Catalans vow to hold referendum on independence from Spain

Catalan premier Artur Mas met with all the pro-self-rule referendum parties on the 3 October 2014 to discuss the next step in their dispute with the Spanish government, which in late September 2014 had challenged the proposed 9 November 2014 Catalan referendum in the Spanish Constitutional Court.

One possibility discussed was to call for a general election.

On the 4 October 2014 Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for talks with the Catalan regional authorities about the planned independence referendum.

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ESO: Background information: Catalan Parliament approves law to be used for self-determination consultation vote with 80% support http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalan-parliament-approves-law-to-be-used-for-self-determination-consultation-vote-with-80-support/

CNA, 03.10.14: Parties supporting November's independence consultation agree to carry on with calling vote http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/parties-supporting-november-s-independence-consultation-agree-to-carry-on-with-vote-call

El País, 03.10.14: Catalan premier and pro-sovereignty parties agree to press ahead with vote http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/10/03/inenglish/1412327174_332125.html

BBC News, 04.10.14: Spanish PM urges talks over Catalonia referendum http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29490846

El País, 06.10.14: International investors seek protection in case of Catalan independence http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/10/06/inenglish/1412586787_287445.html

The Local.es, 03.10.14: Catalan leaders stick to independence guns http://www.thelocal.es/20141003/independence-vote-will-go-ahead-catalan-leader

The Local.es, 06.10.14: Only 2 in 10 Catalans back 'illegal' vote: poll http://www.thelocal.es/20141006/only-two-catalans-in-10-back-illegal-vote-poll

El País, 06.10.14: Spanish government seeks to annul Catalan referendum committee http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/10/06/inenglish/1412613059_829431.html

EurActiv, 10.10.14: Catalan official: The referendum is a matter of respecting democracy http://www.euractiv.com/sections/regional-policy/catalan-official-referendum-matter-respecting-democracy-309075

CNA, 09.10.14: Constitutional Court dismisses request by Catalan Parliament to sideline its 2 members suspected of bias http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/constitutional-court-dismisses-request-by-catalan-parliament-to-sideline-its-2-members-suspected-of-bias

CNA, 07.10.14: Catalan Government specifies "there is no deadline" for November's vote and insists it will take place http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/catalan-government-specifies-there-is-no-deadline-for-november-s-vote-and-insists-it-will-take-place

CNA, 08.10.14: Alternative consultation vote on independence to also take place on November 9 fades away http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/alternative-consultation-vote-on-independence-to-also-take-place-on-november-9-fades-away

CNA, 08.10.14: Spanish nationalist party UPyD files complaint against Catalan President for "disobedience" http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/spanish-nationalist-party-upyd-files-complaint-against-catalan-president-for-disobedience

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