After Franco’s death in 1975, Catalonia regained much of its freedom, and four years later it became an autonomous region of Spain with its own parliament, government, flag and anthem.

I wasn't prepared when, in 2016, I moved to Catalonia from Madrid with my then-partner and our 18-month-old son. As foreigners in Spain , Madrid was getting expensive, and we were thinking about a ...

Catalonia ex-leader Puigdemont returns to Spain despite arrest warrant Puigdemont evades capture after addressing rally in Barcelona, triggering a frantic search by police to apprehend him.

Spain’s largest opposition party, the conservative People’s Party, also had a good night, seeing the biggest increase since the last vote in 2021 from three seats to 15 on Sunday. Turnout for ...

Spain's populous northeastern region of Catalonia declared a drought emergency on Thursday as people in Barcelona and the surrounding areas struggle with water restrictions due to drought.

Residents of Catalonia in northeastern Spain will be banned from washing their cars and filling up empty swimming pools under a raft of measures announced on Thursday to alleviate the region's ...

Vox and the People’s Party, Spain’s main right-wing party in the years since Franco, have exploited the separatist crisis to their own ends by rallying the rest of Spain against Catalonia. But even as ...

Catalonia will provide reusable menstrual cups, ... Item 1 of 2 A pharmacist shows menstrual products that will be distributed for free from 2024 in Catalonia, in Barcelona, Spain, September 21, 2023.

Spain’s Catalonia region declared a drought emergency in 24 municipalities Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, following a severe lack of rain in recent years. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File) ...

Spain saw fires that showed the virulence of a summer outbreak break out as early as March, ... With record heat and drought-stricken woods, Spain’s Catalonia faces perfect wildfire conditions.

The fires coincide with Catalonia and a large part of Spain’s south bearing the brunt of a drought that started last year and has only recently been somewhat alleviated by rain.

While reservoirs in Spain’s south near Seville are now the driest, Catalonia’s water reservoirs are down to 34% of capacity, according to Spain’s ministry for the ecological transition.