TheSpanishgovernmentwillmeetonWednesdayduetotheextraordinarysituationcreatedonTuesdayafterpresidentoftheregionalgovernmentofCatalonia,CarlesPuigdemont,saidthatt
AtleastfourSpanishcompanieshaveplannedtomovetheirlegalbaseoutofCataloniaastheindustrializedregionconsidersdeclaringindependence.Analystsaidthemovewouldcausedeva
Catalonia'sleaderCarlesPuigdemontisduetoaddressregionalparliamentonTuesdayafternoon,andMadridisworrieditwillvoteforaunilateraldeclarationofindependence.Meanwhil
TheFrenchgovernmenthassaiditwillnotrecogniseCataloniaifitdeclaresindependencefromSpainandsuchamovewillmeanexpulsionfromtheEU.EuropeanAffairsMinisterNathalieLois
HundredsofthousandsdemonstratedagainstCatalansecessionfromSpain,sayingunityisbetterthansecession.ThemassiveprotestwasindefianceofCatalanPresidentCarlesPuigdemon
OneofSpain'sbiggestbankssaysit'smovingitsheadquartersoutofCataloniafollowingathreatbytheregion'spoliticalleaderstodeclareindependence.Andanothermajorlendermayso
TheCatalanPresidenthassaidhisgovernmentwill"carryoutthewilloftheCatalanpeople"followingtheindependencereferendum.CarlesPuigdemontcriticisedSpain'sKingFelipeVIfo
Cataloniaoccupiesjustover6.3%(32,114sqkm)ofSpain’sterritory,butitsimportanceisnotproportionatetoitssize.With7.45millionpeople,theregionaccountsfor16%ofSpain’spo
KingFelipeVIofSpainspoketothenationonTuesday,twodaysaftertheCatalanindependencereferendum,whichwasdeclaredillegalbytheSpanishConstitutionalCourt.TheKingspokeami
Catalonia’sleaderonMondaycalledforinternationalmediationandfortheEuropeanUnion“tostoplookingtheotherway”intheregion’sbidtosecedefromSpain,adayafteraviolentcrack
Severalleft-wingSpanishpoliticiansonSundaydemandedPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyresignafterpoliceusedforcetoblockvotinginabannedindependencereferenduminCatalonia,inj
Cataloniareferendum:HowBarcelonaandMadridviewedthevoteAstheCatalanindependencereferendumwasheldonSunday,themoodinSpain'stwobiggestcitiescouldnothavebeenmorediff
Barringanunexpecteddevelopment,SpanishandCatalanauthoritiesareheadedforahead-onclashSunday,whentheregionalgovernmentvowstostageabindingreferendumonseparatingfro
DemonstratorshitthestreetsofBarcelonaonFridayforathirddayofprotestsagainsttheSpanishauthorities'crackdownonpreparationsforabannedindependencereferenduminCatalon
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyvowedThursdaytoblockanindependencereferenduminCataloniaslatedforOctober1whichhebrandedan"intolerableactofdisobedience".ButCatala
Catalonia'sregionalparliamentpassedalawWednesdaypavingthewayforanindependencereferendumonOctober1whichisfiercelyopposedbyMadrid,settingacourseforSpain'sdeepestp