Europe’s top judges wiped out the European Parliament’s move to lift Carles Puigdemont’s immunity, ruling the process was ...

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 ...

Even if Catalonia achieved independence after its referendum, experts on the issue said at a lecture Wednesday that corruption would be difficult to stamp out, making a stable democracy unlikely in ...

MADRID (AP) – Voters in Spain’s Catalonia region favored the right to decide on possible independence but split their ballots between fractious parties, making the prospect of secession less likely ...

Independence supporters march during a demonstration downtown Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. Catalan leaders accused Spanish police of brutality and repression while the Spanish government ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. It's Election Day in Spain's northern region of Catalonia. It's a relatively wealthy industrial part of Spain known for its distinct language, ...

As we noted on Monday, the Spanish government formally filed an appeal with the courts after Catalonia President Artur Mas signed a proclamation setting November 9 as the day for the vote on a ...