Artur Mas

​Former Catalan President Artur Mas and former regional councilors Irene Rigau and Joana Ortega leave court after attending the first day of their trial for staging a 2014 informal referendum on independence in breach of a legal order, in Barcelona, Spain

Catalonia is still pushing for an independence vote that Spain calls illegal

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Catalonia, the northeastern region of Spain, is often compared to Scotland because it’s a place with a distinctive identity, its own language, culture and institutions. And its leaders want to hold an independence referendum. We sat down with ex-President Artur Mas to find out more.

French Catalans less interested in independence than Spanish neighbors

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No Independence Fever Among French Catalans

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