{"id":331794,"date":"2017-10-24T00:40:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T23:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-catalan-officials-wont-follow-madrids-orders-but-will-of-the-people-regions-spokesman\/"},"modified":"2017-10-24T00:40:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T23:40:19","slug":"prison-planet-com-catalan-officials-wont-follow-madrids-orders-but-will-of-the-people-regions-spokesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-catalan-officials-wont-follow-madrids-orders-but-will-of-the-people-regions-spokesman\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Catalan officials won\u2019t follow Madrid\u2019s orders, but will of the people \u2013 region\u2019s spokesman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/407492-catalan-officials-won-follow-madrid-orders\/\"><strong>RT<\/strong><\/a><br \/>October 23, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catalan authorities will not follow orders from Madrid, but will only listen to the will of the Catalan people, Catalonia\u2019s Foreign Affairs spokesman told BBC Radio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All institutions, including police, need to follow instructions from the democratically-elected Catalan government, the region\u2019s foreign affairs spokesman, Raul Romeva, told BBC radio.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official, EU democracy cannot be trusted if it allows Madrid to impose direct rule on Catalonia.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow can the European Union live with that situation if it appears?\u201d<\/em> he said.\u00a0<em>\u201cHow can they be credible if they allow this to happen? Because what I can tell you is that the people and the institutions in Catalonia would not let this\u2026 happen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya S\u00e1enz de Santamar\u00eda said that Madrid has not had any contact with the Catalan regional government since Saturday, Reuters reported. The Spanish government may choose a single representative to temporarily govern Catalonia, she added.<\/p>\n<p>Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will lose his powers and no longer receive a state salary if the Senate approves direct intervention, Santamar\u00eda said. The Senate is expected to approve the measures against Catalonia on Friday, she added.<\/p>\n<p>Catalonia\u2019s parliament will gather for a plenary session on Thursday morning to decide the region\u2019s response to Madrid, a spokesman for the regional Junts pel Si party said, as cited by Reuters.<!-- [donotprint] --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ppani\">\n<li>A d v e r t i s e m e n t<\/li>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><!-- [\/donotprint] --><\/p>\n<p>The European Commission said it supports Madrid\u2019s decision to invoke special constitutional powers to dissolve the government of Catalonia and force a new election.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe position is well known. We\u2019ve always said we respect the constitutional and legal arrangement of Spain,\u201d<\/em> Margaritis Schinas, the EC chief\u2019s spokesperson, <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/avservices\/video\/player.cfm?sitelang=en&amp;ref=I145347&amp;videolang=INT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said <\/a>at a press briefing on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Catalonia\u2019s vote on independence was held October&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/catalan-officials-wont-follow-madrids-orders-but-will-of-the-people-regions-spokesman.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RTOctober 23, 2017 Catalan authorities will not follow orders from Madrid, but will only listen to the will of the Catalan people, Catalonia\u2019s Foreign Affairs spokesman told BBC Radio. All institutions, including police, need to follow instructions from the democratically-elected Catalan government, the region\u2019s foreign affairs spokesman, Raul Romeva, told BBC radio. 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