Artur Mas signs the decree on Saturday morning.
Central government, which is fiercely opposed to a referendum, due to appeal move next week with the Constitutional Court
Soraya Saénz de Santamaría restates government's plans to quash Catalan independence vote in the courts
The 84-year-old former nationalist leader offers explanations for hidden fortune to regional deputies
Forecast, including creation of 348,200 jobs and GDP rise of 2%, comes despite possible effect of slowdown in euro zone
PM Rajoy and President Xi Jinping stress strength of relations between the two countries during key Beijing meeting
The group, thought to be led by a Spaniard, was operating in areas known to be bases for sending terrorists to combat zones
Missionary Manuel Garcia Viejo in Sierra Leone. / efe
Manuel García Viejo, who had been brought back to Spain for treatment, was infected with virus in Sierra Leone
Inclusion of illicit activities and other changes to calculation methodology boost 2013 total by 2.6 percent, according to new figures released by the INE statistics institute
RTVE chief Leopoldo González-Echenique had refused to carry out layoff plan
The 42-year-old man, who has a record of sexual abuse, was detained in Santander where he had fled to “lay low”
Alejandro Ruiz, a 21-year-old from La Rioja, handed himself in to police on Tuesday evening
Group of youngsters sticks new signs in recently inaugurated plaza to protest Spain’s rampant youth unemployment
A Spanish missionary group is working to raise awareness about children accused of witchcraft in the African country
Georgia-born UK-based funnyman brings his “A Nigga Runs Through It” show to the Spanish capital, first in a month of events
The idea of picking up an entire abandoned hamlet at a bargain price has proved attractive to many
Michael Fassbender is the man in the papier-mâché mask in comedy drama ‘Frank’
Alx Phillips speaks to the curator of weird and wonderful show ‘Metamorphosis,’ now on at Madrid’s Casa Encendida
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Government had previously claimed Tlatlaya casualties were the result of skirmishes between military and criminals
Voters who climbed out of poverty will hold the key to the October 5 poll
Cartels in Tamaulipas state are growing their ranks through forced recruitment
