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Spain crisis: European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker calls Catalonia's secessionist push 'an enormous concern'
•Catalonia's secessionist push is nothing short of a "disaster" that the Europe Union will work to impede in support of a unified Spain, the European Commission's president said
Spain unrest: 'Independent' Catalonia prepares for pro-unity rally in Barcelona as Madrid imposes direct rule
•Pro-unity protesters will gather in Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday, two days after lawmakers voted to split the wealthy region from Spain
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont accuses Spain govt of waging 'worst attack' since Francisco Franco
•Catalonia's leader has accused Madrid of waging the "worst attack" since Francisco Franco after the central govt took drastic measures to stop it from breaking away
Spain government gives Catalans until Thursday to clarify independence stance
•Spain's government said on Monday Catalonia's separatist leader had failed to clarify whether he had declared independence, urging him to respond by Thursday
Spain's prime minister Mariano Rajoy rejects mediation to solve Catalonia independence issue
•Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday rejected any mediation to resolve the crisis over Catalonia's independence push.