Tension in Catalonia, Madrid Continue Without Solution on the Table

Madrid, MINA – The tension caused by Catalonia’s independence referendum, held a week ago, is still rising mainly on the social and economic sides in all of Spain.

As fears grow over a worsening situation in the country, as many pioneering banks and prominent companies have moved their headquarters from Catalonia into other Spanish cities such as Alicante, Valencia and Madrid, KUNA reported.

Among these economic bodies are CaixaBank, Spain’s third largest bank, Banco Sabadell, leading Spanish energy company “Gas Natural Fenosa” and several others.

Last Friday, the Spanish government approved a law to provide facilitations for these companies to move out of Catalonia, as more are expected to leave the Spanish autonomous in the coming days.

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Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the current tension will not only affect Catalonia but will also have an impact on the Spanish economy.

Meanwhile, Catalonia’s government is proceeding with its plan to announce a one-sided separation from Spain. The announcement is expected to occur next Tuesday, as Madrid’s Constitutional Court banned the Catalan parliament from holding its Monday session.

The referendum’s results showed that the “yes” answer was recorded at 90.18 percent and “no” was 7.83 voted by 2.28 million people.

In the same context, Spanish people marched in large demonstrations yesterday to demand protecting the unity of Spain and hold talks between the two opposing sides to end the crisis.

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In this matter, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said there is a possibility of enforcing article number 155 of the Spanish constitution, which allows Madrid to sack the Catalan government, call for new elections and run Catalonia’s governmental bodies. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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