Spain's foreign minister: Catalonia referendum 'won't go ahead'

Spain's foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has told Sky News that Catalonia's independence referendum won't go ahead.

[goldfingerhardcore]

Let Catalunya be free! I am a proud portuguese today because we left Castilla! I hope Catalunya does the same!

[programaresutil]

Dastis claims Spain charges tax on Catalonia proporcionally to what the latter generates (20 % Spanish GDP) but that Catalonia also receives revenue from Spain proportionally to its autonomous comunity POPULATION (Catalonia has 16 % of Spain's population). I mean, he could simply tell the journalist is right and that the main reason why Spain does not even allow an autodetermination referendum is grounded in making sure the Catalan Colony remains feeding Madrid with money.

[janewinkles]

Restraint my foot, have just seen them drag an elderly man who had been taken down to the ground out of the way

[janewinkles]

Spain will not recover from their actions against the Catalonian people

[xx]

Citizens are the owners, Prime Minster serves citizens.

[soul_in_balance]

All my prayers are with the proud people of Catalonia. Solidarity from Germany and good luck for tomorrow!

[anaoterodesertrose]

Freedom is importante, but democracy is not anarchy

[acidme]

Respect for the brave and proud people of Catalonia!Respect from mother Russia

[samichapman]

It's not about Catalonia leaving Spain, this is about the EU trying to preserve itself.

[DavidFayeGarcia]

#ForçaCatalunya Arriba Cataluña. ESTO NO ES DEMOCRACIA

[urouno]

Spain is a democratic country internationally recognized as such. Two of Spain’s seven founding fathers, responsible for the country’s current constitution, are of Catalan origin. Our constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation. Its ratification in 1978 was the result of a broad consensus across diverse parties, including the Catalan nationalists of Puigdemont’s party, and received support from over 90 percent of the Catalan voters in a referendum.

[AlvaroHernandez-kwey]

Imagine that the independist in California and Texas where given a lot of priviledges and education. What Will happen in 50-100 years?

[keeprunnin]

Why don't they let them just vote when the vote is illegal? I think the government fear the results.

[rainerpeitz]

please put the foreign minister to Den Hague court for enforcing violence against its people

[deborawilliams]

It seems to me that the interviewer was trying to steer the questions to benefit the Catalunian referendum. His questions were bias against Spain.

[josecampillo]

they are using childs as a human shields

[megedesebberdely]

Freedom for Catalonia!
Freedom for Transsylvania!

[davidjones]

That has nothing to do with self-determination. the Referendum is illegal and against the law! they should respect the meaning of a Democracy, that means respect the Spanish law and rules

[puma]

under actual law it might be unconstitutional, but the minister himself declared that amendments CAN be done... after tomorrow's step, others will follow and finally Spain will have to accept what it does not want to see... AND EUSKADI is the next to follow... (and Scotland, Bretagne, Corsica...etc?) National states were formed more than once and they can be redesigned anytime! Let's hope that spanish society is sufficiently mature to reach a good arrangement. As a basque latin american I really hope so!

[mathieuleader]

if Catalonia became its own party would it be a part of the EU