Spain
The Basque Country: Spain’s effective but expensive antidote to secession
World
October 10, 2017
The Basque Country: Spain’s effective but expensive antidote to secession
As Spain and Catalonia head toward a constitutional collision over the region’s claim to independence, lawmakers on both sides of…
High security ahead of key Catalan parliamentary address
World
October 10, 2017
High security ahead of key Catalan parliamentary address
Police are guarding public buildings and closing off a park surrounding the regional Catalan parliament in Barcelona where a declaration…
How Catalonia separatists pulled off vote despite crackdown
World
October 6, 2017
How Catalonia separatists pulled off vote despite crackdown
The ballot boxes arrived from France under the cover of night, were stored in homes and improvised hiding places, and…
Factbox: Passport to Catalonia – how to achieve independence
World
October 5, 2017
Factbox: Passport to Catalonia – how to achieve independence
Leaders of Spain’s industrialized northeastern region of Catalonia have said the regional population voted for independence in a ballot that…
Catalan head says already feels like the president of a free country: interview
World
October 4, 2017
Catalan head says already feels like the president of a free country: interview
The regional leader of Catalonia said he already feels like the president of a free country after more than two…
Spain: Court calls in Catalan police head in sedition probe
World
October 4, 2017
Spain: Court calls in Catalan police head in sedition probe
Spain’s National Court is to quiz two senior officers of Catalonia’s regional police force and the leaders of two pro-Catalan…
Metro, roads disrupted in Catalonia pro-independence protest
World
October 3, 2017
Metro, roads disrupted in Catalonia pro-independence protest
Metro stations were closed in Barcelona, pickets blocked roads and state workers walked out on Tuesday in protests across Catalonia…
Spain police raid Catalonia government offices, arrest junior minister
World
September 20, 2017
Spain police raid Catalonia government offices, arrest junior minister
Spanish police arrested Catalonia’s junior economy minister Josep Maria Jove on Wednesday as part of a raid on regional government…
Hundreds of thousands to rally for Catalan independence from Spain
World
September 10, 2017
Hundreds of thousands to rally for Catalan independence from Spain
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to rally in the streets of Barcelona on Monday in what campaigners hope…
Catalan parliament paves the way for independence vote
World
September 6, 2017
Catalan parliament paves the way for independence vote
Catalan lawmakers are voting on a bill that will allow regional authorities to officially call an Oct. 1 referendum on…