Independent observers: No proper referendum took place in Catalonia

Catalonia’s independence vote held on 1 October failed to meet the international standards to be considered as a referendum, the head of the international observation mission told EURACTIV.com on Wednesday (18 October).

Rajoy insisted that, in order to start a dialogue, Catalonia should return to the Constitutional order. [Kiko Jimenez/Shutterstock]

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