The elections in Catalonia have shown that the real loser of the vote is the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, leader of the popular party, who in fact disappeared from the Generalitat, which collapsed from 11 seats to only 4 seats. But above all, despite the independence formations that governed the 'Parlament', dissolved by Rajoy who called today's elections, they won [...]
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Puogdemont from Belgium has launched a new political formation for the upcoming general elections on 21 December. He invited Catalan voters to mobilize to "write history" and said that only the separatist groups are "legitimized" to govern after the commissioner imposed by Madrid. From his self-exile in Belgium he returns to the field [...]
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The Catalan secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont has greeted with a defiant attitude the measures taken by Madrid to dismiss him and take direct control of the autonomous region, calling for "democratic resistance" against the commissioner imposed by the central government to stop the independence of Catalonia. In a statement broadcast by local public television, Puigdemont accused [...]
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The Spanish Council of Ministers has decided to activate the procedure provided for by Article 155 of the Constitution, but what will happen now? Below is the presumed procedure that will be followed during this week. The measures decided today by the government will be passed on to a commission of the Senate, which meets today. This commission will decide the timing of the [...]
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The quarrel between the Spanish government and Catalonia continues. The ultimatum expired today at 10.00 am, the Spanish government will meet next Saturday with an extraordinary Council of Ministers to start the procedures for the commissioner of Catalonia, with the activation of article 155 of the Constitution which suspends its autonomy. The decision was announced after the [...]
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Catalonia is back in the streets today to denounce the arrest of the two leaders of the independent civil society Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, decided by a Spanish judge who accuses them of "sedition". The arrest of the presidents of Anc and Omnium, the organizations that signed the oceanic demonstrations for the independence of the national holiday of the Diada in [...]
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The arrest decided this evening by a Spanish judge of Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, the popular leaders of the two main organizations of the Catalan independence civil society Anc and Omnium. They are accused of "sedition" for the peaceful demonstrations of 20 and 21 September in Barcelona. They were detained at the request of the Madrid prosecutor's office after [...]
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The key phrases of the Catalan president Carles Puigdemont during his first speech in the Parliament of Barcelona, after the independence referendum of October XNUMXst: “on October XNUMXst Catalonia celebrated a referendum for self-determination in extreme conditions. The images of that day will remain in our memory forever, we will not forget them. The response of [...]
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Spain, Catalan Parliament meeting tomorrow to proclaim independence The Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont has promised to follow up on the results of the referendum on the region's independence from Spain, which opens the door to the secession of Catalonia. “The declaration of independence is required by the referendum law as an implementation of the results of the consultation. And we will do [...]
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Estaban Gonzalez Pons, first Spanish vice-president of the European People's Party (EPP) at the Eurochamber, during an interview with ANSA, evokes the coup and traces similarities between what is happening in Catalonia in recent days and what happened ten years ago in the north of Italy in Padania. “The so-called independence of Catalonia would mean the disappearance of Spain as a country. This […]
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Catalonia: El Pais, Russia mobilizes 'fake news' machine The disinformation and 'fake news' machine set in motion by Russia in the past US presidential campaign and in recent crucial votes in Europe is working "at full speed" in Catalonia as well. The Spanish newspaper 'El Pais' denounces it on the front page, claiming to have [...]
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At least 14 people have been arrested in Catalonia as part of the operation conducted by the Spanish Guardia Civil to block the independence referendum of XNUMX October, which Madrid considers illegal. The police also seized between nine and ten million cards ready for consultation and carried out about forty searches, which involved several [...]
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