Catalonia accounts for nearly a fifth of Spain's economy, and leads all regions in producing 25% of the country's exports. It contributes much more in taxes (21% of the country's total) than it ...

Catalonia, the northeast region of Spain, with Barcelona as its capital, is preparing to vote on an independence referendum on Oct. 1 – which Spain has declared illegal. The region has its own ...

Related: Spain loses 20% of its economy if Catalonia splits. Collision course. The fallout could be much worse if both sides take a hard-line approach. If Catalonia were to declare independence, ...

Five years after Catalonia's attempt to uncouple itself from Spain sent shockwaves across Europe, the independence movement is grappling with internal divisions, dwindling public support and the ...

Catalonia has a lot going for it economically - it has the highest GDP [gross domestic product] of any of Spain's regions, with an economy about the size of Denmark's.

Catalonia’s biggest bank warned a prolonged political conflict in the rebel region would inflict more wounds on the economy as separatists and the Spanish government prepared for their next ...

Voices Catalonia could be an extremely successful economy and EU member state. In terms of population, location and percentage of GDP, Catalonia has lots to offer ...

Catalonia remains an economic powerhouse in Spain, but last year's push for independence was costly in many ways. Catalonia remains an economic powerhouse in Spain, ...

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) -Spain's Catalonia region on Tuesday approved a 3.2 billion-euro ($3.7 billion) expansion of Barcelona's airport, angering environmental groups and campaigners ...

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Five years after Catalonia’s attempt to uncouple itself from Spain sent shockwaves across Europe, the independence movement is grappling with internal ...

Catalonia has lost its status to Madrid as Spain's No 1 economic powerhouse after thousands of companies moved their legal headquarters out of the region, fearing the 2017 secession drive would ...