Singing in Barcelona as Catalonia's parliament votes for independence from Spain - but Madrid approves direct rulehttps://t.co/uYLXQs1XCz pic.twitter.com/BxIi07dVzj— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 27, 2017
What happened in the Catalan parliament?
A motion declaring independence was approved on Friday with 70 in favour, 10 against, and two abstentions in the 135-seat chamber.
The measure calls for the transfer of legal powers from Spain to an independent Catalonia.
But the Spanish Constitutional Court is likely to declare it illegal, while the US, UK, Germany and France all expressed support for Spanish unity.
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU "doesn't need any more cracks, more splits".
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has called for supporters to "maintain the momentum" in a peaceful manner.
Crowds have been celebrating the declaration of independence and Spanish flags have been removed from some regional government buildings in Catalonia.
Source: BBC
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#Catalonia Crisis: Catalan Parliament votes for independence from #Spain. MPS sing "Els Segador" as results are announced. @aurorecloe pic.twitter.com/gyOmndiSRH— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) October 27, 2017
