BARCELONA — Catalonia's regional parliament passed a motion Friday to establish an independent Catalan Republic, voting to secede from Spain after an acrimonious debate that saw opposition lawmakers ...

Civic groups, too, piled on the pressure, organising a march on the regional parliament Wednesday evening to press for an independent Catalan republic. In a bid to hold Madrid at arm's length, several ...

The Spanish government has taken its first steps to impose direct rule on Catalonia, firing its police chief and nominating the deputy prime minister to take control of the region. The Spanish ...

When Spain's King Felipe VI and his 14-year-old daughter arrived at Barcelona airport last weekend, hackers issued a message about their whereabouts, warning protesters of three possible exits. The ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after organizing an independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region nearly seven years ago that was declared ...

MADRID — Catalonia’s main separatist parties took a significant step Saturday toward ending the region’s political deadlock by voting on a presidential candidate who is not facing prosecution in Spain ...

Allies of Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont urged him on Saturday to push ahead with his secession bid as a deadline set by Madrid for a final decision on independence approaches. The ...

BARCELONA, Spain – Catalonia's regional parliament passed a motion Friday to establish an independent Catalan Republic, voting to secede from Spain after an acrimonious debate that saw opposition ...