Catalan President Artur Mas has unilaterally announced that he intends to hold a referendum on Catalonian ‘independence’ on 9 November 2014. At a joint press conference with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said, “I guarantee that this referendum won’t be held. It’s unconstitutional.”
Spanish opposition leader Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba also opposed the move: “President Mas is taking Catalonia into a dead end,” he said. ■