Catalonia is an autonomous region, but Spain could act to take control. — -- Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont has missed the deadline to offer a final answer on whether the region is ...

Catalonia, one of Spain's 17 autonomous regions, has some 7.5 million people and includes the tourist-popular Mediterranean port of Barcelona, the country's second-largest city, which is home to a ...

September 11 marks the 'Diada', Catalonia's national day, which commemorates the fall of Barcelona to Spain in 1714 and is traditionally used by pro-independence activists to call for secession for ...

Junts’ self-exiled leader Carles Puigdemont, long the figurehead of Catalan separatism, has faced criticism for backing ...

The president of the regional government in Catalonia said Thursday that a deal had been reached to hold a referendum on becoming an independent country next year, but his comments were immediately ...

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Two years into a political and legal battle over Catalonia's future that entered a new phase with a disputed independence vote, Spain's central government and regional ...

The Spanish government is, unsurprisingly, appealing to the courts to stop Catalonia's independence vote from going forward. On Monday, the government filed an appeal against the measure as Spanish ...

MADRID (Reuters) - The leader of Spain's Catalonia region will call off a referendum on independence from Spain planned for Nov. 9 and look for alternative ways to consult Catalans, a key regional ...

As we noted on Monday, the Spanish government formally filed an appeal with the courts after Catalonia President Artur Mas signed a proclamation setting November 9 as the day for the vote on a ...

This video explores a fictional scenario where Catalonia becomes independent from Spain. It looks at possible effects on politics, culture, and the economy in both Catalonia and the wider region. The ...