In Catalonia, considering two dates for a possible referendum. Catalonia has prepared a mechanism that provides for an immediate exit from Spain if Madrid does not allow a referendum scheduled for autumn. This is reported by El Pais with reference to the relevant draft law prepared by the Government of Catalonia. This document is supposed, in case the Spanish government interferes with the holding of a referendum, within two months will function as an interim constitution of Catalonia. According to its text, the parliament is given permission to begin the constituent process, which will end with the appearance of the "parliamentary republic of Catalonia". "If the Spanish state effectively interferes with the holding of a referendum, this law will enter into force in full and urgent measure after the parliament confirms this hindrance," reads the draft document. In case of organizing a referendum, the autonomy authorities are going to raise the question:

"Do you want Catalonia to become an independent state from Spain?". In Catalonia, two dates are considered for a possible referendum: September 24 and October 1 of this year. Recall, in February in Barcelona, ??began a trial of the former head of the Government of Catalonia, Arthur Mas, who in 2014, despite the prohibition of the country's constitutional court, organized an informal referendum on the independence.

Original article: Media: Catalonia to declare independence on Madrid's refusal of referendum.