Hours after 2 million citizens in the Catalonia region voted overwhelmingly in a controversial, chaotic referendum to declare independence from Spain, the secessionist leaders here planned an emerg… ...

Catalonia: President Carles Puigdemont has called on the EU to mediate between Catalonia and Spain Employment rates are low relative to the rest of Spain, at 13.2 per cent vs 17.2 per cent.

The regional parliament of Catalonia launched a plan Monday to set up a road map for independence from Spain by 2017, defying warnings from the central government in Madrid that it is violating ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – The regional parliament of Catalonia approved a plan Monday to set up a road map for independence from Spain by 2017, in defiance of the central government. The chamber ...

CATALONIA'S quest for independence from Spain could spark a domino effect plunging the European Union into crisis as a map reveals the other regions across the continent desperate for autonomy.

Article 155 of Spain’s constitution, known as the “nuclear option,” allows Madrid to suspend Catalonia’s devolved government and take over running the region should it declare independence.

According to the Catalan government, which announced the results early Monday, 90 percent of the voters chose independence. More than 2 million people voted for it, while fewer than 177,000 voted ...