- Catalonia’s leaders slam Spanish government plans for direct ruleCNN
- Catalonia independence: Puigdemont ‘will not accept’ Rajoy planBBC News
- Catalan leaders deny direct rule from MadridBusiness Insider
- Spain Will Remove Catalonia Leader, Escalating Secession CrisisNew York Times
- Catalan separatists prepare for war of attrition against MadridThe Guardian