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 ...

BARCELONA, Spain — The governments of Spain and its Catalonia region opened a highly anticipated series of negotiations on Wednesday about the future of Spain’s wealthy — and rebellious ...

Catalonia is no stranger to flirting with secession. The Catalan Parliament voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from Spain in late October, leading the Spanish Senate to respond by ...

This coalition won a majority on a platform with an explicit hoja de ruta (road map) toward independence ... way forward for Catalonia in the European Union? A threat that Spain holds against ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Catalonia will stick to its timetable for independence from Spain despite the national political stalemate and the Madrid government's refusal to negotiate, the region's foreign ...

Proud of its own identity and language, Catalonia is one of Spain's richest and most highly industrialised regions, and also one of the most independent-minded. Tourism is an important part of ...

Hours after 2 million citizens in the Catalonia region ... to declare independence from Spain, the secessionist leaders here planned an emergency meeting to map out their next steps for ...