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 ...

Barcelona is its capital. Catalonia has its own parliament and police force, but national bodies oversee areas of security such as ports, airports, custom offices and immigration control.

It was the first time Spanish authorities have detained Catalan officials since the campaign for a secession vote in Catalonia began ... offices in the region's capital, Barcelona.

What will happen in Barcelona, Spain's second-largest city and Catalonia's capital? The 2023 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 28 May 2023. The decisions of the politicians who are ...

with the measures including the Catalan capital of Barcelona. Catalonia has been facing increased water shortages in recent years. The current drought, the “worst in history,” has been ...

Tourist arrivals to Catalonia grew by 10% in the first two months of 2025 over last year, a slower pace than in Spain's capital Madrid, which received 13% more tourists during the same period ...