加泰羅尼亞獨立訴求面臨越來越大的壓力
The leader of Spain's Catalonia region is due to address members of the regional parliament Tuesday, while the government in Madrid worries Catalan representatives will vote for a unilateral declaration of independence.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont did not reveal ahead of time what his message would be Tuesday.
Political leaders, both domestically and internationally, urged Catalan leaders on Monday to back down to ease growing tensions in the country.
Barcelona's mayor was the latest to speak out against a declaration of independence, saying it would put "social cohesion" at risk. Ada Colau called on all sides to de-escalate tensions to solve "the most severe institutional crisis since the re-establishment of democracy in Spain."
The head of Spain's main opposition party, Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, also called for Catalan leaders to drop an attempt to declare independence, saying "a universal declaration of independence doesn't have a place in a state ruled by law."
Germany and France also weighed in Monday against a split. German Chancellor Angela Merkel "affirmed her backing for the unity of Spain," but also encouraged dialogue, according to her spokesman.
France said it would not recognize Catalonia if the region declared independence. "This crisis needs to be resolved through dialogue at all levels of Spanish politics," France's European Affairs minister, Nathalie Loiseau, said.西班牙加泰羅尼亞的領導人星期二將在地區議會講話。與此同時，馬德里的西班牙政府擔心，加泰羅尼亞的代表會投票通過單方獨立。
加泰羅尼亞自治政府主席普伊格蒙特沒有透露他星期二的講話內容。
西班牙以及其他國家的政界人士星期一呼籲加泰羅尼亞領導人做出退讓，以緩解西班牙國內日趨緊張的政治局勢。
巴塞羅那市長柯洛是最新站出來反對加泰羅尼亞獨立的政界領袖。她說，這將置“社會和諧”於危險之中。柯洛呼籲所有各方緩解緊張局勢，解決這個“自從西班牙恢復民主制度以來最嚴重的體制危機”。
西班牙主要反對黨社會黨的領袖桑切斯也呼籲加泰羅尼亞領導人放棄宣佈獨立的計劃。他說，在一個法制國家，沒有單方宣佈獨立這種做法的位置。
德國和法國星期一表示反對加泰羅尼亞獨立。德國總理默克爾的發言人說，默克爾堅決支持西班牙的統一，同時鼓勵開展對話。
法國說，如果加泰羅尼亞宣佈獨立，將不予以承認。法國歐盟事務部長盧瓦索說，必須通過在西班牙所有政治層面展開對話來化解危機。
