Catalonia

12 defendants in trial for their role in organising an illegal referendum on secession

Prosecutor to press charges related to an illegal push for independence of Catalonia in 2017

Polls in Catalonia show relatively even split between those who favour remaining in Spain and those wanting to secede

According to a survey released in July 46.7 percent of Catalans want their region to become an independent state

Catalan president Quim Torra meets Scottish pro-independence first minister Nicola Sturgeon

Pro-independence Catalan leaders claim they unfairly pay too much to Spanish government

He proposed political newcomer Quim Torra as his successor

Nine other pro-independence figures are currently in custody in Spain

Catalan parliament speaker Roger Torrent appeals for calm in an address broadcast on regional television

Spain's Supreme Court to prosecute 13 key Catalan separatists for rebellion

Civil Guard spokesperson says operation targets citizens assistance office and separatist group

Separatist parties secure absolute majority of seats in Catalan parliament

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, refuses to negotiate greater budgetary autonomy

Puigdemont fled to Belgium after the Catalan parliament declared independence in October

Pro-independence supporters have organised rallies, worn yellow ribbons in solidarity with separatist leaders

An illegal Catalan independence referendum on October 1 plunged Spain into its worst political crisis in decades

Russia faces a barrage of accusations of interfering in a string of seismic political events

Puigdemont ignored a summons to appear before judge in Madrid

Regional leader Carles Puigdemont deposed as thousands rally in Madrid in support for Spanish unity

Madrid in turn vows to "restore legality" and quash the region's secessionist bid

Puigdemont insists in written submission to Senate that taking over powers was an "affront" to Spain's constitution

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and his team may be out of their jobs as soon as this weekend

Protest in the centre of Catalan capital had initially been called to push for release of leaders

Spain-Catalonia standoff set to intensify as leaders take hard lines

All eyes on Puigdemont amid crisis which has rattled Catalonia's economy

This provision of the constitution would open the way for Madrid to impose direct rule over the semi-autonomous region

Images of police beating would-be voters and demonstrations that followed the vote dampened visitors' enthusiasm

Catalonia risks losing autonomy after Puigdemont avoids clarifying stance on independence declaration

'Answer from Catalan president will determine future events'

Under the decree, banks are no longer obliged to consult all their shareholders before switching regions

The European Parliament was scheduled to debate the Catalonia crisis today

We would have to do everything within the law to impede this, says Spanish justice minister

Riot police clashed with people who had gathered for banned referendum

Spanish prime minister ruled out independence and accused separatists of trying to 'blackmail... the whole nation'

Bartomeu insisted club tried to have match abandoned

Opinion polls show Catalans are split on the issue of independence

The dispute has plunged Spain into one of its biggest political crises

Nearly 400,000 people have signed up to join the demonstration in Barcelona

Catalan government staged a symbolic independence referendum in 2014

DBRS' ratings are used by the European Central Bank for its monetary operations

Previous secessionist challenges in Catalonia were blocked by Spain's conservative government.

The appointment of Carles Puigdemont drew an immediate rebuke from Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meanwhile urged voters to return Catalonia to "normality"