Tag Archives: Spain

SPAIN is facing its worst financial crisis in decades as its stocks sell off sharply following today’s Catalonia independence parliamentary vote. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

CATALONIA has declared independence from Spain – is it safe to travel to the country? Latest travel advice and update here. Daily Express :: Travel Feed

In an impassioned address, Spain’s prime minister urges the Senate to grant his government special constitutional measures that would allow it to take control of Catalonia’s autonomous powers and halt the region’s independence bid. CBC | World News

SPAIN has been warned the real threat to the country’s tourism comes from holiday makers taking advantage of cheaper prices in Egypt and Turkey. Daily Express :: News Feed

The Italian government is ready to open negotiations with Lombardy and Veneto after the two wealthy regions voted overwhelmingly for greater autonomy, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni says. CBC | World News

THE crisis in Spain could collapse the European Union should Madrid attempt to impose control of Catalonia, a Catalan official has indicated. Daily Express :: News Feed

QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN and her husband King Felipe VI co-ordinated in blue today as they visited Porenu village in Villaviciosa, Spain. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

Spain’s government has set in motion plans to take away Catalonia’s local powers after its defiant regional president refused to give up his demands for Catalan independence. CBC | World News

CATALONIA is set to declare immediate independence from Spain if Madrid fails to hold talks with separatist leaders. Daily Express :: News Feed

In an unprecedented move since Spain returned to democracy in the late 1970s, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will impose direct rule in Catalonia unless the region’s leader, Carles Puigdemont, retracts by 4 a.m. ET an ambiguous declaration of independence he made last week. CBC | World News