Artur Mas

Catalan quest for independence loses its way as populism takes over

Pro-independence Catalan leaders that flout the law are turning the question of independence into a counterproductive binary of good versus evil.

Spain's chief prosecutor not ruling out arrest of Catalan president

Carles Puigdemont could be charged with civil disobedience, abuse of office and misuse of public funds for pressing ahead with preparations for the October 1 referendum.

Catalonia set to hold new referendum on split from Spain

Catalan lawmakers vote in favour of laws approving a referendum and legal framework to set up an independent state in northeastern Spain.

Q&A: "Independence for Catalonia is just a threat to blackmail Spain"

Spain has warned Catalans against holding a referendum vote in September this year. Alfons López Tena – a former Catalan MP – has grown disillusioned with the independence movement as he believes it's been stuck in a "quagmire of wishful thinking."

Former Catalan leader banned from holding office for 2 years

The trial has further strained relations between pro-independence political parties in Catalonia and Spain's central government as a long-running battle over the region's attempts to hold a referendum on secession reaches a tipping point.

Former Catalan leader on trial for separatist referendum

Artur Mas defied an order from the Spanish Constitutional Court by organising a non-binding referendum in 2014 in which the vast majority of Catalan participants voted for independence.