Constitutional Court annuls Catalan independence declaration motion

The Spanish Constitutional Court (TC) unanimously declared the Catalan Parliament's independence declaration of 9 November 2015 unconstitutional and, therefore, invalid.

The Court approved an appeal that had been filed by the Spanish central government on the 11 November 2015.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Another historic 9-N to start building a new country / The Parliament declares the start of the independence process http://www.europeansources.info/record/another-historic-9-n-to-start-building-a-new-country-the-parliament-declares-the-start-of-the-independence-process/

CNA, 02.12.15: Independence declaration ultimately suspended http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/independence-declaration-ultimately-suspended

BBC News, 02.12.15: Catalan independence: Spain court blocks bill http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34985256

Deutsche Welle, 02.12.15: Spain's top court bars Catalonia from moving forward with seccession process http://dw.com/p/1HG0w

The Local.es, 02.12.15: Spain's Constitutional Court annuls Catalan independence motion http://www.thelocal.es/20151202/spains-constitutional-court-annuls-catalan-independence-motion-judicial-sources

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