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50% of Spaniards believe Catalonia will vote: Poll
Half of all Spaniards believe Catalonia will defy the central government in Madrid and goes ahead with a planned independence vote, with almost the same number saying the region should lose its autonomous powers if that happens, a new poll shows.
Catalan report is wrong on independence: EU
The European Union has once again said an independent Catalonia would be automatically left out of the EU, a day after lobby group for the region's government released a report arguing this would not be the case.
Spain wakes up to Catalan-sized hangover
In the wake of the Spanish parliament's rejection of a bid by Catalonia to hold a vote on the issue of independence, the country's media outlets are asking what will happen next.
60 percent of Catalans want own state: Poll
Almost two thirds of people living in the Spanish region of Catalonia want independence from the rest of Spain, poll results released on Tuesday show.
'I am open to dialogue on Catalonia': Spanish PM
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Tuesday that a referendum on Catalan independence planned for September 9th will not take place because it would be illegal, but he added he was open to dialogue.
'Catalonia's welfare state depends on deficit relief'
Spain's heavily indebted region of Catalonia, which is facing a resurgent separatist movement, demanded on Tuesday that the central government lift its budget deficit target for this year to protect social services.