What is visible on July 4th is the overwhelming consumerism of an American holiday: the over-hyped sales campaigns, the overdulgences of the table, and the obligatory displays of fireworks. But beneath this celebratory surface run questions about American identity and the…
‘The potential future president of Spain’s autonomous Catalonia region has called for the process of independence from Spain to start. “We need… to start the process to set up an independent state in Catalonia,” Carles Puigdemont said in a speech to Catalonia’s regional parliament on Sunday. After months of infighting over who would lead Catalonia’s […]
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‘The Spanish Constitutional Court has ruled that the Catalan parliament’s motion to start a secession process is unconstitutional. The decision comes just weeks before what could turn out to be the country’s tightest general election in years. In a record fast decision, the Spanish court stated on Wednesday that the Catalan resolution “ignores and infringes” […]
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‘Spain raises the stakes in a showdown with Catalonia, threatening to strip the region of its autonomy status if Catalan leaders press ahead with a secession bid. The threat by Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala came after the Catalan government vowed to move forward with the independence process. On Wednesday, Spain’s constitutional court suspended the […]
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‘Catalonia’s regional parliament has backed a declaration on Monday to start a formal secession process from Spain. The region plans to establish autonomous rule by 2017. The declaration on secession, which launches a so-called roadmap towards independence, was backed by a majority in the regional parliament. The motion was passed by 72 votes to 63, […]
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‘Recently, the people of Catalonia voted in favour of seceding from Spain. In the recent election, secessionist parties secured 72 out of the 135 seats, confirming that the majority of voters want secession. Artur Mas, region president of Catalonia and the leader of the Junts pel Sí movement, is seeking independence from Spain in 18 […]
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‘Catalonia’s push for independence from Spain is illegitimate, as the region has not been recognized by the United Nations as a non-autonomous territory, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Spanish media. “When one speaks of self-determination, certain areas have been recognized by the United Nations as non-autonomous territories. But Catalonia does not fall into this category,” […]
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‘An exit poll from Sunday’s elections in Catalonia indicates that the pro-independence parties are likely to win a majority in the regional parliament, making a collision with Madrid over independence inevitable. While neither of the pro-independence parties scored an absolute majority, together they seem to have won more than 50 percent of vote. According to […]
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‘Catalonia now stands on the brink of a historic election that will serve as a de-facto referendum on the Spanish region’s independence. The electoral campaign begins today — somewhat fittingly on September 11, the National Day of Catalonia — and over 1 million independence supporters will gather on the streets of Barcelona. On September 27, […]
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‘An estimated 1.4million Catalans filled the streets in a massive show of force for the region’s separatist campaign. Demonstrators thronged the streets of Barcelona, the region’s capital, waving red and yellow Catalan flags and yelling ‘Independence!’ The show of strength was held on Catalonia’s annual National Day on Friday, at a time of high political […]
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‘A year ago, secessionist movements were all the rage in Europe — until they were not. After a nerve-rattling campaign, Scots narrowly voted in September to remain part of Britain. Two months later, Catalonia’s drive for an independence referendum fizzled into a nonbinding vote after being thwarted by Spanish courts. But if Prime Minister Mariano […]
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