Carles Puigdemont, the regional president and a leading secessionist, said that Catalonia had won “the right to independence.” He called on Europe to support the region’s split from Spain ...

Spain is desperately trying to halt a drive for independence in Catalonia that threatens to derail its economy and plunge Europe into chaos. Catalan officials have warned they could declare ...

Reporting from Madrid — Lawmakers in Spain’s northeast region of Catalonia voted Monday to ... in Barcelona endorsed an 18-month road map toward secession from Spain. The declaration ...

Carles Puigdemont, the regional president and a leading secessionist, said that Catalonia had won “the right to independence.” He called on Europe to support its split from Spain and “not ...

The regional parliament of Catalonia launched a plan Monday to set up a road map for independence from Spain by 2017, defying warnings from the central government in Madrid that it is violating ...

This coalition won a majority on a platform with an explicit hoja de ruta (road map) toward independence ... way forward for Catalonia in the European Union? A threat that Spain holds against ...

The threat of being cut off from Spain is prompting companies in Catalonia to move their head offices to other parts of the country. Separatist leaders in the wealthy region have threatened to ...

Secessionist parties in Catalonia have wasted no time following ... beginning of the process for independence from Spain with a nine-point road map they hope to pass in the Catalan assembly.

Catalonia is no stranger to flirting with secession. The Catalan Parliament voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from Spain in late October, leading the Spanish Senate to respond by ...

Catalonia, the northeast region of Spain, with Barcelona as its capital, is preparing to vote on an independence referendum on Oct. 1 – which Spain has declared illegal. The region has its own ...

Hours after 2 million citizens in the Catalonia region ... to declare independence from Spain, the secessionist leaders here planned an emergency meeting to map out their next steps for ...