Zitat des Tages von Carles Puigdemont:
We must have serious dialogue between Catalonia and the Spanish state on a referendum, on independence, and on how a separation from Spain - if that's what the Catalan people choose - would be accomplished.
Whoever doesn't want to hear our voice needs to see a political otolaryngologist.
European values, civil rights, freedom of speech, freedom of informatio,n and freedom of assembly are being violated by Spain's central government.
He who calls a person a fascist for opposing independence is not only wrong but putting themselves on the same level as those who call us Nazis for wanting independence.
To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
All we want is to carry out the greatest expression of a free democracy and vote on Catalonia's future. This is not about independence: it is about fundamental civil rights and the universal right of self-determination.
Spain's parties must steel themselves to do the sensible thing and treat the Catalonia issue with the seriousness it deserves.
How can we later criticise other countries outside the European Union for adopting such measures to repress opponents when we are tolerating this inside the European Union with European citizens? Like me - I'm a European citizen.
We do not want to turn our back on Spain. It's the opposite. We are convinced that a relationship between equals will improve our relationship.
I don't believe there will be anyone who will use violence or who will want to provoke violence that will tarnish the irreproachable image of the Catalan independence movement as pacifist.
In 2010, the Spanish constitutional court annulled a large part of the Catalan statute of autonomy negotiated between Catalonia and the previous prime minister, Jose Luis Zapatero. This demolished one of the main agreements achieved during the Spanish transition to democracy - Catalonia's recovery of self-governance.
With Rajoy, there is a taboo topic, which is the aspiration of Catalonia to decide its future.
We cannot say no to what has already been approved by the citizens.
I think, in Spain, they are too used to reaching the limits of democracy and then stepping over them.
We're seeing a reaction - and people taking to the streets with pots and pans - in areas where the independence movement isn't supposed to exist. People have to choose between one model and another. Everyone in Catalonia has realised that not taking part means ratifying the politics of repression of the Spanish government.
The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.
There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
I don't want to go to prison... but there is nothing they can do to me that will make me stop this referendum.
