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Huge Catalan protest in Barcelona | Huge Catalan protest in Barcelona |
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Catalonia is one of 17 autonomous regions in Spain | Catalonia is one of 17 autonomous regions in Spain |
More than a million people held a march in Barcelona to call for greater autonomy for the Catalan region. | |
The demonstration comes a day after a constitutional court declared that there was no legal basis to recognise Catalonia as a nation. | The demonstration comes a day after a constitutional court declared that there was no legal basis to recognise Catalonia as a nation. |
The ruling also said the Catalan language should not take precedence over Castilian Spanish. | The ruling also said the Catalan language should not take precedence over Castilian Spanish. |
It followed a challenge to the region's statute by the opposition People's Party, which favours Spanish unity. | It followed a challenge to the region's statute by the opposition People's Party, which favours Spanish unity. |
The statute of autonomy was approved by Catalan voters in a 2006 referendum. | The statute of autonomy was approved by Catalan voters in a 2006 referendum. |
It gave greater powers to the regional parliament in taxation and judicial matters. | It gave greater powers to the regional parliament in taxation and judicial matters. |
BBC European regional analyst Sean Fanning says that just how much power should be devolved from Madrid is a constant process of negotiation and that the constitutional court acts as a referee. | BBC European regional analyst Sean Fanning says that just how much power should be devolved from Madrid is a constant process of negotiation and that the constitutional court acts as a referee. |
Spanish TV reports showed crowds of many thousands in Barcelona waving flags and red and yellow banners reading "We are a nation". | Spanish TV reports showed crowds of many thousands in Barcelona waving flags and red and yellow banners reading "We are a nation". |
"This demonstration is the start of independence that we want for our country (Catalonia)," one student told AFP news agency. | "This demonstration is the start of independence that we want for our country (Catalonia)," one student told AFP news agency. |
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