Madrid Stuck in the Past with Idea of Unity above All Else – Catalan MEP

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Barcelona, protesting the apparent desire of the Catalan government to create an independent state. Days before, hundreds of thousands had marched in support of the push for secession. An unrelenting Madrid, unwilling to let any of this happen, is ready to prevent Catalonia from becoming independent. Will it come to the use of military force? Is the drive for independence strong enough to overcome all the obstacles? We ask Josep-Maria Terricabras, member of the European Parliament for the Republican Left party of Catalonia.

Catalonian Independence Opens 40-Year-Old Wounds

Spain is in the midst of its most serious political crisis in 40 years. As the Spanish cabinet roundly reject Catalonia's decade-long drive for independence, what is next for the divided region?

Inside Story: What Happens Next in Catalonia?

Spain pushes back after the independence vote by firing the government and the police chief.

In less than 24 hours Catalonia has declared independence and Spain has responded by stripping the region of its autonomy and taking control of its government and police. The Spanish prime minister dismissed Catalan's leaders including Carles Puigdemont. Mariano Rajoy called for a snap election in the region on December 21. And handed over Catalonia's reins to Spain's deputy prime minister, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria. But will that simply exacerbate Catalans’ ambitions to split.

Presenter: Patty Culhane | Guests: Enric Ucelay-da Cal - Senior Professor emeritus at University of Barcelona; Daniel Gasconid - Spanish writer and political analyst; Luk Van Langenhove - senior researcher at the Institute for European Studies

The World This Week: Catalonia's Day of Reckoning: Barcelona Opts for Independence, Madrid for Direct Rule

F24Debate – Special Edition: Catalonia Crisis: Puigdemont Says Referendum Result Must Be Respected

In Spain, Opponents of Catalonia’s Secession Fear Repeat of Tyranny

The majority of Spaniards outside Catalonia are bitterly opposed to it declaring independence. Many say the claim by some Catalan nationalists that they were the only ones who suffered under Franco's 1939-75 dictatorship ignores history. Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports from Jarama Valley in central Spain.

THE DEBATE - Catalonia: What's the Next Move?

F24Debate: Vote or No Vote? Escalating Row over Catalan Independence