Carles Puigdemont

He who calls a person a fascist for opposing independence is not only wrong but putting themselves on the same level as those who call us Nazis for wanting independence. ”

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. ”

I don't want to go to prison... but there is nothing they can do to me that will make me stop this referendum. ”

It's very irresponsible to deny the reality of a problem to see whether it might stop existing. ”

I express Catalonia's wish of being in the E.U. We'll see what happens. ”

What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear. ”

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. ”

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. ”

The alternative to independence is decline, because the relationship with the Spanish state is not good; everyone knows that. ”

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. ”