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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MADRID — Catalonia’s main separatist parties took a significant step Saturday toward ending the region’s political deadlock by voting on a presidential candidate who is not facing prosecution in Spain ...

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 ...

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 ...

Catalan separatists will seek to put on a show of strength and unity at celebrations of the region's national day Tuesday, nearly a year after a failed attempt to break away from Spain. At least ...

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 ...