Spanish Minister of Economy, Lauis de Guindos (centre), speaks during the Government's Question Time at the Parliament's Lower Chamber in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday, two days before the Senate's plenary session in which Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution is set to be invoked over Catalonia. Article 155 allows the government to impose direct rule in a crisis on any of the country's semi-autonomous regions. (EPA photo)MADRID: An independent Catalonia would be forced out of the European Union and euro area which would directly hurt the regional economy, the Spanish economy minister said on Wednesday. Earlier report: Spanish PM to sack Catalan government#Catalonia vs #Spain crisis: How did we get here? pic.twitter.com/McYvDYM9vd — obaltaf (@oBaltaF) October 25, 2017(Video Twitter/Al Jazeera)

Source: Bangkok Post October 25, 2017 09:45 UTC