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Spain's Cellnex eyes capital hike to keep credit rating in investment push

26 Feb 2020

BARCELONA Europe's biggest phone towers firm, Spain's Cellnex , will continue investing in 2020 to expand its portfolio and may consider a capital increase to maintain its credit rating, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday.

Catalan party ties Spain's government stability to separatist drive

14 Feb 2020

MADRID Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) would help the Spanish government attain a stable majority in parliament and support its budget only if the region's independence drive is addressed in talks, a top party official told Reuters.

Major U.S. tech firms pull out of Barcelona meet over coronavirus fears

11 Feb 2020

Cisco Systems Inc , Facebook Inc , AT&T and Sprint Corp on Tuesday became the latest U.S. technology companies to pull out of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Major U.S. tech firms pull out of Barcelona meet over coronavirus fears

11 Feb 2020

Cisco Systems Inc , Facebook Inc , AT&T and Sprint Corp on Tuesday became the latest U.S. technology companies to pull out of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus prompts Sony, NTT and Intel to join Barcelona congress exodus

11 Feb 2020

BARCELONA Japanese wireless carrier NTT Docomo , Sony Corp and California-based chip giant Intel Corp pulled out of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak. | Video

'We will be independent,' Catalan regional leader says

07 Feb 2020

BARCELONA Catalonia's regional leader Quim Torra told Reuters on Friday that he wants to agree on a date for an independence referendum as part of talks with the Spanish government, arguing that the region's path towards secession is "irreversible".

Catalonia's Puigdemont appeals for help to repay costs of banned referendum

28 Jan 2020

BARCELONA/MADRID Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont asked pro-independence backers on Tuesday to donate money after Spanish authorities ordered him and 19 others to pay back 4.1 million euros (£3.46 million) of public money spent on a banned independence referendum.

Catalan separatist leader jailed by Spain had immunity as MEP - EU court

19 Dec 2019

BARCELONA, Dec 19 A jailed Catalan separatist leader was entitled to immunity as a member of the European Parliament, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday.

'El Clasico' sparks pro-independence protests near Barcelona stadium

18 Dec 2019

BARCELONA Chanting "Independence" and "Free political prisoners", several thousand Catalan protesters gathered near Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium on Wednesday hours before the home side was to face rivals Real Madrid in Spain's most high-profile match.

Pro-independence protests erupt near Barcelona stadium before 'El Clasico'

18 Dec 2019

BARCELONA Chanting "Independence" and "Free political prisoners", several thousand Catalan protesters gathered near Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium on Wednesday hours before the local side was to face rivals Real Madrid in Spain's most high-profile match.

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