In Catalonia’s elections, held on 12 May, pro-independence parties lost the parliamentary majority that had allowed them to govern since 2015. It was their first electoral defeat in decades. They lost ...

After six days of protests, tensions remain high on the streets of Madrid. On Tuesday night, around 7,000 people gathered outside the Socialist Party headquarters when the demonstrations turned ...

In the north-east of Spain sits the region of Catalonia, home to the city of Barcelona and a population of roughly 7.7 million. Despite being part of Spain since the 15th century, there has ...

Spain has undergone a period of great political uncertainty and upheaval since since general elections delivered an inconclusive result in July. There has been fierce debate in Spain regarding the ...

Socialist candidate Salvador Illa makes a toast with members of his team and party colleagues after the announcement of the results of elections to the Catalan parliament in Barcelona, Sunday May 12, ...

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain's Catalonia region holds an election on Sunday with big implications for the Socialist-led national government and a pro-independence movement rumbling for a decade. WHEN ...

The Catalan government scraps its planned referendum on independence and, instead, calls the ballot an unofficial opportunity for locals to express their opinion about Catalonia's future. Of the ...

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Saturday he’ll dissolve Catalonia’s government and exercise direct control over the region of 7.5 million people. The announcement is intended to stop ...

As Catalonia's independence crisis deepens, here are the key events that have rocked the region since the referendum on splitting from Spain. - October 1: Violence-hit referendum - Hundreds of ...

It is crunch time in Catalonia as people gathered early on Sunday to vote in an independence referendum deemed illegal by Spanish authorities.Euronews_News When Catalans go to the polls on Sunday, ...

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Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont said Tuesday the region had earned the right to break away from Spain after a disputed referendum but called for the process to be suspended to leave the door open ...