CampaigningdrewtoacloseonTuesdayinCatalonia'sregionalelection,apotentialturningpointinSpain'sworstpoliticalcrisisindecades.TheatypicalcampaignendedwithdeposedCa
ThefailureofCatalonia'sefforttodeclareindependenceshowsthatTaiwanindependenceisalso"doomedtofailure"asnationalunityisparamountforallcountries,thespokesmanforthe
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonSundayarrivedinBarcelonaforthefirsttimeafterthecentralgovernmentappliedthearticle155ofSpanishconstitutiontosackCatalangovernme
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonSundayarrivedinBarcelonaforthefirsttimeafterthecentralgovernmentappliedthearticle155ofSpanishconstitutiontosackCatalangovernme
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhassaidregionalelectionsnextmonthinCataloniawillhelpend"separatisthavoc"inthenorth-easternregion.Headdressedacampaigneventonhisf
ProsecutorsinMadridhaveaskedforeightsackedmembersofCatalonia'sregionalgovernmenttobejailedovertheirroleinOctober'sdisputedindependencereferendum.NineCatalanoffi
Spain’sforeignministersaidonTuesdayhewouldbesurprisedifBelgiumgrantedpoliticalasylumtoCatalansecessionistleaderCarlesPuigdemont,whoturneduptherefollowingMadrid’
TheleadersofCataloniadecidedtoholdareferendumonindependenceinOctoberthathadnolegitimacyunderSpanishlawandcouldthereforenotlegallyreflecttheopinionoftheregion.Ye
TheleaderofCatalonia,CarlesPuigdemont,hasruledoutcallingasnapelection.TherehadbeenspeculationhewoulddissolvetheregionalparliamentandcallanelectionforDecember.Ca
Over1,501companieshaveleftSpain'snortheasternregionofCataloniaamidfearsoftheregion'sindependencefromSpain,localmediareportedrecently,citingsourcesfromtheCollege
SpainrampeduppressureonCatalonia'ssecessionistleadersTuesdayasrumblingsgrewlouderofcivilresistancetoathreatenedregionalpowergrabbyMadrid.Asthecentralgovernmentm
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhasapprovedimplementingArticle155,whichwouldallowhisMadridgovernmenttotakebacksomepowersfromCatalonia.Thedecisionwastakenafteras
Spain'sKingFelipeVIhassaidCatalonia"isandwillremain"anessentialpartofthecountry.ItishissecondinterventionintheCataloniasecessioncrisis.Hetoldanawardsceremonyint
TourismtoCataloniahasslumpedby15%inthetwoweekssincetheregion’scontroversialreferendumonindependence,accordingtoindustryexperts.August’sterrorattacksinBarcelonaa
SpainwillmovetosuspendCatalonia'sautonomyunlesstheregion'sleaderdropshispushforindependence,thedeputyprimeministersays.Spainsaysthegovernmentwillstepupitsrespon
SpainwarnedFridayitcouldloweritsforecastfornextyear'seconomicgrowthifCatalonia'sseparatistchallengepersists,asconcernmountsoverthefinancialfalloutofthecrisis.Th
TherecentdemandforCatalanindependenceisoneoftheissuesbesettingEurope,castingagloomonthecontinent.SeparatistsentimenthasbeenatitsworseinSpainbutfinallyendedinaco