Catalan Government Sues Rajoy Over Abuse of Power

New Catalan leader Quim Torra has filed a lawsuit against Mariano Rajoy, who was ousted as Spain's prime minister earlier on Friday, and his deputy Soraya Saenz de Santamaria over abuse of power.

Podemos leader wins confidence vote

Spain's far-left party Podemos says its leader has won a confidence vote called after an outcry over his purchase of a luxury home.

Spanish Supreme court upholds rebellion, corruption charges against Puigdemont, former cabinet

Spanish Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena has confirmed in a new judicial order that charges of rebellion, misuse of public resources and civil disobedience against former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and 24 members of his cabinet would be upheld.

German prosecutors file for extradition of Puigdemont

German prosecutors have filed a request to a regional court for the extradition of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to Spain, where he faces charges of rebellion over the region's campaign for independence.

Puigdemont cannot form government from abroad, Spain's top court rules

Spain's top court ruled Saturday that Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont must be present to form a government in Spain, where he is wanted on sedition charges. Puigdemont had previously said he could rule the region from exile in Belgium.

Catalogne: Madrid attaque la candidature de Carles Puigdemont devant la Cour constitutionnelle

Le gouvernement espagnol a décidé de se pourvoir devant la Cour constitutionnelle contre la décision du parlement catalan de proposer l'ancien ministre-président Carles Puigdemont comme candidat à la présidence de la région, a déclaré vendredi la vice-première ministre Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría lors d'une conférence de presse.

Spain's Supreme Court rejects request to arrest Catalan ex-president

Spain's Supreme Court rejected a request by prosecutors to reactivate an arrest warrant for deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in Denmark on Monday.

EU’s Frontex expects illegal migration to Spain to rise further in 2018

Europe’s border agency expects a further increase in arrivals of illegal migrants in Spain by sea this year, after numbers more than doubled in 2017.

Madrid rule over Catalonia to continue if exiled ex-leader Puigdemont re-elected : PM Rajoy

Spain will continue to rule the regional administration of Catalonia directly from Madrid in the event that its self-exiled former leader Carles Puigdemont is chosen as president by the Catalan parliament, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned on Monday.

Spanish king urges Catalan lawmakers to avoid confrontation in Christmas speech

King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve address Sunday night to call on Catalonia’s newly elected parliament to renounce further moves toward secession from Spain.

Ousted Catalan leader in Brussels to apply for political asylum: media

Ousted Catalonian president Carles Puigdemont, as well as five of his advisers, is in Belgium, amidst speculation he could apply for political asylum, local media reported on Monday.

Thousands attend Barcelona rally for unity in Spain

Hundreds of thousands gathered in Barcelona on Sunday to call for unity and show support for the Spanish government's reaction to Catalonia's push for independence.

Catalan parliament declares independence - Spanish government to impose direct rule over Catalonia

The Catalan regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain, while the Spanish parliament has approved direct rule over the region.

Catalonia : Spain moves to suspend autonomy

Spain is to start suspending Catalonia's autonomy from Saturday, as the region's leader threatens to declare independence.

Madrid moves towards direct rule over Catalonia as deadline passes

Spain's government set the clock ticking Monday on imposing direct rule over Catalonia, after the region's leader missed a deadline to clarify whether he had declared independence.

Thousands Rally in Barcelona against Catalonia's Secession

Thousands of people were rallying Sunday in downtown Barcelona to protest the Catalan government's push for secession from the rest of Spain.

‘Double standard & hypocrisy’: Serbian president on EU denouncement of Catalan referendum

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has accused the EU of hypocrisy and double-standards following its denouncement of the Catalonian referendum as illegal, while acknowledging the independence of the breakaway province of Kosovo.

Spanish govt says Catalan vote will not go ahead

A planned vote in Catalonia on Sunday on independence from Spain will not go ahead, a spokesman for the Spanish government has said.

Spanish minister warns Catalan independence would lead to poverty

Spanish Minister for the Economy Luis de Guindos warned on Monday that the Catalan region in northeastern Spain would face poverty should its inhabitants declare independence.

Catalonia vows to push ahead with independence bid despite Madrid warning

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans prepared to rally in the streets of Barcelona today in what campaigners hope will be a show of support for independence after Madrid moved to block a planned referendum on the region's split from Spain.