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 ...

Catalonia should hold a new vote on independence from Spain within two years, the head of the region's government said on Thursday in a fresh challenge to Madrid following days of unrest by pro-se ...

Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC. In his first interview since a disputed vote on Sunday, Carles Puigdemont ...

It comes almost three weeks after Catalonia held a disputed independence referendum. Spain's supreme court had declared the vote illegal and said it violated the constitution, which describes the ...

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 ...