Rajoy says he will sack Catalan government, call regional elections

Rajoy says he will sack Catalan government, call regional elections

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Saturday (October 21) said he would curb the powers of Catalonia's parliament, sack its government and call a regional election within six months in a bid to stop efforts by the autonomous region to break away from Spain. Rajoy said his government had taken the unprecedented decision to restore the law, make sure regional institutions were neutral, and to guarantee public services and economic activity as well as preserve the civil rights of all citizens.… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/10/21/ma... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 13 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews