SpanishauthoritiesonTuesdaydetainedsevenpeopleinCataloniaaspartofacrackdownondisturbancesassociatedwiththeregion'sattemptstosecedefromSpain,sayingoneofthosearre
AGermancourtonThursdayrefusedSpain'srequesttoextraditeCatalanex-leaderCarlesPuigdemontonarebellionchargefollowinghisarrestinGermanylastmonth,orderinghisreleaseo
SpanishriotpolicebrokeupablockadebyCatalanseparatistsonmajormotorwaysinCataloniaonTuesday,partofawaveofprotestsoverthearrestanddetentionofex-regionalpresidentCa
SpanishriotpolicebrokeupablockadebyCatalanseparatistsonmajormotorwaysinCataloniaTuesday,partofawaveofprotestsoverthearrestanddetentionofex-regionalpresidentCarl
FormerCatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemontwasdetainedonSundayinGermanybypoliceactingonaninternationalarrestwarrantissuedbySpain,hislawyersaid.PuigdemonthadenteredGerma
Catalonia'sparliamentistoholdadebateandvoteThursdayonanewcandidateforregionalpresident,JordiTurull,whorisksbeingdisqualifiedfromholdingofficeoverhisroleinthereg
CatalanseparatistJordiSanchez’slawyerssaythejailedactivistisreadytogiveuphisseatinCatalonia’sparliament,whichwouldeffectivelyendhisbidtobecometheregion’snextlea
ExiledformerCatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemonthasstunnedSpainbywithdrawinghisbidforasecondterminoffice.PuigdemontandhisadministrationweresackedbySpanishPrimeMinister
TheCatalancrisisthatattainedglobalattentionbetweenOctoberandDecember2017continues.TheelectionsheldonDecember22producedanewpro-independenceparliamentarymajorityw
TheoustedCatalanpresident,CarlesPuigdemont,hasadmittedprivatelythathisattempttosecureregionalindependenceisoverandclaimshehasbeensacrificedbyhisownside,accordin
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyrepeatedonWednesdaythathisgovernmentwouldappealtothecountry'sConstitutionalCourtifCarlesPuigdemontweretobeinvestedastheleaderoft
FrustratedwithbrokenpromisesfromtheSpanishgovernmentforsupportfortheirculture,infrastructureandself-government,theCatalanpeoplehavebeenmobilizingforthepast10yea
LawyersforajailedactivistoftheCatalanindependencemovementsayhehasadmittedthattheregion'sOct.1referendumonwhethertosplitfromSpainlackedlegalvalidity.Ex-NationalC
Cataloniaisbackinthelimelight.InasnapregionalelectiononDecember21,thethreeseparatistpartieswonatotalof70seats,givingthepro-independencegroupsamajorityinthe135-s
Politicalpartiestendtoexaggeratethe“importance”and“extraordinariness”ofelectoralcontestsinordertomotivatepotentialvoters.Noneedforitonthisoccasion.TheDecember21
CampaigningdrewtoacloseonTuesdayinCatalonia'sregionalelection,apotentialturningpointinSpain'sworstpoliticalcrisisindecades.TheatypicalcampaignendedwithdeposedCa
ABelgiancourtformallyclosedextraditionproceedingsagainstdeposedCatalanseparatistleaderCarlesPuigdemontonThursday,afterSpaindroppedtheEuropeanarrestwarrantagains