Voices Independence parties have kept their majority in Catalonia, but right-wing parties were the real winners. By contrast, left wing parties have have been the losers of Thursday’s election ...

And if Catalonia became an independent state, it would not automatically be a World Trade Organization member, so would likely face stiff trade barriers that would hurt its economy.

Separatists in Spain’s prosperous northeastern region of Catalonia celebrated Monday after an election victory that they say puts them on track to establish the world’s newest country.

Catalonia Has Won the Right to an Independent State, Catalan Leader Says. Published Oct 01, 2017 at 6:29 PM EDT Updated Oct 02, 2017 at 10:04 AM EDT.

Catalonia’s parliament voted for independence after an Oct. 1 referendum with about 90 percent of the 2.3 million people who voted choosing independence, according to Catalan officials.

An independent Catalonia would have a hard time getting NATO membership for the same reasons. Faced with a similar decision over national independence less than a year ago, 55 percent of Scots ...

He affirmed Catalonia's right to be an independent country, before immediately delaying the secession process to allow for dialogue. Spain’s Constitutional Court, meanwhile, declared the ...

Catalonia is split on the issue of independence, with a recent poll for La Razon newspaper which found 49.4 per cent did not want to break away from Spain, while 45.7 per cent were in favour.

Spain's constitutional crisis detonated by Catalan moves toward independence has fueled an interesting debate over the future of one of the world's most successful and best loved soccer clubs, FC ...

BARCELONA, Spain - Pro-secession parties pushing for Spain's northeastern Catalonia region to break away and form a new Mediterranean nation won a landmark vote Sunday by capturing a majority of ...