The government said Rajoy will make a statement at 8:15 p.m. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is to make a statement following a Cabinet meeting on the emergency measures with which Spain plans to take control of Catalonia following the region's declaration of independence.
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Mariano Rajoy wants these rules to be respected and he has my full support." Macron added "there is a rule of law in Spain with constitutional rules. Lawmakers in the Catalan regional parliament voted to unilaterally declare independence on Friday, prompting the government to immediately adopt special constitutional powers to stop the region's attempt to secede.
The government has been authorized to dismiss the regional government and curtail the Catalan parliament's powers.įrench President Emmanuel Macron has thrown his full support behind fellow European Union leader Mariano Rajoy of Spain over the independence crisis taking place in Catalonia.ĭuring a visit to French Guiana on Friday Macron told journalists he has always had "one interlocutor in Spain, it is Prime Minister Rajoy." The firing of the regional leaders is likely to meet with fierce opposition in Catalonia, where thousands have been celebrating the independence declaration. Rajoy was speaking after a special Cabinet meeting to discuss what measures to take in the wake of the Catalan parliament's announcement of secession earlier Friday. Rajoy says he's dissolving the Catalan parliament and calling for a new regional election on Dec. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says Spain is firing the Catalan government as part of emergency measures the Senate approved following the region's declaration of independence. Rajoy says "we never wanted to come to this point." He says the aim is "to return (Catalonia) to normality and legality as soon as possible." Rajoy's moves are likely to meet fierce opposition in Catalonia, where thousands have been celebrating the independence declaration. Rajoy spoke after a special Cabinet meeting to discuss what measures to take after the Catalan parliament voted Friday to declare the northeastern region independent.
He also says it is firing the head of Catalan regional police, shutting down Catalonia's foreign affairs department and dismissing its delegates in Brussels and Madrid. The crowd in Sant Jaume Square shouted "we are not moving!" A band took to the stage immediately after the announcement and the crowd once more began singing and dancing to the music. Still, the thousands who came to celebrate Catalonia's independence declaration didn't let the Spanish countermove disrupt the festive mood. The news was greeted with loud jeers and whistles. In a square outside the government palace in Barcelona, an announcer told the crowd that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is firing Catalonia's regional government, dissolving its parliament and calling for a new regional election on Dec. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says his government is firing Catalonia's regional government, dissolving its parliament and calling for a new regional election on Dec. Italy's foreign minister says his country "does not and will not" recognize Catalonia's unilateral proclamation of independence.įoreign Minister Angelino Alfano, in a statement on Friday, firmly condemned the Catalonia regional parliament's declaration, calling it "a very serious gesture that is outside the framework of the law."Īt the same time, Alfano said he hoped the two sides could hold a dialogue "to save the people from an escalation in tensions." BARCELONA, Spain - The latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local):
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