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With threats and taunts, Catalonia and Spain map out their next moves after chaotic vote for independence October 2, 2017 More than 7 years ago Summary By William Booth ...
The regional parliament of Catalonia approved a plan to set up road map for independence from Spain by 2017, in defiance of the central government.
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 ...
The movement for Catalan independence is largely a political one, with campaigners arguing that for Catalonia to prosper and maintain its traditions the region must be separate from Spain.
The parliament of the distinctive northeastern region called for independence in what the central government says was an illegal vote. Linda Wertheimer talks with reporter Lauren Frayer in Madrid.
MADRID sacked Catalan leaders and called a snap election after Catalonia unilaterally declared independence from Spain. But where is Catalonia?
Spanish Civil Guard officers confront Catalan voters as they raise their hands in defiance outside a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramis, Spain, on Oct. 1, 2017.Bloomberg photo by Angel ...
Catalonia, which has its own language and culture, already enjoys broad autonomy, with its own parliament and police, as well as control over education, health care and media.
Lawmakers in Spain's northeast region of Catalonia voted Monday to "disconnect" from Spain by 2017 and transform the economically powerful tourist hub into Europe's newest independent nation.
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was on his way back to Belgium on Friday, having appeared at a rally in central Barcelona despite an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Spain, his ...
Two people have died in a wildfire in Spain’s Catalonia region as Europe continues to grapple with a severe heatwave. Spanish firefighting authorities said the blaze was “extremely violent and erratic ...
Former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum returned to the country despite an arrest warrant.