Politics

Carles Puigdemont deemed that the activation of Article 155, which will seize Catalonia's self-government, was "the worst attack" on Catalan people and institutions since the Franco dictatorship

The dramatic measures affect the Catalan government, parliament, public media and other public companies, all staff of the administration, police and finances 

Catalan public media officials can be dismissed or "temporarily replaced", according to measures proposed

While some say that Spanish government's decision is "a true coup d'état", others demand “a pact of the State for Catalonia.”

Donald Tusk noted that dialogue "is always better than conflict"

Catalan public media and other public enterprises officials can be dismissed or "temporarily replaced", according to measures proposed

The crime carries a prison sentence of up to 30 years

Mariano Rajoy and his cabinet ministers to activate Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution

The authors denounce “violence and alienation” from Madrid and advocate a “peaceful resolution”

Foreign Affairs Minister regrets the Spanish government’s "exaggerated and disproportionate" response to Belgian PM Charles Michel's call for dialogue

Madrid executive and Socialist party to call snap election in Catalonia in January 2018

German chancellor calls for “constitutional solution” while French president hails European “unity” behind Madrid

Three local authorities to launch lawsuit against October 1 police operation backed by 130 individual complaints of assault and injury

Detention and charges of sedition “constitute excessive restrictions of their rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly,” says Amnesty

Socialist’s secretary general Dejan Levanic says that “every true social democrat stands with Catalonia”