Catalonia: Spanish government to impose direct rule
(The Guardian Spain)

Catalan autonomy suspended over `systematic rebellion´ as PM Mariano Rajoy seeks Senate approval to remove powersThe Spanish government has suspended Catalonia´s autonomy and will introduce direct rule from next Saturday as the country sinks further into its worst constitutional crisis since the restoration of democracy in 1977.After an emergency cabinet meeting, and citing the Catalan government´s `conscious and systematic rebellion and disobedience`, Spain´s prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, said he was invoking article 155 of the constitution to `restore the rule of law, coexistence, the economic recovery and so that elections could be held in normal circumstances`. Related: In Catalonia and Spain we´re all asking: what have we done to deserve this? | Francesc Badia i Dalmases Continue reading...