Jordi Turull, a government official of the autonomous region, has announced that the decision to hold a referendum on leaving Spain has been made by the Parliament of Catalonia and it has to be implemented.
Catalonian authorities are preparing for the referendum of independence, although the Constitutional Court of Spain has declared the initiative illegal. Jordi Turull, a government official of the autonomous region, has announced that the decision to hold a referendum on leaving Spain has been made by the Parliament of Catalonia and it has to be implemented. The referendum date is set on October 1.