Catalonias regional parliament, which is dominated by parties that want the region to break away from Spain, approved Wednesday a 2017 budget that includes funding for an independence referendum. The ...

Catalan authorities are racing to stage an independence referendum slated for October 1 which Spains central government has vowed to stop. According to the Venice Commission -- a panel of experts who ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Hundreds of protesters attempted to block roads and train tracks in the Spanish region of Catalonia on Monday while students marched in Barcelona to mark the one-year anniversary of ...

For the first time, one of Spain's major national parties is calling for a vote on whether the region should secede from the country. The issue has gained new prominence as Spain tries to organize a ...