Spanish government apologises to citizens

A representative of the Spanish government in Cataloni has for the first time apologised for police-exerted violence on the day of the referendum. Meanwhile, officials from the autonomous region suggest the plan for declaring independence will continue.

The Spanish government's representative in Cataloni has apologised publicly to citizens who were injured during police efforts to stop Sunday's independence referendum.

But Enric Milo blamed the Catalonia government for holding illegal voting. On the other hand, the Spanish government is making every possible move to weaken the autonomous region.

Official Madrid has approved a decree facilitating procedures for companies that want to move headquarters from Catalonia.

Meanwhile, Catalan officials seem to continue with their plan for declaring independence in the Barcelona parliament, despite the fact that Spain's Constitutional Court decided to stop holding sessions.

“Parliament will be collected and discussed”, said Catalonian foreign affairs chief Raül Romeva.

Any attempt the Spanish government has used to prevent things from happening has shown that they are completely not only useless but against-productive”, he added.

Catalonia President Carles Puigdemont is scheduled to deliver a speech in the Barcelona parliament next Tuesday. Spain's declaration of independence is thought to take place in that talk. This move could force the Spanish government to activate Article 155 of the constitution, which allows Madrid to take full control of the autonomous region.