Wake Up Europe! () is a

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on 7 December 2017 in support of

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. It was organized by the

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(ANC), the main civil society organisations behind the massive pro-independence demonstrations held since 2012, and

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. The number of participants that took part in the demonstration was 45,000 according to the Police Bruxelles Capitale Ixelles. The demonstration followed similar protests in

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, the

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(2013), the

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, the

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(2015),

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(2016) and National Day for Yes (2017). Representatives from a pro-independence pressure group handed over a petition with 25,000 signatures to the

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. The manifesto delivered by members of the

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calls on the

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to act to achieve «the release of the political prisoners».

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The event included the participation of Catalan President

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and members of Together for Catalonia,

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and

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