2012 in Catalonia

2012 thumb | right | alt=An outdoor daylight photograph of a large, traditional-style building undergoing restoration, partially covered by a white protective mesh or scaffold, set within a green park environment | Cal Quitèria, a building in Sant Cugat del Vallès, featured in Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 Events from 2012 in Catalonia. Incumbents President of the Generalitat of Catalonia – Artur Mas Events 11 September – Some 1.5 million people take part in Catalonia's annual independence rally in Barcelona.Huge turnout for Catalan independence rally www.bbc.co.uk, 11 September 2012 20 September – The Spanish prime minister rejects a call from Catalonia's leader for fiscal independence, days after a giant pro-autonomy rally in Barcelona.Spanish PM Rajoy rebuffs Catalonia over budget powers www.bbc.co.uk, 20 September 2012 25 September – Artur Mas announces that Catalonia will hold early elections on November 25Spain's Catalonia region to hold early elections on Nov 25 uk.reuters.com, 25 September 2012 26 November – Voters of Catalonia return a clear majority of pro-separatist parties to the Catalan ParliamentCatalonia election: Spain under threat as voters back independence movement www.telegraph.co.uk. 26 November 2012 19 December – Artur Mas of the conservative Convergence and Union party and Oriol Junqueras of the Republican Left of Catalonia agree to form a new government and hold a referendum on independence.Catalonia Sets Independence Referendum online.wsj.com, 19 December 2012 See also 2012 in Spain References 2 2012