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Thousands of separatist students gather in Barcelona as Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont, prepares to make a statement, according to the regional government, amid speculation that he could declare independence from Spain or call new elections. IMAGES
Thousands of students rally in Barcelona in support of Catalan independence and against plans by Spain's central government to curb the region's powers. IMAGES
Shouting "occupation forces out" and "the streets will always be ours," some 300,000 people take to the streets of Barcelona, city police say, to protest police violence during a banned weekend independence referendum in Catalonia. IMAGES
As French President Emmanuel Macron and Spain's Pedro Sanchez ink a Franco-Spanish friendship treaty in Barcelona, thousands of pro-independence groups march towards the city's French Consulate in protest of the meet, shouting: "Independence!" and waving separatist flags. IMAGES
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meets with Catalan President Pere Aragonès to restart negotiations between the state and the region. In October 2017, the Catalan regional government staged a referendum banned by Madrid then issued a short-lived declaration of independence, triggering Spain's worst political crisis in decades. IMAGES