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The EU calls for "full respect of the Spanish constitutional order", after Catalan leaders said they had a mandate to declare independence but put it on hold to allow dialogue. SOUNDBITE
Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain over his role in a failed 2017 independence bid for the wealthy region, returned to Spain on Thursday after seven years on the run. IMAGES
Spanish lawmakers rejects a deeply divisive Catalan amnesty bill on with the hardline separatist party that demanded it voting against it on grounds it did not go far enough. The bill will now be sent back to a parliamentary commission in a major setback for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez that highlights the fragility of his parliamentary support. IMAGES
Thousands gather in Madrid at a demonstration called by the Spanish right-wing opposition to protest against the amnesty deal made between Catalan separatists and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has waived legal action in return for support. IMAGES
Protesters throw flares at police, with some landing near AFP journalists, at a rally called by far-right movements against a controversial deal clinched by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to remain in power by offering amnesty to Catalan separatists. In recent days, conservative opposition parties and members of Spain's judiciary have stepped up criticism of the amnesty plan, with some accusing Sanchez of corruption and abandoning the rule of law. IMAGES
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