The president of Spain's Catalonia region Artur Mas on Thursday attempted to calm regional business leaders by telling them a planned November vote on the issue of independence does not automatically mean secession from Spain.
The government of Spain's Catalonia region may shelve plans for a controversial November 9th independence vote if courts veto the poll, a top Catalan ruling party official has told leading Spanish daily El País.
Catalonia will push ahead with a planned independence vote, preferably with the backing of the central government in Madrid, the president of Catalonia said after a meeting with the Spanish prime minister on Wednesday.
Nearly two thirds of Spaniards think the Spanish prime minister should negotiate the cancellation of Catalonia's planned independence vote and push for a constitutional solution to the political crisis in the region, a new poll shows.
After weeks of negotiations, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the President of Catalonia Artur Mas are set to sit down on July 30th to tackle the thorny issue of independence for Catalonia.
Spain must urgently find a third way between an independent nation of Catalonia and the status quo, influential UK business daily the Financial Times said in an editorial published on Monday.
Catalonia's political chief Artur Mas vowed on Wednesday to push ahead with a vote on independence from Spain on November 9th, flying in the face of fierce opposition from Madrid.
Half of all Spaniards believe Catalonia will defy the central government in Madrid and goes ahead with a planned independence vote, with almost the same number saying the region should lose its autonomous powers if that happens, a new poll shows.
The European Union has once again said an independent Catalonia would be automatically left out of the EU, a day after lobby group for the region's government released a report arguing this would not be the case.
A "pragmatic" European Union is unlikely to eject Catalonia if it votes to part ways with the rest of Spain: that's the argument put forward in a new report by a team of pro-independence advisers to the region's government.
In the wake of the Spanish parliament's rejection of a bid by Catalonia to hold a vote on the issue of independence, the country's media outlets are asking what will happen next.
Spain's parliament on Tuesday roundly rejected a Catalan petition to call a referendum on secession, setting the stage for a bitter sovereignty struggle between the central government and the wealthy northeastern region.
Spanish lawmakers are expected on Tuesday to shoot down Catalonia's bid to hold a referendum on independence from Spain, despite huge support in the wealthy region for the poll.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Tuesday that a referendum on Catalan independence planned for September 9th will not take place because it would be illegal, but he added he was open to dialogue.
Catalonia's lawmakers voted on Thursday to demand the right to hold a referendum on declaring independence from Spain, flying in the face of outright opposition in Madrid.
The president of the European Commission has snubbed a request for support from the pro-independence leader of Catalonia in a letter stating the Catalan independence issue is one for Spain alone.
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Spain's foreign ministry plans to take the battle against Catalan independence onto the international stage by distributing a pro-unity book to all of its embassies and consulates worldwide.
The president of Catalonia has conceded for the first time that the Spanish region could be expelled from the European Union if it were to become an independent State.
The recent decision by the president of Catalonia to call an independence poll in 2014 was "tilting Spain towards full-blooded constitutional conflict", the UK's Financial Times said on Sunday
Political parties in Catalonia forged and in-principle agreement to call a referendum next year on independence from Spain, the regional president said on Thursday, defying fierce opposition by Madrid.
People in Catalonia are turning their backs on independence from Spain while a new option involving increased powers for the region is gaining ground, a recent poll shows.
The makers of cava, Spain's sparkling wine, are pessimistic about the future of the industry in the face of possible independence of Catalonia, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
