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France warns it will not recognise Catalonia as an independent state

The French government has said it will not recognise Catalonia as an independent state, ahead of  an expected address by the region's pro-independence president Carles Puigdemont before the Catalan parliament on Tuesday. 

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The French government has said it will not recognise Catalonia if it declares independence from Spain and such a move will mean expulsion from the EU, reports BBC News.

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