Police, protesters clash for Catalan referendum anniversary
Riot police charged in to break up a demonstration in front of Catalonia’s regional parliament on Monday, after thousands marched in Barcelona to mark the...
Catalonia independence referendum
Ousted Catalan leader calls for united front for independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from...
Catalonia’s leader rules out snap election, crisis deepens
Catalonia‘s leader Carles Puigdemont on Thursday said he would not hold a new regional election to break the deadlock between Madrid and separatists wanting to...
Catalan leader to lose all powers once senate approves direct rule
Regional leader of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont will lose all powers and will stop receiving a salary once the senate approves article 155 which imposes direct central government...
Rajoy says will sack Catalan government, call regional elections
The Spanish government decided on Saturday to sack the secessionist leadership of Catalonia and force the region into a new election, saying it had to...
Catalonia finds no friends among EU leaders
European Union leaders sought to minimise Spain’s crisis with Catalonia on Thursday and avoid encouraging separatists across the bloc, describing Barcelona’s secession bid as a...
Spain asks Catalan leader to ‘act sensibly’
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urged Catalonia’s leader on Wednesday to “act sensibly” and renounce an independence bid to head off a threat by Madrid...
Catalonia refuses to renounce independence
Catalonia refused on Tuesday to bow to the Spanish government’s demand that it renounce a symbolic declaration of independence, setting it on a political collision course...
Spain gives Catalan leader 8 days to drop independence
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave the Catalan government eight days to drop an independence bid, failing which he would suspend the Catalonia’s...
Spain apologises, tone softens in Catalonia independence crisis
Spain apologised on Friday for a violent police crackdown on Catalonia’s independence referendum, in a conciliatory gesture as both sides looked for a way out...
