The Spanish Senate will be meeting on Friday and is expected to sign off on stripping Catalonia of many of its regional powers.
The Catalan Parliament will also be meeting Friday and could possibly declare itself independent from Spain.
It all makes for a potential crucial day in the Catalonia crisis that has gripped Spain for weeks.
Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has the latest from Brussels.
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