Spain's Constitutional Court has
revoked Catalonia's parliamentary motion that set in motion a process of
unilaterally breaking away from the rest of the country.
Catalonia's parliament passed the resolution in November, aiming to establish a republic within 18 months.revoked Catalonia's parliamentary motion that set in motion a process of
unilaterally breaking away from the rest of the country.
But the Constitutional Court has approved an appeal that was filed by the central government two days later.
However, Catalan leaders have vowed to ignore the court's rulings.
Their independence declaration calls for the Catalan government only to comply with laws that it has established.
The
Constitutional Court made one of its quickest rulings ever in order to
come to a decision before the general election campaign begins on
Friday, El Pais reported.
Catalonia
is a highly industrialised and populous region in Spain's north-east
that accounts for about a fifth of the country's economic output.
Catalonia's parliament wants a republic within 18 months
