France will not recognize the independence of Catalonia if the region’s authorities unilaterally decide to secede from Spain, French Minister for European Affairs Nathalie Loiseau said on Monday. On Tuesday, Catalan parliamentarians are expected to discuss the results of the October 1 independence referendum in which over 90 percent of ...
Ninety percent of more than 2.26 million participants of the referendum in Catalonia voted in favor of region’s independence. Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont pledged to declare independence unilaterally as the breakaway region has won the “right to statehood”. The Catalan parliament will decide on proclamation of region’s independence following the ...
