In an interview with the Observer, Catalonia’s foreign minister, Raül Romeva, said the government was ready for unconditional talks to find a way out of the impasse. But the Spanish state needs to respond to this: if it doesn’t want to, it needs to explain why not. Photograph: REX/ShutterstockRomeva dismissed the threat of 155, saying the Spanish government had effectively activated the article already. They’re saying they’re defending the rules but they’re the ones breaking their own rules.”He also rejected suggestions that the crisis could be solved by means of a commission on constitutional reform. That’s not a concrete proposal.”Romeva refused to speculate on what would happen on Monday, saying only: “We’ll see on Monday.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2017 15:33 UTC