Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis responded on Sunday with the call to obey Madrid. “We are going to establish the authorities who are going to rule the day-to-day affairs of Catalonia according to the Catalan laws and norms ... Street protests for and against independence in Catalonia have involved hundreds of thousands of people. Hundreds of companies have shifted their headquarters outside the region and Madrid has made downward revisions to its economic forecasts. The regional assembly is expected to decide on Monday whether to hold a session to formally proclaim the republic of Catalonia.

Source: bd News24 October 22, 2017 11:03 UTC