Attempts to increase centralized power inspire independence and encourage regional unity. Catalonia’s dominance within Spain makes its independence that much more threatening, and functions as a ...

Reports suggest he will press ahead on independence if Madrid moves to take direct control. There are fears that this may lead to civil unrest in Catalonia. Article 155 of Spain's 1978 ...

Such contrasting interpretations of what is happening in Catalonia reflect the deeply divisive nature of Spain's territorial ... That might mean the TV weather map sometimes includes the Catalan ...

Catalonia voted to declare independence from Spain. Immediately after the vote, the Spanish Senate approved Article 155, which allows the government to take control over Catalonia. Hours later ...

including Catalonia. In a letter this morning, Puigdemont told Rajoy that the region’s parliament would push forward with a vote on independence if Spain continued with what Puigdemont described ...

The vote comes as tensions rise. Catalonia is wealthier than the rest of Spain and supporters of independence complain their region subsidises the rest of Spain, says Millward. Mas hailed the 80. ...

Yanis Varoufakis: Madrid seems to be doing its utmost to ensure that Catalonia leaves Spain. Think about it in British terms; Imagine if when the Scots had their own independence referendum ...