Now playing Next Spain Police seal off half of Catalonia's referendum poll stations Spanish police have sealed off half of Catalonia's polling centres and are hoping to empty them all before the banned referendum is due to take place on Sunday. 30/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Euroviews. View: Allowing Catalonia referendum to play out is not an option Permitting votes on secession is not a democratic act; it is an attack on democracy, writes Ana Palacio 30/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Tense countdown to Catalonia independence vote Madrid has vowed to prevent Sunday's referendum but Catalans are determined to go ahead 30/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Basque separatists throw support behind Catalan referendum Separatists in Basque Country are backing Catalonia's independence bid ahead of Sunday's referendum 29/09/2017
Now playing Next World Catalonia: to secede or not to secede? A question of pride? Support for an independent Catalonia has grown in recent years, but why are some Catalans only now deciding to change their minds on secession from Spain? 29/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Six charts on how Catalonia compares to the whole of Spain How does the Catalonia region compare to the whole of Spain in terms of average life expectancy, employment, GDP, business, agriculture and R&D? 29/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Catalonia VS Madrid: who will win on Sunday? A battle of the wills: Catalonia is adamant Sunday’s vote on independence from Spain will go ahead, but Madrid insists it won’t. 29/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain In Madrid the talk is of unity and the buildings draped with flags There's only one subject in town in the Spanish capital. 29/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Will Catalan football suffer if the region gains independence? Secession from Spain would likely have far-reaching consequences for Catalonia and not only in political terms. 29/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Explained: Catalan controversy as independence referendum looms Why do Catalans want the referendum now? 29/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Catalonia focus is on security Security officials meet in Barcelona ahead of Sunday's controversial referendum on independence. 28/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Barcelona rallies ahead of independence vote Thousands of striking university students march through the centre of Barcelona. 28/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Cartoon boat becomes symbol of bitter battle over Catalonia How Tweety got drawn into the independence debate. 28/09/2017
Now playing Next World News A potential game-changer in the Catalonia independence referendum Could police deployment at polling stations actually galvanise Catalans to vote in Sunday's independence referendum? 28/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Claims of 'Franco-era' repression ahead of Catalonia's vote The dispute has plunged Spain into one of its biggest political crises since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s after decades of military dictatorship. 27/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Catalan police seal off polling booths to block independence vote The Catalan regional police, known as the Mossos d'Esquadra, has been ordered to take control of voting booths by Saturday 27/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Determined to have their say - protests continue in Catalonia over independence vote 24/09/2017
Now playing Next Spain Catalan police will not accept state rule Catalan authorities will not accept local police forces being taken into state control before the unauthorised independence referendum 24/09/2017