The region, which accounts for one fifth of Spain ... Catalonia's second-biggest party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), had initially opposed the offer but on Wednesday said Mas' plan was ...

By Nicholas Casey and Raphael Minder MADRID — For years, Spain’s government dismissed the separatist movement in the Catalonia region as little more than a “soufflé” — easy to inflate ...

Carles Puigdemont, the regional president and a leading secessionist, said that Catalonia had won “the right to independence.” He called on Europe to support the region’s split from Spain ...

Reporting from Madrid — Lawmakers in Spain’s northeast region of Catalonia voted Monday to ... in Barcelona endorsed an 18-month road map toward secession from Spain. The declaration ...

Caudevilla, who grows maize, sorghum and other crops in Gimenells in Catalonia ... of heavy spring rains fade, many are sounding the alarm on what might be in store for Spain.

Just hours after the Catalan parliament declared independence the Spanish senate approved news powers to allow Spain to impose ... Minister Mariano Rajoy sacked Catalonia's government including ...

The flag of Catalonia that supports full independence sports a white star on a blue background On 11 September ... independence from the kingdom of Spain and, this year, it was as though there ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia's two main parties on Wednesday moved a step closer to calling a snap regional election they want to use as a proxy for a referendum on independence from Spain ... said ...