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Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont does not travel to Madrid to make a statement for the Spanish Senate. He would go to the Spanish capital on Thursday or Friday to explain the Catalan aspiration of independence.

The Catalan government appeals to the Constitutional Court in Madrid against the application of Article 155 of the Constitution.

The political crisis in Catalonia can not be solved by simply declaring regional elections. That was said by the Spanish Minister of Justice on Tuesday during a radio interview.

The Catalan President Puigdemont goes to Madrid to make a statement for the Senate. When that happens, it is not clear yet.

The Spanish Catalan Parliament is meeting Thursday, due to the crisis in the region, according to Spanish media. The politicians then have to decide how they want to respond to Madrid, wanting to pull the government over the autonomous region.

'The European Union loses its credibility if it allows the Spanish government to take over the administration of Catalonia in Madrid,' spokesman Javier Raul Romeva, spokesman for the Spanish state, told the British Broadcaster BBC.

Catalunya Ràdio's employees do not want the public channel to be under the control of the government in Madrid. The employees of the broadcaster announced in a statement on Sunday that they were objective and neutral in their communications and that it is absolutely unnecessary to address the transmitter, according to the Catalan newspaper El Periódico.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont believes that the Catalan population can not accept the measures taken by the Spanish government. He called the Madrid steps against Catalonia 'the worst attacks' since Francisco Franco's dictatorship.

The indignation is great in Catalonia, after Rajoy announced that he had sent the entire Catalan government home. 'They want to change us into a colony.'

The Spanish Council of Ministers will meet in a special session on Saturday because of the situation in Catalonia. Premier Mariano Rajoy is then expected to appeal to Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution to bring the region back under direct control of Madrid.

Catalans get out of protest massive money on Spanish banks on Friday. They are therefore calling for Catalan movements that seek independence.

The Belgian and Luxembourg premiers call Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy into a 'political dialogue' with Catalonia. That they said on arrival for the EU summit in Brussels. Premier Mark Rutte did not join both liberal colleagues. 'This is a matter between the Spanish government and a Spanish region.'

The Catalan leader Puigdemont does not claim his previous declaration of independence, as Madrid demanded from him. On the contrary, in the letter he sends to Madrid, he threatens to officially vote on the declaration of independence.

At 10 o'clock, the ultimatum of Madrid ends with Catalan leaders. What exactly does that mean?

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has to make it clear on Thursday morning whether he or she has declared independence now or not. Puigdemont has been confused about securing Catalonia since last week, and Spain has plenty of it.

If Spain withdraws the regional autonomy of Catalonia, Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont will formally call for independence. That's what the regional leader said on Wednesday at a party meeting.

Madrid does not have to count on a new reaction from Catalonia on Thursday. 'We're not coming Thursday with anything else we've given Monday,' said a spokesman for the Catalan authorities.

A fighter was crashed on Tuesday morning at the Spanish-American base Torrejón de Ardoz, about fifteen kilometers outside of Madrid. The Spanish Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the pilot has passed away.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has to make it clear by Thursday whether he or she has declared independence now or not. If he does not, the central government in Madrid will take over the administration of Catalonia.

Madrid does not welcome the letter from Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont. He called on Monday to discuss the situation in Catalonia, while the government had demanded that he unequivocally clarify whether he had declared independence.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has still not made it clear whether he has declared the independence of Catalonia. The driver published a letter in a Monday to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

One day before the end of the ultimatum made by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont did not look into the map. Monday before 10:00, he must say whether he or she has declared the independence of Catalonia. During a meeting in Barcelona Puigdemont said no 'yes' and no 'no' but only that it is 'tough but hopeful hours'.

After an air show on the occasion of the national holiday in Spain, a fighter plane crashed on Thursday. The pilot was killed, the authorities reported.

Spain celebrates the National Holiday Day on Thursday during a deep crisis of separatism in Catalonia. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia take part in ceremonies on a square in northern Madrid from 11.00, together with the entire government team.

Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont has five days to explain whether he or she has declared the independence of Catalonia on Tuesday evening. If he did, the central government of Spain will intervene and Puigdemont will probably be arrested and Catalonia will be governed from Madrid for some time, she announced.

Premier Rajoy said in the Spanish Parliament last Wednesday that he wanted to talk to his Catalan colleague Puigdemont, but not about independence from Catalonia. For example, in a dialogue, it may be discussed financing, autonomy or public service within the framework of current rules and institutions.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demands from Catalonia's government government that it clarifies whether or not it has declared independence on Tuesday.

What will Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont explain on Tuesday night? Insiders suspect it might be a long evening. According to the Catalan government spokesman Puigdemont is 'very clear'. Whether Puigdemont immediately raises independence, he did not want to say. One thing is clear: all of Spain looks forward to the speech the Prime Minister will hold in parliament.