Home > Senate grants Madrid powers to impose direct rule on Catalonia

News
Senate grants Madrid powers to impose direct rule on Catalonia

Description

Spain's Senate votes to grant Madrid powers to impose direct rule on Catalonia, shortly after the semi-autonomous region's parliament approved a motion declaring independence. IMAGES

Added on the 27/10/2017 16:21:47 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

To customise your video :

Or Create an account

More videos on the subject

  • Thousands protest in Madrid against prime minister's Catalan amnesty deal

    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

    18/11/2023 - AFPTV - First images
  • Catalan separatists rally ahead of Madrid talks

    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

    11/09/2021 - AFPTV - First images
  • Protesters hold march against trial of Catalan leaders in Madrid

    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

    16/03/2019 - AFPTV - First images
  • Catalan separatists' long-awaited trial begins in Madrid

    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

    12/02/2019 - AFPTV - First images
  • Senator Grassley denounces 'mob rule' on Capitol Hill

    As the US Senate braces for a critical, too-close-to-call vote on moving ahead with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Chuck Grassley denounces 'mob rule' on Capitol Hill. SOUNDBITE

    05/10/2018 - AFPTV - First images