Spain

Spain passes measures to control Catalonia finances

Sep 15, 2017 11:51

The Spanish government on Friday passed measures to increase control over how Catalonia spends its money in an effort to stop the regional administration from using state cash to pay for an illegal independence referendum.
Spain threatens to nab Catalan separatist mayors

Sep 13, 2017 12:21

Spain's state prosecutor on Wednesday ordered a criminal probe of Catalan mayors who cooperate with an October 1 independence referendum deemed illegal by Madrid and threatened to arrest those who do not comply.
Mass rally expected in Barcelona in support of Catalonia independence

Sep 10, 2017 14:27

Hundreds of thousands are expected to take to the streets of the Spanish city of Barcelona to declare their support for a planned referendum on Catalonia’s independence from the mainland amid efforts by the central government to block the highly-anticipated vote.
Spain wildfire forces evacuation of 500 residents

Sep 09, 2017 09:44

Authorities in southern Spain say they are fighting a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of 500 residents from at least seven towns in the province of Seville.
Spain Constitutional Court blocks Catalan law for independence vote

Sep 08, 2017 02:55

The Constitutional Court of Spain has blocked Catalonia’s latest stab at secession by suspending a referendum law that the Catalan parliament approved on Wednesday to pave the way for an independence vote on October 1.
Spain to bring criminal charges against Catalan lawmakers over referendum plan

Sep 07, 2017 13:09

Spanish authorities say lawmakers in the regional Catalonia parliament face criminal prosecution after they endorsed a planned referendum on independence of the region.
Catalonia confirms date for referendum

Sep 07, 2017 08:55

The regional government in Spain’s prosperous Catalonia region has officially confirmed October 1 as the date for a referendum for independence in open defiance of Madrid.
Police in Spain, Morocco dismantle terror cell

Sep 06, 2017 12:24

Police in Spain and Morocco have dismantled a suspected terror cell that was planning "large-scale attacks" in the two countries.
Spain: Catalan MPs agree to vote on independence bill

Sep 06, 2017 12:15

Catalonia is expected to pass a law Wednesday laying the groundwork for an independence referendum on October 1 which is fiercely opposed by Madrid, setting a course for Spain's deepest political crisis in decades.
Spain: Catalonia leader urges opposition to suspension of his duties

Sep 03, 2017 12:27

Leader of Spain’s Catalonia region has reiterated that he and other officials would resist efforts by Madrid to hamper a planned referendum on independence, saying pushing him out of office ahead of the vote was something out of speculation.