Catalan companies face boycott over independence push
Calls for a boycott of Catalan food, cars and other goods, to punish the region for its separatist push, are worrying businesses who fear the economy will suffer.
Catalonia independence in pictures
Spain has been plunged into turmoil since Catalonia held a disputed independence referendum on October 1.
Catalonia must clarify independence bid, demands Spain’s Rajoy
Spain’s prime minister has asked the head of the secession-minded Catalonia region the question that no one can seem to answer: Did he declare independence or not?
Spain’s untested law may be next in Catalan crisis
As Spain braces itself for a possible independence declaration by Catalonia's separatist leader, Madrid refuses to rule out imposing direct rule.
Madrid rejects invitation to talks with Catalan separatists
King Felipe VI condemned pro-independence politicians in Catalonia for damaging national unity and called on the state to restore the "constitutional order and normal functioning of institutions."
European separatist movements
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont calls for international mediation in crisis pitting his separatist executive against Madrid, after police violence marred independence vote.
Catalonia, one of Spain’s economic heavyweights
Catalonia, which has held a banned referendum on secession from Spain amid a police crackdown, is one of the powerhouses of the Spanish economy, buoyed by industry, research and tourism but burdened with a heavy debt.
New migration routes open through Spain and Romania, IOM says
In 2017 130,000 migrants have reached the shores of Europe through the Mediterranean. The numbers of arrivals by sea have been dropping since 2015, when a record 1 million migrants arrived.
Top EU leaders lay out plan to ID, grant asylum to migrants in Africa
Last year, Italy replaced Greece as the main destination for Europe-bound sea migrants. About 98,000 migrants have landed on its shores since the beginning of the year.
Shock and mourning in Spain after Catalonia terrorist attacks
Spain reels after a van ploughs into a popular promenade in central Barcelona, crashing into pedestrians and leaving a trail of death and injury.