Spain is considering constitutional changes that could allow its regions to hold referendums on independence in the future, the foreign minister says.<\/p>\n
Alfonso Dastis has told the BBC a nationwide vote on the issue could be held.<\/p>\n
The move is in recognition of the events in Catalonia, where the regional government was deposed after a unilateral declaration of independence.<\/p>\n
Protests were held against the detention of the region’s ex-leaders.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Spain’s constitutional court has ruled that the declaration of independence was “unconstitutional and void”.<\/p>\n
What has the foreign minister said?<\/strong><\/p>\n “We have created a committee in parliament to explore the possibility of amending the constitution to be able to accommodate better the aspirations of some of the Catalan people,” Mr Dastis told the BBC.<\/p>\n “We acknowledge there is a political situation that deserves to be looked at but, in any case, it’s clear that the decision will be taken, will have to be taken by all Spaniards.”<\/p>\n He also said he was sorry if people got hurt during the banned referendum last month, but that there was no disproportionate use of force.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spain is considering constitutional changes that could allow its regions to hold referendums on independence in the future, the foreign minister says. Alfonso Dastis has told the BBC a nationwide vote on the issue could be held. The move is in recognition of the events in Catalonia, where the regional government was deposed after a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[2259,111],"yoast_head":"\n