BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Parliament approved on Thursday a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proven and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic ...

BARCELONA, Spain – Catalonia's regional parliament passed a motion Friday to establish an independent Catalan Republic, voting to secede from Spain after an acrimonious debate that saw opposition ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The regional president of Catalonia has called an early election for May 12 after his minority government failed to pass a budget for Spain’s wealthy northeast region that ...

Civic groups, too, piled on the pressure, organising a march on the regional parliament Wednesday evening to press for an independent Catalan republic. In a bid to hold Madrid at arm's length, several ...

Did he or didn't he declare independence? That is the question in Spain. The answer has huge implications for what the Spanish government does next and how the country's relatively young democracy — ...

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was to chair an emergency cabinet meeting early Wednesday to discuss the central government's response. As Spain headed into the unknown, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was ...

The referendum descended into chaos and violence after Madrid sent police forces from other regions to try to block a vote that had been declared unconstitutional. Puigdemont and other Catalan ...

The Spanish government has taken its first steps to impose direct rule on Catalonia, firing its police chief and nominating the deputy prime minister to take control of the region. A day after the ...

Allies of Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont urged him on Saturday to push ahead with his secession bid as a deadline set by Madrid for a final decision on independence approaches. The ...