In June 2017 a referendum on Catalan independence was announced by the Government of Catalonia, formed by members of the Junts pel Sí coalition, supported by the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP), for ...

The government of Catalonia has presented a concrete proposal for a new referendum on independence from Spain. "A vote is possible, it's just a question of political will," said regional president ...

SPAIN - Police have sealed off 1,300 of 2,315 schools in Catalonia designated as polling stations for the region's banned independence referendum, Spain's central government says. The move came as the ...

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia will apply a referendum law, which calls for a declaration of independence if a referendum shows a majority in favour, Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says in a ...

On Sunday, there was an independence vote in Spain’s Catalonia. What does it mean for the gold market? First of all, let us offer sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia region set November 9 next year as the date for a proposed independence referendum on Thursday and agreed the wording, but the Spanish ...

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 ...

The Spanish government has filed an appeal with the country's constitutional court against a reform passed by the Catalan parliament to fast-track bills through the regional parliament, Prime Minister ...

The Catalan government acknowledged Thursday that its plans to hold an independence referendum on October 1 had been dealt a blow by a crackdown by Spanish authorities against the vote which Madrid ...

The Catalan President has accused the Spanish government of imposing a "de facto state of emergency" after national police arrested several senior regional officials in an effort to halt a disputed ...

Catalonia, a wealthy region in northeastern Spain, is defying the national government's efforts to block an independence referendum from taking place on Oct.1. WSJ looks at why the Catalans want the ...

Spain's constitutional court has suspended a referendum law passed by the Catalan parliament to hold a vote on independence next month. The court says it will consider whether the law breaches Spain's ...