The regional president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has insisted the independence referendum planned for next Sunday will go ahead - despite police raids on local government offices and the detention of officials organizing the vote.
Spain's constitutional court has imposed a fine of 12 thousand euros a day on anybody continuing to prepare the ballot, which it says is illegal.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.
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