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Added on the 31/10/2017 13:17:07 - Copyright : France 24 EN
One new cream liquor from Spain has shot up in popularity thanks to an energetic political movement and clever name. Asturian entrepreneur Ruben Lavandera Moris recently launched a Catalan cream flavoured liquor named Article 155 in reference to events surrounding the recent Catalan independence referendum and bottles have flying off the shelves. So many orders have been placed online that his website collapsed.
Catalan separatists flood the streets of Barcelona in a test of their strength ahead of fresh negotiations with the Spanish government. The protest coincides with Catalonia's national day, or "Diada", which commemorates the 1714 fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession and the region's subsequent loss of institutions. At its peak in 2014, the annual demonstration brought an estimated 1.8 million people onto the streets. IMAGES
Protesters gather in Madrid to demonstrate against the trial of Catalan independence leaders. The leaders are facing charges of rebellion and embezzlement for a failed bid for Catalan independence in late 2017. IMAGES of the demonstration
The trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders involved in a failed secession bid that plunged Spain into crisis opens as tensions over the future of the wealthy region flare again. IMAGES of the trial beginning at the Spanish Supreme Court
Leaders of the deposed Catalan parliament arrived in Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday for questioning, but former leader Carles Puigdemont was conspicuously absent. 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