The Constitutional Court in Madrid has upheld most of a charter granting sweeping new powers of self-rule to the wealthy Catalonia region defying conservatives who feared it would lead to the break-up of Spain as a unified state.
But it stopped short of approving some of the most controversial points, including the recognition of Catalan as the "preferred language", a move which has led politicians in the region to call mass protests.
The decision, delivered on Monday evening, opened a "crisis of state" because it "ignores the will of the Catalan citizens," said Ernest Benach, president of the regional Parliament.
Catalan parliamentary parties, trades union and social organisations have called for mobilisation across the region with street demonstrations planned for July 10. [...]
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