Catalonia'ssackedvicepresidentOriolJunquerasandthreeotherseparatistleaderswillremaininprisonpendingaprobeovertheirroleintheregion'sindependencedrive,aSpanishjud
MADRID,Nov.22(Xinhua)--SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyinsistedonWednesdaythatwhoeverwinstheCatalanregionalelectionsonDec.21must"respectthelaw."Rajoyhimselfcall
ThefailureofCatalonia'sefforttodeclareindependenceshowsthatTaiwanindependenceisalso"doomedtofailure"asnationalunityisparamountforallcountries,thespokesmanforthe
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhassaidregionalelectionsnextmonthinCataloniawillhelpend"separatisthavoc"inthenorth-easternregion.Headdressedacampaigneventonhisf
ThemembersoftheSpanishConstitutionalCourtonWednesdayvotedunanimouslytodefinitivelyannultheunilateraldeclarationofindependenceforCataloniawhichwasapprovedbyCatal
SeveralmajorroadsandsomeraillinesinCataloniahavebeenblockedbypro-independenceactivistsprotestingagainstthedetentionoftheregion'sdeposedleaders.Separatisttradeun
Catalonia'ssackedleaderonTuesdayslammedtheEuropeanUnionforbackingSpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyinhisbidtoquashsecession,aftercallingonpro-independencepartiest
Spain’sforeignministersaidonTuesdayhewouldbesurprisedifBelgiumgrantedpoliticalasylumtoCatalansecessionistleaderCarlesPuigdemont,whoturneduptherefollowingMadrid’
TheleadersofCataloniadecidedtoholdareferendumonindependenceinOctoberthathadnolegitimacyunderSpanishlawandcouldthereforenotlegallyreflecttheopinionoftheregion.Ye
Hundredsofthousandsofanti-independenceprotestersralliedintheCatalancapitalofBarcelonaonSundayafterMadridtookunprecedentedmeasurestoquashtheregion'sbidtosplitfro
Spanishsharesacceleratedlosses,Spain’s10-yeargovernmentbondyieldshitadayhighandtheeurodippedagainstthedollaronFridayafterCatalonia’sregionalparliamentdeclaredin
TheCatalanregionalparliamenthasvotedtodeclareindependencefromSpain,justastheSpanishgovernmentappearssettoimposedirectrule.Themovewasbacked70-10inaballotboycotte
TheleaderofCatalonia,CarlesPuigdemont,hasruledoutcallingasnapelection.TherehadbeenspeculationhewoulddissolvetheregionalparliamentandcallanelectionforDecember.Ca
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhasapprovedimplementingArticle155,whichwouldallowhisMadridgovernmenttotakebacksomepowersfromCatalonia.Thedecisionwastakenafteras
Spain'sKingFelipeVIhassaidCatalonia"isandwillremain"anessentialpartofthecountry.ItishissecondinterventionintheCataloniasecessioncrisis.Hetoldanawardsceremonyint
TheSpanishgovernmentistosuspendCatalonia’sautonomyandimposedirectruleaftertheregion’spresidentrefusedtoabandonthepushforindependencethathasledtoSpain’sbiggestpo
CatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemontclarifiedThursdaythatindependencehadnotbeendeclared,butthreatenedtodosoiftheSpanishcentralgovernmenttriggersArticle155ofConstitutio