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| Catalan crisis: Separatist MPs discuss Madrid power struggle | Catalan crisis: Separatist MPs discuss Madrid power struggle |
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| The Catalan parliament is to meet to discuss its next move in a power struggle with Madrid, which plans to reassert control over the region. | The Catalan parliament is to meet to discuss its next move in a power struggle with Madrid, which plans to reassert control over the region. |
| Catalonia's pro-independence president, Carles Puigdemont, rejected an offer to address the Spanish Senate. | Catalonia's pro-independence president, Carles Puigdemont, rejected an offer to address the Spanish Senate. |
| The Spanish government plans to strip the Catalan regional government and Mr Puigdemont of their powers under Article 155 - not used by Spain before. | The Spanish government plans to strip the Catalan regional government and Mr Puigdemont of their powers under Article 155 - not used by Spain before. |
| The article lets Madrid take control of institutions, police and finances. | The article lets Madrid take control of institutions, police and finances. |
| In a letter to Spain's Senate on Thursday, the Catalan leader said that the Spanish government "would create an even more serious, extraordinary situation by seizing Catalonia's political autonomy". | |
| Mr Puigdemont called an urgent brainstorming meeting with his cabinet and pro-independence allies on Wednesday night. | Mr Puigdemont called an urgent brainstorming meeting with his cabinet and pro-independence allies on Wednesday night. |
| The groups failed to reach agreement on their next moves in the crisis. | The groups failed to reach agreement on their next moves in the crisis. |
| The Catalan separatists may yet declare unilateral independence or call new regional elections. The parliament session in Barcelona is set to begin at about 17:00 local time (1500 GMT). | The Catalan separatists may yet declare unilateral independence or call new regional elections. The parliament session in Barcelona is set to begin at about 17:00 local time (1500 GMT). |
| The Spanish Senate is set to vote on Friday. | The Spanish Senate is set to vote on Friday. |
| Spain's Justice Minister Rafael Catalá said an independence declaration "will have no legal validity" and will have "consequences from a criminal point of view". | Spain's Justice Minister Rafael Catalá said an independence declaration "will have no legal validity" and will have "consequences from a criminal point of view". |
| The Catalan Vice-President Oriol Junqueras told local media that "the [Madrid] government is not giving us any option but to defend the civil liberties of citizens through the best institutional instruments". | The Catalan Vice-President Oriol Junqueras told local media that "the [Madrid] government is not giving us any option but to defend the civil liberties of citizens through the best institutional instruments". |