Catalonia
Spain’s PM hopes intervention in Catalonia will be brief
World
October 25, 2017
Spain’s PM hopes intervention in Catalonia will be brief
Spain’s prime minister says the government’s plans to take unprecedented control of Catalonia’s key affairs and halt that region’s push…
Italy ready to discuss calls for greater autonomy: Gentiloni
World
October 24, 2017
Italy ready to discuss calls for greater autonomy: Gentiloni
The Italian government is ready to open negotiations with Lombardy and Veneto after the two wealthy regions voted overwhelmingly for…
Catalan leader can’t solve crisis by calling elections: Justice Minister
World
October 24, 2017
Catalan leader can’t solve crisis by calling elections: Justice Minister
Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont cannot solve its political crisis with Madrid just by calling regional elections, Spain’s Justice Minister said…
Pro-independence Catalan party calls for civil disobedience
World
October 23, 2017
Pro-independence Catalan party calls for civil disobedience
A far-left pro-independence party in Catalonia is calling for “mass civil disobedience” in the region following the Spanish government’s unprecedented…
Spain to dismiss Catalonia’s government, call elections
World
October 21, 2017
Spain to dismiss Catalonia’s government, call elections
Spain said Saturday it will move to dismiss Catalonia’s separatist government and call fresh elections in the region in a…
Spain to grab Catalonia powers as crisis intensifies
World
October 21, 2017
Spain to grab Catalonia powers as crisis intensifies
Spain’s government kicked off a crisis cabinet meeting on Saturday as it prepares to seize powers from Catalonia’s separatist executive…
Spain plans to force Catalonia into January elections: opposition
World
October 20, 2017
Spain plans to force Catalonia into January elections: opposition
The Spanish government has secured opposition support to dissolve Catalonia’s parliament and hold new elections there in January in an…
Spain calls Cabinet meeting after Catalan leader’s threat
World
October 19, 2017
Spain calls Cabinet meeting after Catalan leader’s threat
Catalonia’s leader on Thursday threatened to explicitly declare independence if no talks with the central government were offered. Spain then…
Spanish PM asks Catalan leader to ‘act sensibly’
World
October 18, 2017
Spanish PM asks Catalan leader to ‘act sensibly’
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appealed to Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to “act sensibly” on Wednesday, as a government deadline…
Detention of Catalan activists a judicial, not political, matter: Spain justice minister
World
October 17, 2017
Detention of Catalan activists a judicial, not political, matter: Spain justice minister
The detention of Catalan activists on Monday, the first imprisonment of senior secessionist figures since the region’s Oct. 1 banned…