oil spills
- La Liga to introduce video technology in 2018
- Catalan separatists prepare to take independence push to the polls
- Catalonia meddling claim has damaged Spanish relations with Russia, Kremlin warns
17 November
- Belgian judge weighs up Puigdemont extradition
- Catalonia crisis hits business in Barcelona's busy shopping district
- Israeli group invests 50 million euros in Atletico Madrid
- 'Biggest ever' haul of contraband tobacco seized by Spanish police
- Barcelona unveils new anti-terror measures in response to August attack
18 November
- Online exhibit shows hidden depths of Picasso's 'Guernica'
- Over 250 migrants rescued off Spain
- Spain court orders ex-IMF head Rato to be tried for fraud
- Spanish police suing Catalan satirists for 'insults'
- Sacked Catalan leaders get pride of place in electoral lists
19 November
- Spanish police shoot Frenchman who 'shouted Allahu akbar'
- 600 African migrants rescued near Spain
- Spain's top prosecutor Maza dies in Argentina
20 November
- Revived Valencia show La Liga title credentials with yet another win
- More than 80 percent of Catalans predicted to vote in December election
- 'Ghost striker' Benzema the fall guy as Real Madrid flounder
- Deposed Catalan government's botched Photoshop job sparks memes
21 November
- Madrid and Catalan separatists trade blame over failed bid for EU agency
- Coutinho not thinking about Barça audition, Klopp insists
- As Spain battles extreme drought, experts warn climate change means it's here to stay
- Former Caracas mayor vows to fight Maduro from exile in Madrid
- Spanish police arrest suspected Isis recruiter in Melilla
- Top Spanish journalist to take legal action over death threats in police Whatsapp group
22 November
- Spain defends holding hundreds of migrants in jail
- Sevilla come back from three goals down to ruin Liverpool's party
- Trump hits Spanish olives with US import duty
- Sevilla coach Berizzo diagnosed with prostate cancer
- Italian PM 'very angry' with Spain over EU agency vote: Maroni
- It's official: This is Spain's best cheese
23 November
- Assange warned by Ecuador over support for Catalonia
- Griezmann gives Atletico Madrid hope of pulling off Champions League miracle
- Madrid police suspends three officers over death threats to mayor and journalists in Whatsapp group
- Spain adds two new three Michelin star restaurants
- Spain now sixth best team in the world according to FIFA rankings
24 November
- Ousted Catalan government ditches unilateral independence push
- Over 200,000 Spaniards call for ban of Franco Foundation
- Real Madrid legend Fernando Hierro returns to Spanish FA
- Spain one of the worst EU countries for income inequality: report
- Anger in Spain over Pamplona festival gang rape case
25 November
- Europe embraces Black Friday sales with some reservations
- Caracas mayor asks for political asylum in Spain
- Polls must 'ratify' Catalonia's desire for independence: Puigdemont
26 November
- Thousands in Madrid protest violence against women
- 40 injured as Spain nightclub floor collapses
27 November
- VIDEO: Barcelona shake off ref's goal-line blunder to share spoils in Valencia
- American collector pays €2 million for Picasso's erotic etchings
28 November
- Spain reports case of 'mad cow disease'
- Spain's Catholic Church speaks out against Catalan independence drive
- Arctic blast set to sweep across Iberian Peninsula
- Madrid taxis are striking again over Uber and Cabify
29 November
- Pamplona festival 'wolf pack' rape trial comes to an end
- Train derails between Malaga and Seville: At least seven injured
- More than 2,700 firms have relocated from Catalonia since indy ref
30 November
- First roving Auschwitz exhibition opens in Madrid
- Bodies of three migrants recovered in rough waters off Spain
- VIDEO: Late night bear encounter in northern Spain sparks anger
- Catalonia sees visitor numbers drop in separatist crisis