Independence declaration and direct rule set to clash
Catalan Parliament and Spanish Senate expected to hold contradictory votes at the same time
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Thousands march in student protest throughout Catalonia
The demonstrations rejected the possibility of snap elections, denounced implementation of Article 155, and demanded the release of the imprisoned civil society leaders
Spanish Vice President defends Article 155 in Senate
Mariano Rajoy’s deputy tells upper house that clause to suspend Catalonia’s self-rule will see return to “legality, coexistence and harmony”
Declaration of independence back on the table - Puigdemont won't call early election
Catalan Parliament meeting at 6pm to decide next steps as Spain votes to suspend self-rule in the Senate
European Confederation of Police calls for “political solution” to crisis
In a document released on Thursday, the organization condemned the use of police in order to “enforce a solution”
Spanish police instigate bar fight in heart of Barcelona
Off-duty and drunk, they mistook the Italian waiters for Catalans, demanding that they speak in Spanish before threatening violence
Catalonia’s ruling coalition committed to declaring independence this week
Vice-president Junqueras says Spain has left “no other option”
Catalan president will not address Senate on Article 155
Carles Puigdemont decides not to attend debate in Spain’s upper house on suspending Catalonia’s self-government
Would a snap election in Catalonia stop the self-rule suspension?
Spanish parties disagree on whether Madrid should go ahead with Article 155 if Puigdemont calls an early election
10 million euros in social project subsidies blocked by Spanish treasury
Spain’s treasury has assured it will pay out the funds once it receives request from the government
Government to pay October salaries out of its own treasury
After Madrid’s intervention in Catalonia’s finances, 390 million euros of public worker salaries will be paid from government’s own account
Uncertainty over Catalan president’s next step
Doubts cast over Carles Puigdemont’s visit to the Spanish Senate, while government members warn that early elections will not stop Article 155
SEAT president states that it would only “make sense” to move HQ out of Catalonia if it could not provide “legal protection”
Luca De Meo wrote a letter to all employees in which he notes that Seat is “rooted” in Catalonia
Political crisis leads to 0.2% reduction in 2018’s GDP forecast, says Chamber of Commerce
Both unilateral declaration of independence and application of Article 155 opposed by president of chamber
Catalan socialists court division over Article 155
Local PSC officials openly reject plan to suspend Catalonia’s self rule, while leadership denies party split