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Welcome to bbc news. Spains Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, is chairing an emergency meeting of his cabinet which is expected to start imposing Central Control over catalonia. The Regional Government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. My colleague tim willcox is in barcelona for us. Welcome to a beautiful and sunny barcelona. Im standing here high above one of the best known streets in barcelona, just behind me on my left the cathedral designed by architect gaudi. In the next few hours we are expecting hundreds of thousands of demonstrators to take to the streets here, pro separatism, very much against direct rule imposed by madrid as a result of article 150 five. An article that has never been used before. About an hour ago spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy convened an extraordinary meeting of the spanish cabinet to discuss which measures they plan to impose here on barcelona in the next few days. Its a slightly complicated process. They have to agre
Standing here are both one of the most famous streets in the capital of this region. Just behind me, one of this region. Just behind me, one of the houses designed by the famous architect. In the next few hours, we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people, maybe even a Million People packing this street below me. Demonstrating against it is happening in madrid at the moment because there are, the spanish Prime Minister has held a crisis Cabinet Meeting discussing which measures he will use as part of this article 115 which has never been used before all stop it will then have to go to the senate but then perhaps we will see some concrete decisions on the ground here. It could be the suspension of the catalan parliament, it could be putting the local police, 17,000 strong, under direct rule, or taking the Economic Ministry away from this region. Let us ministry away from this region. Let us bring in a guest, who writes for the newspaper which takes a pro unity position. But where a
Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has confirmed that the National Government will take temporary control of the autonomous region of catalonia. Tim willcox is in barcelona. Welcome to high above barcelona, in central barcelona, one of the most famous houses by goudie the architect behind me gaudi. This isa architect behind me gaudi. This is a significant day in spanish history, the spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has declared they have invoked article 155 after the illegal referendum and will have direct powers now from madrid after it has gone through the senate. In the next couple of hours we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people here on the streets of barcelona protesting against that direct rule from madrid. And now the latest developments. Looking relaxed, in a Cabinet Meeting like no other, because no Spanish Government has done this before, but the spanish Prime Minister is moving to exert direct control and limit catalan autonomy. Translation we apply article 155
Welcome to bbc news. The spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, is planning to strip regional leaders in catalonia of their powers following their controversial referendum on independence. Almost 500,000 people have been protesting against the new measures. The Catalan Leader says they are the worst attack on catalonia since the fascist regime of general franco. Tom burridge reports from barcelona. Angrier than ever before, catalans who want independence, digesting madrids unprecedented move. To temporarily scrap their devolved government. Theyjust want to crush us down. And weve got dignity. Weve got our dignity. We fought for it for years, were going to be catalans. We fought for it, like, 40, 50 years. Are we going to go back to that . I want to see the army here. Were going to see it at this rate. I dont want that. Im young and i dont have that much knowledge, but i have enough knowledge to know that that isnt normal, and it shouldnt be happening in our country. We are a developed