Pro-independence demonstrators of Catalonia and Basque Country raise their regional flags in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Nov. 9, 2014. Alvaro Barrientos / AP file ...

Why is Catalonia seeking independence? Catalonia, which is Spain’s richest region, has a distinct cultural heritage and language. The push for independence crystallized during the fallout of the ...

Catalonia's pro-independence leaders then went ahead with a full referendum on 1 October 2017, which was also declared illegal by Spain's constitutional court. Organisers said 90% of voters backed ...

Spain dismissed Catalonia’s president and Cabinet, and dissolved its Parliament on Friday hours after lawmakers in the autonomous region defied Madrid and voted to declare independence. Spanish ...

Catalonia is one of the wealthiest regions in Spain (Picture: Google) The region experienced a period of rapid economic growth from the 1950s to ’70s and saw it become heavily industrialised and ...

Independence supporters gather in Barcelona after Catalonia's separatist government held a referendum to decide if the region should split from Spain on Sunday, October 1. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ...

I'm from Spain, but I was born in Catalonia, so I'm Catalan. I don't say I'm Spanish. FRAYER: But polls show that much like Scotland, Catalans are divided over whether to break away and form their ...

Catalonia is embroiled in a bitter dispute with Madrid after it held a referendum on independence. It has plunged Spain into one of its biggest political crises since the restoration of democracy ...

Catalonia will push the Spanish government for a new agreement on holding a binding referendum on the region's potential independence that would be recognised both by Spain and the international ...