Suspending Catalonia’s self-government on the table, says Spanish VP
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría claims that Spain will need to “take measures” if the Catalan president declares independence
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría claims that Spain will need to “take measures” if the Catalan president declares independence
The magistrates of the Spanish Constitutional Court (TC) have unanimously declared the Parliament's declaration of independence unconstitutional and, therefore, invalid. The TC has considered that the agreed pro-independence proposal approved by the Parliament on the 9th of November violates core articles of the Spanish Constitution, such as "the indivisible unity of Spain" and "the subjection of the public powers to the law" and also "attacks the Rule of Law". The TC has made its decision only 22 days after the appeal presented by the Spanish executive was accepted, which makes this resolution the fastest in the TC's history. On the other hand, the appeals against Spanish Government's abortion reform, led by People's Party (PP), are waiting for a resolution since 2010.