Spain takes direct control of Catalonia, and the region's new leader, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, calls for a new regional election on Dec. 21.

The semi-autonomous region of Catalonia, which has its own language and culture, held a referendum on independence on Oct. 1. The Spanish government regarded the vote as illegal and attempted to ...

Spain says it’s dissolving Catalonia’s regional government after independence declaration Catalonia is a region in northeastern Spain that declared its independence Oct. 27, 2017.

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s government on Thursday immediately rejected a threat by Catalonia’s leader to explicitly declare independence unless talks are held, calling a special Cabinet… ...

Spain wasn’t supposed to be on the list of political risks for investors in 2017. The violence in Catalonia is an ugly reminder of Europe’s complexities, but it is a bigger problem for Spain ...

Reporting from SITGES, Spain — Catalonia’s drive to break away from Spain hit a roadblock this week. Spain’s Constitutional Court on Monday agreed to hear Spanish Prime Minister Mariano ...

Spain played a 4-3-3 formation in both of their Euro 2016 qualifiers in September, so that's the formation we'll use here. We'll opt for the same formation with Catalonia, owing in part to the ...

Catalonia’s parliament voted for independence after an Oct. 1 referendum with about 90 percent of the 2.3 million people who voted choosing independence, according to Catalan officials.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Friday that he is firing Catalonia's government and dissolving the regional parliament after it declared independence from Spain in a disputed vote.

The AP reports the latest polls show that a majority of people in Catalonia support holding a referendum, but far fewer support actually separating from Spain: just 44.3 percent support a split.

When you show your hand, you lose. This is what happened.” The hurdles to independence are formidable. For one, Spain's constitution does not allow for the breakup of the country. Also, more than half ...