https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Separatists were Friday staging a muted celebration of Catalan national day with their traditonal mass rallies backing independence from Spain banned over a sharp hike in virus cases. https://www.thelocal.es/20200911/la-diada-virus-wrecks-catalonias-big-national-day-party Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:33:29 +0200 la-diada-virus-wrecks-catalonias-big-national-day-party Around one million people rallied in Barcelona on Tuesday, banging drums and blowing whistles in a show of support for Catalan independence nearly a year after a failed attempt to break away from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20180912/in-pics-one-million-protesters-rally-in-barcelona-for-catalan-independence Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:45:10 +0200 in-pics-one-million-protesters-rally-in-barcelona-for-catalan-independence Catalan separatists will seek to put on a show of strength and unity at celebrations of the region's national day Tuesday, nearly a year after a failed attempt to break away from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20180911/catalan-separatists-plan-show-of-strength-at-barcelona-demo Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:46:46 +0200 catalan-separatists-plan-show-of-strength-at-barcelona-demo On the eve of "Diada", Catalonia's "national day", which traditionally brings hundreds of thousands of separatists out on the streets, lets review the region's independence crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20180910/spain-catalonia-independence-crisis-one-year-on Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:09:42 +0200 spain-catalonia-independence-crisis-one-year-on The Struggle for Catalonia: Rebel Politics in Spain, by NYT correspondent Raphael Minder, is published just a month before Catalan leaders will push ahead with an October 1st referendum on independence that has been ruled illegal by Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20170912/politicians-are-acting-like-children-with-a-box-of-matches Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:32:27 +0200 politicians-are-acting-like-children-with-a-box-of-matches Catalan youths, who have grown up during a time of surging support for independence, turned out in droves for a huge rally on Monday to demand their region break away from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20170912/catalan-youths-drive-push-for-independence-from-spain Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:59:20 +0200 catalan-youths-drive-push-for-independence-from-spain Hundreds of thousands of Catalans were expected to rally on Monday to demand their region break away from Spain, in a show of strength three weeks ahead of a secession referendum banned by Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20170911/la-diada-giant-crowd-expected-to-rally-for-catalan-independence Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:00:39 +0200 la-diada-giant-crowd-expected-to-rally-for-catalan-independence Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets on Sunday to demand their region break away from Spain, pressuring pro-independence leaders to unite and iron out differences over their secession plan. https://www.thelocal.es/20160912/vast-crowds-demand-catalan-independence-from-spain Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:13:14 +0200 vast-crowds-demand-catalan-independence-from-spain Hundreds of thousands of Catalans were expected to rally on Sunday to demand their region break away from Spain, as leaders of the pro-independence movement try to iron out differences over a secession plan. https://www.thelocal.es/20160911/catalans-rally-to-push-for-break-up-from-spain Sun, 11 Sep 2016 16:58:22 +0200 catalans-rally-to-push-for-break-up-from-spain OPINION: The Local speaks to Liz Castro, a member of the Catalan National Assembly board, which organizes the mass march for independence on La Diada. https://www.thelocal.es/20160910/diada-why-are-catalans-marching-independence-from-spain Sat, 10 Sep 2016 13:39:31 +0200 diada-why-are-catalans-marching-independence-from-spain Tens of thousands of Catalans are expected to protest on Sunday to demand their region speed up its drive to break away from Spain and form its own country. https://www.thelocal.es/20160910/tens-of-thousands-of-catalans-to-march-for-independence Sat, 10 Sep 2016 11:35:15 +0200 tens-of-thousands-of-catalans-to-march-for-independence As crowds prepare to take to the streets for 'La Diada' on Sunday, the Catalan National Day. The Local's Barcelona correspondent Steve Tallantyre has put together an essential guide to the festival that's grabbing international headlines. https://www.thelocal.es/20160909/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-catalonias-la-diada Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:36:00 +0200 5-things-you-need-to-know-about-catalonias-la-diada Hundreds of thousands crowded into Barcelona to mark 'La Diada', just weeks before the region goes to the polls in what has been billed as a de facto vote on independence. https://www.thelocal.es/20150911/live-la-diada-catalonias-national-day Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:17:27 +0200 live-la-diada-catalonias-national-day Catalans fired up by Scotland's independence referendum massed in Barcelona's streets in red and yellow shirts Thursday, forming a giant "V" to demand a vote on breaking away from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140912/catalans-form-giant-v-for-vote-in-independence-drive Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:50:00 +0200 catalans-form-giant-v-for-vote-in-independence-drive Red and yellow flags filled the streets of Barcelona on Thursday as Catalan nationalists fired up by Scotland's independence referendum rallied to demand a vote on breaking away from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140911/in-pictures-catalonias-tempestuous-national-day Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:56:00 +0200 in-pictures-catalonias-tempestuous-national-day Catalonia's president warned on Wednesday it was "practically impossible" to stop the region voting on secession from Spain and looked to Scotland to smooth the way with its own independence referendum. https://www.thelocal.es/20140911/catalans-cant-be-stopped-from-voting Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:25:00 +0200 catalans-cant-be-stopped-from-voting A kids' news programme which featured interviews with Catalan children who supported last week's human chain for independence has been highly criticized by Spanish politicians for its "shameful" exploitation of minors for political ends. https://www.thelocal.es/20130918/spain-slams-brainwashing-of-catalan-kids Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:04:00 +0200 spain-slams-brainwashing-of-catalan-kids A massive rally by Catalans demanding independence from Spain has forced the hand of the country's political leaders on the issue of a referendum on the region's future, analysts say. https://www.thelocal.es/20130912/short-changed-catalans-push-for-2014-vote Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:43:00 +0200 short-changed-catalans-push-for-2014-vote Six people were arrested on Wednesday for their part in an attack on the Madrid offices of the Catalan Government during celebrations marking Catalonia's independence day. https://www.thelocal.es/20130912/video-fascists-attack-catalan-national-day-party Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:47:00 +0200 video-fascists-attack-catalan-national-day-party Catalan folk music and yellow-and-red flags filled towns across Catalonia on Wednesday as locals prepared for the 5.14pm start of a vast human chain to demand independence from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20130911/human-chain-marks-catalan-independence-push Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:20:00 +0200 human-chain-marks-catalan-independence-push