Tag Archives: Independence

Spanish police seal off schools earmarked as polling stations and occupy the Catalan government’s communications hub in efforts to prevent a banned independence referendum. CBC | World News

CATALONIA independence leaders told cheering crowds they have “already won” as Spain tried to clampdown on preparations for tomorrow’s banned referendum. Daily Express :: News Feed

SPAIN has deployed more than 10,000 officers to Catalonia as tensions increase in the region ahead of the controversial independence referendum on Sunday. Daily Express :: News Feed

THE POUND has lost ground against the US dollar today, trading down at a rate of $ 1.336 and moving further away from the pairing’s recent 14-month high of $ 1.359. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

THE POUND has lost ground against the US dollar today, trading down at a rate of $ 1.336 and moving further away from the pairing’s recent 14-month high of $ 1.359. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE Catalan referendum over independence from Spain spells disaster for the euro, experts have warned with the vote set to take place on Sunday. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

THE Catalan referendum over independence from Spain spells disaster for the euro, experts have warned with the vote set to take place on Sunday. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE Spanish authorities have ordered Catalan police to shut the polling stations ahead of the independence referendum, which it deems to be illegal, in a desperate bid to tighten Madrid’s control on Catalonia. Daily Express :: News Feed

Iraqi Kurds voted Monday in a landmark referendum on supporting independence, a move billed by the Kurdish leadership as an exercise in self-determination but viewed as a hostile act by Iraq’s central government. CBC | World News

MORE than 40,000 people have gathered in Barcelona to protest over the Catalan independence vote as the Spanish Government sends in troops to deal with the activists. Daily Express :: News Feed