Catalonia

Feb. 26, 2020 at 4:07 am Updated Feb. 26, 2020 at 12:01 pm MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government and the separatist leaders of Catalonia formally opened talks on Wednesday on how to resolve the festering political crisis provoked by the region’s separatist movement. As expected, the three-hour meeting between…

MADRID (Reuters) - Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) would help the Spanish government attain a stable majority in parliament and support its budget only if the region’s independence drive is addressed in talks, a top party offi…

Catalonia’s succession from Spain is “absolutely irreversible,” regional leader Quim Torra said, adding that he is ready negotiate the date of a new independence referendum with the central government in Madrid. Torra met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Barcelona on Friday to outline the agenda for the larger…

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia’s regional leader Quim Torra told Reuters on Friday that he wants to agree on a date for an independence referendum as part of talks with the Spanish government, arguing that the region’s path toward secession is “irreversible”…

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's regional leader Quim Torra told Reuters on Friday that he wants to agree on a date for an independence referendum as part of talks with the Spanish government, arguing that the region's path towards secession is…

The burgeoning autonomous community of Catalonia has been struggling for political freedom from Spain for years. Now, according to Jordi Puigneró, Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration, the group is also angling for digital independence. "Ju…

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Catalonia’s pro-independence regional leader on Thursday for the first time in over a year to outline an agenda for wider negotiations with the region that are due to kick off later this month. …

View photosSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, shakes hands with Catalan regional President Quim Torra at the Palace of the Generalitat, the headquarter of the Government of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish government and leaders of the Catalonia region will…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNicola Sturgeon: Independence referendum must be 'legal and legitimate'Scotland's first minister has warned there are "no shortcuts" to indyref2 as she urged her party to patiently build the case for independence.In a speech in Edinburgh, Ms Sturgeon stressed that she still wants…

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has decided to postpone talks with the northeastern restive region of Catalonia until after the region holds elections, the government said on Thursday. The announcement came one day after Quim Torra, …