Catalonia Independence

Catalonia referendum: Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy gives separatist leader eight days to drop independence bid

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave the Catalan government eight days to drop an independence bid

Catalonia crisis: From takeover to backtrack, the six possible scenarios in region's independence bid

If Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont declares the region independent as promised, possibly by Tuesday, Spain will face its greatest political upheaval since its return to democracy in the 1970s.

Catalonia referendum: Thousands oppose independence from Spain in Barcelona, call themselves 'silent majority'

Pressure mounted on Monday against Catalan plans to declare independence after hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied to defend Spanish unity

Catalonia referendum: Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy refuses to rule out suspending regional autonomy

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has refused to rule out suspending Catalonia's regional autonomy

Catalonia independence referendum: Workers' unions, associations call region-wide strike on Tuesday

More than 40 unions and Catalan associations called a region-wide strike, after a major police crackdown on a banned Catalonia independence referendum