Catalonia
Catalan head says already feels like the president of a free country: interview
World
October 4, 2017
Catalan head says already feels like the president of a free country: interview
The regional leader of Catalonia said he already feels like the president of a free country after more than two…
Catalonia to declare independence from Spain as soon as weekend: leader
World
October 4, 2017
Catalonia to declare independence from Spain as soon as weekend: leader
Catalonia will move as soon as this weekend to declare independence from Spain, the region’s leader said, moving the European…
Spain: Court calls in Catalan police head in sedition probe
World
October 4, 2017
Spain: Court calls in Catalan police head in sedition probe
Spain’s National Court is to quiz two senior officers of Catalonia’s regional police force and the leaders of two pro-Catalan…
Metro, roads disrupted in Catalonia pro-independence protest
World
October 3, 2017
Metro, roads disrupted in Catalonia pro-independence protest
Metro stations were closed in Barcelona, pickets blocked roads and state workers walked out on Tuesday in protests across Catalonia…
A look at what might happen if Catalonia goes it alone
World
October 3, 2017
A look at what might happen if Catalonia goes it alone
The northeastern region of Catalonia, one of Spain’s autonomous regions, is threatening to declare its independence from Spain following a…
Catalonia worries drive euro down against stronger dollar
Economy
October 2, 2017
Catalonia worries drive euro down against stronger dollar
The euro slipped against the dollar on Monday after a violence-marred independence vote in Spain’s Catalonia region and as higher…
Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia
World
October 2, 2017
Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces Spain’s biggest constitutional crisis in decades after Sunday’s violence-marred independence referendum in Catalonia opened the…
Thirty-eight injured in police charges in Catalonia, say emergency services
World
October 1, 2017
Thirty-eight injured in police charges in Catalonia, say emergency services
Emergency services have attended to 38 people injured in police charges as officers stormed voting stations to stop a banned…
Catalonia, Madrid ramp up rhetoric ahead of contested independence referendum
World
September 30, 2017
Catalonia, Madrid ramp up rhetoric ahead of contested independence referendum
Independence supporters have started occupying designated polling places ahead of Sunday’s vote. Spain’s government, which has sent thousands of police…
Spain police raid Catalonia government offices, arrest junior minister
World
September 20, 2017
Spain police raid Catalonia government offices, arrest junior minister
Spanish police arrested Catalonia’s junior economy minister Josep Maria Jove on Wednesday as part of a raid on regional government…