Catalonia Set to Declare INDEPENDENCE – Spain to Take 'Nuclear Option' – Huge Blow to EU
- Catalonia Set to Declare INDEPENDENCE – Spain to Take ‘Nuclear Option’ – Huge Blow to EU
by JOEY MILLAR, http://www.express.co.uk/
CATALONIA is set to declare immediate independence from Spain if Madrid fails to hold talks with separatist leaders.
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Catalonia held a controversial independence referendum earlier this month drawing the condemnation of leaders in Madrid and Brussels. After a huge Yes victory during a polling day marred by police brutality, Catalonia initially signed a letter declaring independence before immediately suspending it.
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Spain has since refused to entertain independence talks despite huge protests calling for peaceful discussion. And today Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said the regional parliament could vote on a formal declaration of independence from Spain if the central government failed to hold talks. He has ignored a deadline to drop Catalonia’s secession bid and instead accelerated moves for an independent state. In response Madrid said it would take extreme steps and remove the autonomy of Catalonia.
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