Catalan people

Pro-independence Catalonians hold up giant letters reading "We are ready, Independence" during the final meeting before a ceremonial referendum in Barcelona on November 7, 2014.

Catalonia’s leaders plan secession from Spain

Global Politics

The leaders of Catalonia say they’re ready to secede from Spain if they win an independence referendum this September. But even if Catalans vote yes, the Spanish government is dead set against any breakup.

APEC leaders in matching T-shirts

Should the matching shirt summit tradition live or die?

Global Scan
Thousands of Catalans march in Barcelona for independence

Catalans march for an independence vote of their own

Global Politics

French Catalans less interested in independence than Spanish neighbors

Global Politics

Spain’s Catalonia region turns out in peaceful call for independence

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Why I Like Catalan and Don’t Speak it

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Gerry Hadden has lived in Catalonia for eight years. He speaks English, Spanish, French and German. But not Catalan. His kids speak it, his neighbors speak it, FC Barcelona speak it. Gerry doesn’t speak Catalan because he doesn’t need to.

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No Independence Fever Among French Catalans

Global Politics

Spain’s northeast region of Catalonia holds elections Sunday. Its regional president, Artur Mas, says if he wins a majority, he’ll hold a referendum on independence from Spain.

Million Man March for Catalonian Independence

Conflict & Justice

Spain’s ongoing economic crisis is straining relations between the central government and the country’s semi-autonomous regions.

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A Catalonian Christmas tradition

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Gerry Hadden reports a Christmas tradition in the Catalonian region of Spain. It will strike you as unusual and might strike you as offensive. It is a figure in the Catalonian nativity scene called the �pooper.�

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