A lot of people are angry about the democratic abuses that have been committed by the Spanish government.
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.
Catalan citizens are peaceful, European, and open-minded. We want to contribute to better international and European governance.
It is crucial that there is a government in Madrid secure enough to engage with Catalonia politically rather than continue the denial and legal obstructionism of the Rajoy years.
Spain's parties must steel themselves to do the sensible thing and treat the Catalonia issue with the seriousness it deserves.
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.
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.
The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.
The welfare of Catalonia is only possible outside of Spain.
The British people have the right to decide - have the right to decide whether or not they want to be part of the E.U. And I shouldn't interfere in this.
Our plan is what the Scottish government had with the U.K. It's an agreement to consult over the independence of Catalonia. And we will not abandon this plan until the end.
I express Catalonia's wish of being in the E.U. We'll see what happens.
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.
We cannot say no to what has already been approved by the citizens.
With Rajoy, there is a taboo topic, which is the aspiration of Catalonia to decide its future.
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.
We show each day that we are prepared to act as an independence state... Not just in exceptional moments.
I don't want to go to prison... but there is nothing they can do to me that will make me stop this referendum.
If Madrid does not want an accord, and the majority of Catalans want an independent state, how can you avoid that?
In a mature democracy, what is legal is decided by parliament... Our process is legitimised by parliament and by the ballot box.
