Spain

Rallies held across Spain against Catalonia’s planned secession

Oct 07, 2017 12:39

People in at least 50 cities across Spain have held demonstrations in support of the country’s unity, which is apparently at risk amid a plan by the northeastern region of Catalonia to declare independence.
Spain braces for more protests over Catalonia

Oct 07, 2017 08:41

Spain braced for more protests Saturday despite tentative signs that the sides may be seeking to defuse the crisis after Madrid offered a first apology to Catalans injured by police during their outlawed independence vote.
Spain’s CaixaBank to move domicile from Catalonia

Oct 07, 2017 03:58

Spain's third-biggest bank CaixaBank said Friday it had decided to shift its registered domicile out of Catalonia after separatist leaders threatened to declare the region independent.
Spanish police protest to demand equal pay with regional forces

Oct 06, 2017 15:31

Thousands of Spanish National and Civil Guard police officers have protested in the capital, Madrid, calling for equal wages with regional police forces such as the Catalan and Basque officers.
Spain court summons Catalan officials for ‘sedition’

Oct 06, 2017 10:19

Spain’s national court has summoned four Catalan officials, including the region’s police chief, for a hearing over allegations of sedition against the central government during last month’s pro-independence demonstrations in Barcelona.
Spain suspends Catalonia parliament session on independence

Oct 05, 2017 14:21

Spain’s Constitutional Court has ordered the suspension of a special session in Catalonia’s parliament, during which top officials of the region are expected to declare independence.
Catalan leaders likely to declare independence from Spain on Monday

Oct 05, 2017 10:13

Catalan leaders will likely move on Monday to declare independence from Spain, more than a week after the already autonomous Spanish region held a banned referendum on secession.
'It's time to talk,' EU tells Spain amid Catalan referendum

Oct 05, 2017 02:42

The European Union has once again urged the Spanish government and Catalonia’s authorities to talk to find a resolution to Spain’s standoff over the Catalan independence referendum.
About 700,000 protest Spanish crackdown in Catalonia

Oct 04, 2017 09:06

Nearly 700,000 people in Catalonia have marched through the streets of Barcelona to protest police brutality during a banned independence referendum and Madrid’s policies toward the already-autonomous Spanish region.
700,000 protest Spanish crackdown in Catalonia

Oct 04, 2017 07:50

Nearly 700,000 people in Catalonia have marched through the streets of Barcelona to protest police brutality during a banned independence referendum and Madrid’s policies toward the already-autonomous Spanish region.