Catalan independence effort: What will happen next?

Huge crowds have been celebrating on the streets of Barcelona, as the Catalan parliament voted to establish an "independent and sovereign state" - a declaration met with an immediate response from Spain: direct rule. And as for Europe, a big no too, as the head of the EU parliament declared no-one in the bloc would recognise Catalan independence.

How did the crisis reach the point where Catalan leaders declared they had "no other option" but to push ahead with independence. Catalonia is one of the richest regions in Spain and already has plenty of autonomy.


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