In Spain, they threaten to take Catalonia under control

The Spanish government will take over Catalonia if its regional leader Carles Puddemont does not give a clear answer to Madrid's question of whether he has declared independence from Spain or not

This was stated by Interior Minister of Spain, Juan Ignacio Zoydo, reports Reuters .

"If Carlos Puccademo answers ambiguously, it means that he does not want a dialogue, and therefore the Spanish government will have to take action," said the head of the Spanish Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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At the same time, PuccadMon is continuing talks with local parties to prepare their response on whether the region's independence was proclaimed on October 10.

-Recall that on October 2, at a referendum not recognized by the central government of Spain, 99% of those polled voted for the state's independence of the province, which the Catalan Parliament can unilaterally announce on October 9.

-According to the Madrid newspaper El Mundo, an army of Russian trolls that fully supports Catalan separatism in Spain, the head of the anti-globalization movement of Russia, Alexander Ionov, is funded by the Russian government .
-In September, the Spanish edition of El Pais said that the illegal referendum in Catalonia is actively "spinning" Russian state media and bots , as well as Julian Assandzh and Edward Snowden, related to Russia.'

-The European Commission said that in the case of separation from Spain, the region will be outside the European Union.

-Spanish Minister of Finance stressed that the banks of Catalonia are ready to move from the region.

-The Spanish Constitutional Court has banned the session of the Parliament of Catalonia on independence.

-German Chancellor Angela Merkel opposed the independence of Catalonia.

-France declares that it does not recognize the independence of Catalonia.

-Secretary General of the Council of Europe opposed the split of Spain.

-Italy stated that the proclamation of the independence of Catalonia was unacceptable.

-The Catalan leader asked the parliament to postpone the proclamation of independence.

-The leader of Catalonia has signed a declaration of independence, however, declaring it is in no hurry.

-In Catalonia, they have confirmed that the Declaration of Independence is symbolic.

-Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Raho gave Catalonia time to the end of the week to determine the position on the region's independence.

espreso.tv , Original in Ukrainian / Українською мовою