Brussels, 29/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - Artur Mas, the President of the regional government of Catalonia, confirmed that a referendum on self-determination for Catalonia would be held on 9 November of this year, when, on Saturday 27 September, he signed the Catalan regional decree calling the referendum.
Madrid's response was immediate and unambiguous. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria responded the same day, stating that the referendum would not be held “because it is not...